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‘Le nozze di Figaro’ at Munich Opera Festival

On July 3, Susanna Mälkki conducts Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro at the Bavarian State Opera as part of this year’s Munich Opera Festival. She returns to the festival later in the month to lead performances of Fauré’s rarely-heard opera, Pénélope. Directed by Evgeny[…]

Perry, Stravinsky and Bartók with the LSO

On May 17 and 18, Susanna Mälkki leads the London Symphony Orchestra in two stellar concerts, first at Brighton Dome and then at London’s famous Barbican Centre. The vibrant program opens with Julia Perry’s bold and rarely heard A Short Piece for Large Orchestra, followed[…]

Schumann and Strauss with Filarmonica della Scala

On May 5, 7, and 8, Susanna Mälkki takes the podium of the illustrious Teatro alla Scala, leading the Filarmonica della Scala in a program that features Robert Schumann’s Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 for piano and orchestra with Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko, followed[…]

Mahler and Saariaho with the Gulbenkian Orchestra

On April 25 and 26, Susanna Mälkki will lead the Gulbenkian Orchestra in a program featuring works by Kaija Saariaho and Gustav Mahler at the Grande Auditório Gulbenkian in Lisbon. The concert begins with Saariaho’s HUSH, a concerto for trumpet and orchestra composed for[…]

Uniarts Helsinki: Conductor Susanna Mälkki appointed Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Sibelius Academy

Susanna Mälkki is the new visionary in the long continuum of Finland’s internationally renowned conductor education. She will assume her position on 1 August 2025. Susanna Mälkki (b. 1969) is one of Finland’s most sought-after conductors internationally, having made a[…]