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Il trittico and Susanna Mälkki receive critics’ awards in Catalonia

Liceu’s production of Puccini’s Il trittico has been recognised as the best production of last season by the Catalan opera critics’ jury, which is organised every year by the association Amics del Liceu. Susanna Mälkki was awarded the prize for musical[…]

‘Pictures at an Exhibition’ with the New York Philharmonic

On November 2, 3, and 4, Susanna Mälkki returns to join the New York Philharmonic, as she takes the helm for a stellar program of Liszt, Bartók, Ligeti, and Mussorgsky. She previously joined the NY Phil for her Carnegie Hall debut in January of 2022 and has since conducted the[…]

‘The Makropulos Case’ at Paris Opera

This October, Susanna Mälkki makes a triumphant return to L’Opéra national de Paris for Leoš Janáček’s penultimate opera, The Makropulos Case. Her previous performances conducting this work at the company in 2013 led Bachtrack to celebrate Mälkki “for[…]

Performance with the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra

On September 2, as part of the Lucerne Festival, Susanna Mälkki will conduct the Lucerne Festival Contemporary Orchestra in their final performance of the summer. The program for this captivating performance includes the Swiss premiere of Enno Poppe’s avant-garde[…]

World Premiere of Saariaho’s ‘HUSH’ at the Helsinki Festival

On August 24, an extraordinary musical event will take center stage at the Helsinki Festival as Susanna Mälkki conducts the Finnish Symphony Radio Orchestra in the world premiere of Kaija Saariaho’s composition, HUSH. Featuring trumpeter Verneri Pohjola, this performance[…]