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Boulez 100 with the Royal Academy of Music’s Manson Ensemble

On March 26, Susanna Mälkki will lead the Royal Academy of Music’s Manson Ensemble in a concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of composer Pierre Boulez’s birth. A Royal Academy alumna herself, Mälkki returns to lead a program featuring Academy alumni, current[…]

‘Fidelio’ at The Metropolitan Opera

Susanna Mälkki returns to The Metropolitan Opera to conduct Beethoven’s Fidelio on March 4, 7, 10, 12, and 15. This marks her third engagement with the company, following The Rake’s Progress and her 2016 Met debut with Kaija Saariaho’s L’amour de loin. Jürgen Flimm’s[…]

Schubert, Strauss and Saariaho with the LA Phil

On January 30 and February 2, Susanna Mälkki returns to the Los Angeles Philharmonic, leading an emotional program that explores the complexities of death and what lies beyond.  The concert opens with Franz Schubert’s mysterious two-movement Symphony No. 8, nicknamed the[…]

‘Le nozze di Figaro’ at Bayerische Staatsoper

On January 14, 16, and 19 Susanna Mälkki joins the Bayerische Staatsoper for Mozart’s classic comedy, Le nozze di Figaro. Featuring an all-star cast of acclaimed Mozarteans, director Evgeny Titov’s lively production examines humanity’s fragile morality,[…]

Susanna Mälkki named Com­man­der of the Or­der of the Lion of Fin­land

Susanna Mälkki, conductor and honorary doctor of Uniarts Helsinki, will be honoured with the decoration of Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland. The decoration is a recognition of notable personal merits in pursuing the interests of the university and arts community.[…]