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Andris Nelsons

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One of the Most Anticipated Releases of the Anniversary YearNelsons Teams Up with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, a Group with Ties to StraussThus Spoke Zarathustra, Till Eulenspiegel, MacbethTo mark the 150th anniversary of Richard Strausss birth, a video recording has been released featuring Andris Nelsons conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra in a performance of three symphonic poems.Thus Spoke Zarathustra was recorded in 2013, while Macbeth and Till Eulenspiegel were recorded in 2014all live performances at the Concertgebouw, renowned for its exceptional acoustics.Strauss is one of the composers Nelsons has been focusing on in recent years; as part of a series with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, where he serves as music director, he also made live recordings of *Thus Spoke Zarathustra* in January 2012 and *Till Eulenspiegel* in January 2013.Nelsons seems particularly at home wit