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Andris Nelsons

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Video of the 2014 Lucerne Festival Opening ConcertNelsons Steps In as Abados ReplacementTaking on an All-Brahms Program!The 2014 Lucerne Festival was the first edition without Abbado. Having consistently focused on Mahler, Abbado had planned to turn his attention to Brahms starting in 2014. Following Abbados passing, Andris Nelsons stepped in as his replacement. Nelsons appeared in a total of four performances: the opening concert featured in this video and two concerts with Pollini on August 23 and 24. Given that Nelsons had been intensively studying Brahmss works in recent years, he was the perfect choice for the role. Nelsons is one of the busiest young conductors today, and during this period he was juggling multiple commitments, including conducting *Lohengrin* at the Bayreuth Festival and Brittens *War Requiem* at the Proms.The program for the opening concert consisted entirely of works