Here was something truly special: a conductor who revelled in freshly imagining each sound.
The Times
Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä has held the position of chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic since 2020 and music director of the Orchestre de Paris since September 2021. 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.
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Concertgebouw
Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion
Nederlands Kamerkoor, Netherlands National Children’s Choir
Soloists: Maximilian Schmitt (Evangelist), Matthew Brook (Christ), Julia Lezheva, Tim Mead, Laurence Kilsby, Krešimir Stražanac
Baden Baden, Germany
Festspielhaus
Johann Sebastian Bach: St Matthew Passion
Nederlands Kamerkoor, Cantus Juvenum Karlsruhe
Soloists: Maximilian Schmitt (Evangelist), Matthew Brook (Christ), Julia Lezheva, Tim Mead, Laurence Kilsby, Krešimir Stražanac
Baden Baden, Germany
Festspielhaus
Max Bruch: Violin Concerto No. 1
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 5
Soloist: Daniel Lozakovich
INFO
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 {…}
