On August 16 & 17, Susanna Mälkki conducts the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and Lahti Symphony Orchestra in Schönberg’s vast cantata, Gurrelieder, at the Helsinki Music Centre. Composed for an expanded orchestra, male choir and mixed choir, five vocal soloists, and a[…]

This month, due to Mariss Jansons’ cancellation, Susanna Mälkki is picking up the baton for several concerts to conduct the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra at the Riga Jurmala Music Festival, the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, and the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern[…]

Susanna Mälkki returns to Munich’s Herkulessal to conduct the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, part of the ensemble’s musica viva series. One of the world’s most famous events for future-oriented and contemporary music, the concert will take place on July 5.[…]

On June 14, Susanna Mälkki conducts the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien and mezzo-soprano Petra Lang at the Wiener Konzerthaus. Ms. Lang will sing Zemlinsky’s Sechs Gesänge nach Texten von Maurice Maeterlinck, an evocative song cycle that was inspired by Mahler and[…]

The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and Chief Conductor Susanna Mälkki have signed a new two-year agreement extending her term beyond 2021. The new agreement also includes an option for another two-year extension. Mälkki took over as Chief Conductor of the Helsinki[…]