Oslo Philharmonic on tour

“In the orchestral suite, which Stravinsky developed from his own ballet “Le Baiser de la Fée”, Mäkelä captures the rhythmic changes, including those between solos and tutti, with great precision while remaining light-handed in humorous understatement. Such serenity is otherwise only known from much older conductors: sometimes there is simply nothing to do, to listen, for example when an orchestra musician has a nice solo. Musicians love such freedom within a clear framework …”

Süddeutsche Zeitung, Michael Stallknecht, 16 November 2022

“Mäkelä’s reading of the “Pathétique” attracted attention with its stupendous transparency. Every single motif turned out razor-sharp.”

Kurier, Susanne Zobl, 22 November 2022

“Tchaikovsky Sixth never drifts into self-effusion, the basic pulse is too high for that. And no matter how brilliantly it is performed, nothing is played for the gallery or staged cheaply. Basically, this is the great tradition of conducting in the East; Mariss Jansons already demanded that one should not add sugar to honey with Tchaikovsky.”

Münchner Merker, Markus Thiel, 17 November 2022

“Mäkelä and his orchestra’s performance of Tchaikowsky’s Pathetique Symphony was colossal … The naturalness, the poise and the teaching they imparted are those that mark an era … an idiomatic version like few others. By sound and by emotional tension.” 

Codalario, Pedro J Lapena Ray, 23 November 2022

Programme:

Vienna Konzerthaus:
Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento from the Fairy’s Kiss
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Pathétique

Dortmund Konzerthaus:
Igor Stravinsky: Divertimenti from “Le baiser de la fée”
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

Antwerp Koningin Elisabethzaal:
Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento from the Fairy’s Kiss
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Pathétique

Munich Isarphilharmonie:
Igor Stravinsky: Divertimento from the Fairy’s Kiss
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Pyotr Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Pathétique

Hamburg Elbphilharmonie:
Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.10

Soloist: Sol Gabetta