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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[…]

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,[…]