Here was something truly special: a conductor who revelled in freshly imagining each sound.
The Times
Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä has been Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris since September 2021 and served as Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic from 2020 to 2026. He assumes the title of Chief Conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in September 2027 and, in the same season, begins his tenure as Zell Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Chicago, USA
Symphony Center
Giovanni Gabrieli (arr. Higgins): Canzon duodecimi toni
Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka
Giovanni Gabrieli (arr. Crees):Sonata pian’ e forte
William Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Soloist: Thomas Hampson
Chicago, USA
Symphony Center
Igor Stravinsky: Petrushka
William Walton: Belshazzar’s Feast
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Soloist: Thomas Hampson
Paris, France
Philharmonie de Paris
Hector Berlioz: Roméo et Juliette
Chœur de l’Orchestre de Paris
Soloists: Marianne Crebassa (mezzo-soprano), Jean Teitgen (bass)
Decca Classics announces Klaus Mäkelä’s recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 8, the “Symphony of a Thousand” with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Mäkelä is the Orchestra’s Conductor Designate, and the album was recorded live earlier this year at the Mahler Festival, a major international event that took place for only the third {…}
Klaus Mäkelä’s forthcoming album with the Orchestre de Paris will be released on Friday, June 6, 2025 on Decca Classics. This is the third album in Mäkelä’s series with the orchestra and features two famous French works: Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique and Ravel’s La Valse. The centerpiece of the album is Symphonie {…}
