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English translation: performs under the baton of

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German term or phrase:	spielt unter der Leitung von
English translation:	performs under the baton of
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

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16:48 Apr 9, 2009

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Art/Literary - Music

German term or phrase: spielt unter der Leitung von

This is an announcement of an upcoming concert. Is there a more idiomatic way to translate this than "The Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by Vladimir Fedoseyev"?

Das Tschaikowsky-Sinfonieorchester Moskau spielt unter der Leitung von Vladimir Fedoseyev.

Kim Metzger KudoZ activity Questions: 1186 (none open) (10 closed without grading) Answers: 15199 Mexico
Local time: 10:17

performs/plays under the baton of

Explanation:
another suggestion

The Philharmonic, under the baton of Robert Cole, will perform Tchaikovsky’s original "Nutcracker" score.
http://www.brooklynpaper.com/stories/25/47/25_47spanoquits.h...

The University of Santo Tomas (UST) Singers, under the baton of Fidel Gener Calalang, Jr., was bestowed the accolade "Choir of the World" at the 47th Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales, making it the first Asian choir to achieve such prestigious honors.
http://www.facsps.org/Events/USTSingers2005/UST_Singers_2.ht...

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This year's performance formed the major part of the second of two concerts given on Friday and Saturday by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under the baton of its music director, Esa-Pekka Salonen.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/review...

Selected response from:

Andrea Winzer
United States
Local time: 11:17

Grading comment

Thank you Andrea and all of you. Lots of good choices here.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +6

performs/plays under the baton of

Andrea Winzer

4 +5

is conducted by

LegalTrans D

4 +5

performs under the direction of

LP Schumacher

3 +1

led by

jccantrell

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

performs under the direction of

Explanation:
I think this is what you are looking for.

The orchestra will be performing under the direction of...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="orchestra will be * un...

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q="performs under the dir...

LP Schumacher
United States
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of:

English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

KARIN ISBELL

58 mins

-> Thank you, Karin!

agree

steve68

2 hrs

-> Thank you, Steve!

agree

Ingrid Moore: Orchestral works and works with orchestral accompaniment performed under the direction of Haig Utidjian; http://www-control.eng.cam.ac.uk/hu/hulixt.html;

5 hrs

-> Thanks for the additional link, Ingrid!

neutral

yyyzzz: This makes it sound like an administrative task or, even less appealing, a job for a political commissar in the old Soviet Union. // You're welcome! Incidentally, did you take a detailed look at any of the hits from your two Google skims?

5 hrs

-> Thanks for your (imaginative?) input! ;)

agree

Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)

21 hrs

-> Thank you, Harald!

agree

Elisa Ryznar: klingt am natuerlichsten finde ich - ' under the baton' klingt eher altbacken :0)

1 day15 hrs

-> Thank you, Elisa! Yes, I also consider this the most conventional term reflecting the source text. http://tinyurl.com/ccvnhq

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

is conducted by

Explanation:
is how we used to announce them at the radio station I worked for. Even the BBC does it:

"This concert is also part of the BBC Symphony Orchestra ’s composer day and the orchestra is conducted by its new artist in association, Oliver Knussen .

http://www.barbican.org.uk/news/artformnews/music/great-perf...

LegalTrans D
Local time: 18:17
Native speaker of:

German

18 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

performs/plays under the baton of

Andrea Winzer
United States
Local time: 11:17
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

Thank you Andrea and all of you. Lots of good choices here.

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

led by

Explanation:
Well, you DID say colloquial.

Reference: http://www.laphil.com/press/press_release/index.cfm?id=2379
Reference: http://northwestreverb.blogspot.com/2008/11/gil-shaham-shine...

jccantrell
Local time: 08:17
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

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