Susanna Mälkki opens her first season as the Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic on September 9th. The orchestra, which is the oldest professional orchestra of the Nordic countries, was founded in 1882 and it has given, among others, most of the world premieres of the[…]

Susanna Mälkki leads a thrilling program of contemporary music, including a world premiere, this summer at the Lucerne Festival. The concert takes place on August 27 at the KKL Luzern, with the Orchestra of the Lucerne Festival Academy. Works featured[…]

Susanna Mälkki makes her highly anticipated debut at the Bregenz Festival on July 31, leading the Vienna Symphony Orchestra in concert. The programme features violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja on Zykan’s Da drunten im Tale Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, in[…]

Susanna Mälkki embarks on a tour of Spain with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, performing at San Sebastian’s Auditorio Kursaal (10 May), Auditorio de Zaragoza (11 May) and Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante (13 May). The programme features Sibelius’ Romance[…]

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced today the appointment of Susanna Mälkki as Principal Guest Conductor of the LA Phil for a three-year term beginning in autumn 2017. This prestigious position has only been held by two conductors previously: Sir Simon Rattle[…]