Klaus Mäkelä made such an impression with his Concertgebouworkest debut in September that the orchestra invited him back on the spot. Now he’s back to conduct a programme featuring powerful milestones by Messiaen and Shostakovich. In a concert that will be streamed on 14 May, "Klaus Mäkelä leads the Concertgebouworkest in two works which {…}

Decca Classics has announced Klaus Mäkelä as the latest addition to its artist roster and the label’s first conductor signing since Riccardo Chailly in 1978. Klaus Mäkelä’s debut recording will be a complete Sibelius Symphony cycle with the Oslo Philharmonic, including the symphonic poem Tapiola and the fragments of {…}

March 2021 marks the 100th anniversary of Sibelius’ last visit to the Norwegian capital and the occasion he conducted the Oslo Philharmonic in a historic performance of his first symphony. A century later, Sibelius’ music remains core to the orchestra’s repertoire and is the main theme of Klaus Mäkelä’s first season as Chief Conductor {…}

Klaus Mäkelä has been invited to conduct the Royal Concertgebouworkest's Christmas Matinee concert, replacing Fabio Luisi at short notice. With a programme featuring Beethoven's Pastorale Symphony and Debussy's La Mer, the traditional annual concert filmed from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam will take place without audience and streamed {…}

Tuesday 8th December at 20.30 CETOslo PhilharmonicKodály: Dances of GalántaSibelius: Symphony No.1Rolf Gupta: Epilogue Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profaneFilmed in concert from the Oslo Konserthus in October 2020 and streamed on Virtual Circle - Tickets: £7  Wednesday 9th December at 20.30 CETOrchestre de ParisMahler: Symphony {…}