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Tristan at Gran Teatre del Liceu

Susanna Mälkki starts 2026 in Barcelona, conducting Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, the immense dramatic-musical poem; an infinite song of love and death inspired by the medieval Celtic legend from the 12th century, compiled by Gottfried von Strassburg, which became one of[…]

Beethoven and Stravinsky in Tokyo

Susanna Mälkki will dazzle the audience at Suntory Hall on October 11 and 12 with a contrasting spring-themed program, featuring Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6, “Pastoral”, and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. The first piece takes the listeners on a journey in the[…]

Nomination for the International Opera Awards 2025

Susanna Mälkki has been nominated in the Conductor category of this year’s International Opera Awards. Winners will be announced on November 13th, in a gala ceremony hosted by Greek National Opera at the Stavros Niarchos Hall.

September concerts

This upcoming season, Susanna Mälkki returns to Helsinki to conduct the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra on September 17 and 18. The program features Berlioz’s lyric scene, Cléopâtre, who he considered to be the ultimate romantic, with mezzo Karen Deshayes breathing[…]

Fauré’s ‘Pénélope’ at Munich Opera Festival

Susanna Mälkki takes the podium at the Bavarian State Opera to conduct the company’s first-ever production of Gabriel Fauré’s Pénélope, marking a rare revival of the composer’s only opera. The staging is part of the Munich Opera Festival, which this year celebrates its[…]