For the beginning of her third season with the Helsinki Philharmonic, Susanna Mälkki leads the HPO in a concert entitled ‘Rhapsody in Blue’ with soloist Kirill Gerstein and the Helsinki Music Centre Choir. The concert program, aimed to present the American musical[…]

On August 31 and 31, Susanna Mälkki leads the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in the European premiere of Tero Saarinen Company’s new piece, set to Zimmermann’s Cello concerto En forme de pas de trois, which she premiered in Los Angeles last winter. This is a rare[…]

Susanna Mälkki will conduct the first performance of the Lanaudiere Festival this July. The festival celebrates its 41st season with a theme of love and war, enchanting audiences with cornerstones that have founded music and art. On July 7 at the Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay,[…]

June 12 marks the celebration of Helsinki Day, and it is the day that the city board decides on the awardees of the Golden Helsinki Medal. This year Susanna Mälkki was awarded the prestigious Golden Medal for her success as chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic[…]

On June 7, 8 & 9 at Davies Symphony Hall, Susanna Mälkki conducts the San Francisco Symphony with celebrated violinist Nicolaj Znaider, in a program consisting of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, Saariaho’s Laterna Magica, and Scriabin’s The Poem of Ecstasy. Mälkki has[…]