The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced Klaus Mäkelä as its next music director, the eleventh in the ensemble’s 133-year history. Following a term as Zell Music Director Designate, effective immediately, Mäkelä will begin an initial five-year tenure as Zell Music Director in September 2027. In this role, he will conduct the {…}

Hot off the heels of the critically accliamed tour to the States and Canada, the Orchestre de Paris has announced the programme for it's fourth season with Klaus Mäkelä. With a focus on French composers and new works, the 2024 / 25 season pays tribute to the anniversaries of both Ravel and Boulez and features music by Berlioz, Fauré, Debussy, {…}

Vienna's Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde has announced Klaus Mäkelä as a Focus Artist of the 2024/25 season. Between October and March Mäkelä will conduct 6 concerts, including his first appearances with the Vienna Philharmonic (two performances on 13 December) and guest performances with the Oslo Philharmonic (30 October), Orchestre de Paris {…}

RELEASE DATE: 8 MARCH - Decca Classics announces the upcoming release of Klaus Mäkelä’s second album with the Orchestre de Paris, featuring Stravinsky’s Pétrouchka and Debussy’s Jeux and Prélude à L’Après midi d’un faune. The new album follows the success of the first installment of their Ballets Russes {…}

The Oslo Philharmonic and Chief Conductor Klaus Mäkelä celebrate their fourth season together with seventeen concerts at home and twenty-five on tour, making 2023 / 24 the orchestra’s most ambitious season with Mäkelä to date.The season opening in August is augmented by residencies at the Edinburgh and Lucerne Festivals, featuring {…}