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Oslo Philharmonic

“För Mäkelä – et produkt av et av de sterkeste miljøene for dirigentutdanning, Sibeliusakadamiet i Helsinki – virker suveren, teknisk briljant og tydelig. Under hans direksjon virker orkesteret topp trimmet og nypolert, for ikke å si nyladet, etter nedstenging og ferie.Det imponerer, og det var en fryd å åpne sesongen med en symfoni som rommer så mye.”

“For Mäkelä – a product of one of the strongest environments for conductor education, the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki – seems superb, technically brilliant and clear. Under his direction, the orchestra seems top-trimmed and newly polished, not to mention newly charged, after shutdown and vacation. It is impressive, and it was a joy to open the season with a symphony that holds so much.”

Astrid Kvalbein, Aftenposten

Programme:
Sauli Zinovjev: Wiegenlied (commission)
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 1