THE OSLO PHILHARMONIC ANNOUNCES 24/25 SEASON
The Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä commence their 5th season with a special concert in August, celebrating the release of their first recording in a new Shostakovich series for Decca Classics, featuring symphonies nos, 4, 5 and 6.
The music of Shostakovich has been core to Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic’s programming from the start of their relationship and they first performed Symphony no. 5 in November 2019. Following numerous performances over the intervening years, they return to the work this summer for concerts at home (14 August), at the Salzburg Festival (21 August) and Musikfest Berlin (1 September).
Shostakovich continues as a main composer focus in the new season with performances of symphonies nos. 1, 11 and 15, and the music of Bartók threads through the autumn, with Divertimento and Concerto for Orchestra, which the orchestra also perform at the Vienna Musikverein and Elbphilharmonie (their 4th Hamburg residency to date).
Kaija Saariaho is a composer whose music has also featured regualrly in Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic’s programming and this season they perform both Orion and Vista, which the orchestra co-commissioned and first performed in 2022.
Additional season highlights include Andrew Norman’s Play, which features in the official season opening alongside Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 with soloist Leif Ove Andsnes (28 and 29 August); Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto with Vilde Frang coupled with Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 (23 and 24 October); and Anders Hillborg’s new Piano Concerto “MAX” with soloist Emanuel Ax which is followed by Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen Suite (13 and 14 March).
SEASON PROGRAMME WITH KLAUS MÄKELÄ AT THE OSLO KONSERTHUS
AUGUST 14
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus arcticus
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
AUGUST 28 & 29
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5
Andrew Norman: Play
Soloist: Leif Ove Andsnes
SEPTEMBER 26 & 27
Béla Bartók: Divertimento
Benjamin Britten: Cello Symphony
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Soloist: Gautier Capuçon
OCTOBER 23 & 24
George Enescu: Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1
Igor Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Soloist: Vilde Frang
OCTOBER 25
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Soloist: Leif Ove Andsnes
NOVEMBER 28 & 29
Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3
Thomas Adès: Asyla
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4
JANUARY 16 & 17
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15
FEBRUARY 06 & 07
Kaija Saariaho: Orion
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem
Soloists: Sandrine Piau (soprano), Sasha Cooke (mezzo-soprano), Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Benjamin Appl (baritone)
FEBRUARY 12 & 13
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11
MARCH 13 & 14
Anders Hillborg: Piano Concerto No. 2 “The MAX Concerto”
Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite
Soloist: Emanuel Ax
MAY 22 & 23
Claude Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Claude Debussy: Jeux
Christian Sinding: Danse Orientale
Edvard Grieg: March of the Trolls
Igor Stravinksy: Firebird
UPCOMING TOUR DATES & PROGRAMMES IN 2024
JUNE 3 AMSTERDAM CONCERTGEBOUW
JUNE 4 PARIS PHILHARMONIE
JUNE 6 VIENNA KONZERTHAUS
JUNE 9 LUDWIGSBURG FORUM AM SCHLOSSPARK
Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto for violin and cello
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1
Soloists: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Klaus Mäkelä (cello)
JUNE 7 VIENNA KONZERTHAUS
Carl Maria von Weber: Overture from Oberon
Jean Sibelius: Tapiola
Alexander Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau
AUGUST 21 SALZBURG FESTIVAL
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
Soloist: Lisa Batishiavili
SEPTEMBER 1 MUSIKFEST BERLIN
Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus arcticus
Kaija Saariaho: Vista
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5
OCTOBER 27 BRUSSELS BOZAR
George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
Igor Stravinsky: Violin concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Soloist: Vilde Frang
OCTOBER 29 STUTTGART LIEDERHALLE
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
OCTOBER 30 VIENNA MUSIKVEREIN
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Soloist: Leif Ove Andsnes
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Late night chamber music concert featuring soloists from the Oslo Philharmonic, Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) and Klaus Mäkelä cello)
NOVEMBER 1 HAMBURG ELBPHILHARMONIE
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Soloist: Leif Ove Andsnes
NOVEMBER 2 HAMBURG ELBPHILHARMONIE
George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
Igor Stravinsky: Violin concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Soloist: Vilde Frang
NOVEMBER 3 DORTMUND KONZERTHAUS
George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1
Igor Stravinsky: Violin concerto
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4
Soloist: Vilde Frang
