IS ANDRIS NELSONS THE BUSIEST CONDUCTOR IN THE WORLD? HOW?

According to Bachtrack Statistics, the “busiest conductor” in 2023 (by number of concerts conducted) was Andris Nelsons, who is listed 112 times. What makes him in such demand? Read on.

There was a time when Valery Gergiev, whom I knew when studying in the 90’s with our mutual teacher, Ilya Musin, at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, conducted over 200 performances a year, and, according to ConcertoNet, he even held the record for 3 concerts in 3 countries in one day.  He redefined the notion of the “Jet-Set” conductor, a term once desi…