Susanna Mälkki sort tout juste de répétition, souriante et « heureuse », dit-elle, d’évoquer à la fois l’Orchestre de l’Opéra de Paris et un « chef-d’œuvre de la musique du XXe siècle que le public n’a pas assez souvent l’occasion d’applaudir ».
Uniarts Helsinki’s second-ever conferment event took place in Helsinki from 16 to 18 August 2024. The public had the chance to take part in the festivities by attending the Celebration of the Arts event at the Helsinki Music Centre and by watching the procession along with its artistic programme on the streets of Helsinki.
Susanna Mälkki has done commendable work in raising the public profile of contemporary classical music, and she considers herself an enabler whose mission is to support composers.
La cheffe d'orchestre finlandaise reprend << Pelléas et Mélisande >>, mis en scène par Katie Mitchell
"I feel incredibly fortunate to be able to work with The Cleveland Orchestra — I think it’s a crown jewel"
Susanna Mälkki, die dieses Werk an der Seite von Haefliger schon oft dirigiert hat, wird auch diesmal wieder die Schnittstelle zwischen Solist und Orchester übernehmen.
La producción de Il trittico de Puccini que subió a escena el Liceu ha sido reconocida como mejor espectáculo de la pasada temporada
En Janácek oyes influencias de su pasado y de su tiempo, todos esos elementos hollywoodiense y del teatro musical, pero también ecos del minimalismo que vendrá. - Susanna Mälkki
אחרי שהיתה צ'לנית בתזמורת, סוזנה מלקי החליטה להיהפך למנצחת. לרגל קונצרטים שלה עם הפילהרמונית היא מספרת לה יש לה פינה חמה לאוונגרד ומסבירה איך המדינה הקטנה שגדלה בה נהפכה למעצמת מוזיקה קלאסית
The Finnish composer, who died at 70, is remembered by one of her longtime collaborators.
I hope that even people who are not used to opera will come and see this, because it’s really music in theatre and theatre in music. It confronts us with our own expectations and fears and opinions. And that’s what art is supposed to do.
Susanna Mälkki ist eine der begehrtesten Dirigentinnen dieser Zeit. Aktuell arbeitet die Finnin mit den Münchner Philharmonikern an Werken des 20. Jahrhunderts. Es läuft gut bei ihr – und dennoch wird das neue Jahr für sie vor allem von einem geprägt sein: Veränderung.
"Los directores estaban en una posición de autoridad y de poder y nuestro entendimiento sobre el liderazgo ya es otro."
Después de 35 años 'Il Trittico' regresa íntegro al Gran Teatre barcelonés en la aplaudida producción firmada por Lotte de Beer
La directora finlandesa, una de las más solicitadas, debuta en el Liceu con tres óperas de un solo acto de Puccini.
The award-winning Finnish conductor on being a natural explorer and why enthusiasm is contagious
In 2016, Mälkki, a Finnish conductor and cellist, was the first woman appointed chief conductor of the 144-year-old Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. Mälkki made her Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Philharmonic this month.
Mälkki gibt der Grandezza der Musik nämlich eine zweite Dimension, sie durchleuchtet die Partitur förmlich.
Susanna Mälkki is at the top of her field as major American orchestras search for their next music directors.
For a relatively small country — about the size of two Wisconsins — Finland has produced some magnificent musicians, conductors, and composers. This Northern European nation can count Esa-Pekka Salonen, Kaija Saariaho, and Susanna Mälkki as among its finest musical exports.
The new opera, which anchored the Aix-en-Provence Festival, is a monumental cry against gun violence.
The World premiere of "Innocence", the latest opera by Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho takes place at the Aix-en Provence Festival in southern France. It is a contemporary story about guilt and innocence, which addresses family secrets and bullying.
In the universe of symphonies, five minutes is a very short time — though in some passages, time stops entirely; you’re swept away and no longer know where you are. Music becomes a gateway to Somewhere Else.
Kaija Saariaho’s labyrinthine work, premiering in France after a pandemic delay, is the most anticipated new opera of the year.
Elle a toujours jonglé. Entre piano et violoncelle. Archet et baguette. Helsinki, Paris et Los Angeles. La cheffe d’orchestre finlandaise révélée en France par Pierre Boulez apporte son énergie au Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. Du 3 au 12 juillet, elle y dirige l’opéra “Innocence”, de Kaija Saariaho. Une création mondiale.
Kaija Saariahon uudessa teoksessa pastoraalin näköala vaihtuu rajuilmaksi.
Mälkki: il timore di non essere accolte è un freno. La forza è la musica
Siamo tante, spesso brave
"Donne sul podio i Paesi del Nord più egualitari dell'Italia"
Ilmapiiri Pariisissa on apea ja luonnoton, kun kaikki on kiinni. Ihmiset ovat etäällä toisistaan kuin maata kiertävät satelliitit konsanaan, kapellimestari Susanna Mälkki kirjoittaa. Karanteenit ja koronatestit ovat tulleet hänelle erittäin tutuiksi.
For Susanna Mälkki, music and art in general serve an essential function: they are bearers of a society’s cultural and intellectual heritage. She embraces the opportunity to share this vision through her performances in the most prestigious concert halls throughout the world, where she is regularly invited to take the podium.
Aujourd'hui, Anna Sigalevitch quitte Marseille pour Aix-en-Provence, à une semaine de l'ouverture du Festival d'art lyrique de la ville. Elle est en compagnie de Pierre Audi, directeur général du Festival, de la compositrice Kaija Saariaho et de la cheffe d'orchestre Susanna Malkki.
With most orchestral concerts canceled, conductors have been largely invisible.
Kapellimestari Susanna Mälkin kiireinen kevät sai äkkipysähdyksen, kun koronapandemia seisautti konserttitoiminnan ympäri maailmaa. Helsingin kaupunginorkesterin ylikapellimestarin kotikaupungissa Pariisissa poliisi valvoo tarkasti kaikkea liikkumista.
When Susanna Mälkki made her Cleveland Orchestra debut in April of 2015, the Finnish conductor was well on her way to becoming a star in the international conducting firmament. Since that time Mälkki has clearly established herself as one of the leading conductors of our time.
Mälkki delivered a thrilling adventure, layers of wind and sea intermingling, teasing each other, arguing with each other, making love. I can’t remember ever hearing a live performance so involving, so thrilling, so thoroughly about so many things.
Directrice musicale de l’Orchestre Philharmonique d’Helsinki et cheffe invitée principale de l’Orchestre Philharmonique de Los Angeles, Susanna Mälkki fait l’événement avec la parution d’un disque exceptionnel consacré à des oeuvres de Bartók pour le label suédois Bis (récompensé d’un Joker de Crescendo Magazine). Alors qu’elle sera en concert en Belgique en octobre prochain, dans le cadre de la Présidence finlandaise de l’Union Européenne, la cheffe répond aux questions de Crescendo Magazine.
Before “The Tempest,” Mälkki led a virtuosic, vibrant performance of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony. She is best known for her advocacy of new music—she conducted Kaija Saariaho’s “L’Amour de Loin” at the Met in 2016—but she has quietly emerged as a formidable interpreter of the Romantic and early-modern repertory.
Susanna Mälkki: “I can only feel free if I forget about myself”
Kapellimestari Susanna Mälkki ei soita enää selloa. "Sormiin tulee rakot niin äkkiä." Mälkki kuunteli selloäänitteitään orkesteriharjoituksen jälkeen Musiikkitalossa. Äänitteet ovat kuunneltavissa tämän jutun yhteydessä.
I think I would choose an opera - not only in order to maximize the material, but also to have room for many different experiences doing it with different teams: Tristan. - Susanna Mälkki
Willingness to defend and strengthen those higher values is what creates a strong and flourishing culture. - Susanna Mälkki
Susanna Mälkki is Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Before studying conducting at the Sibelius Academy, she was successful cellist, playing as co-principal for the Gothenburg Symphony between 1995-1998.
Mit Gottfried von Einems Dantons Tod gibt die finnische Dirigentin Susanno Mälkki ihr Staatsopern-Debüt. Im Interview erzählt die Wahlpariserin von ihrer Passion für zeitgenössische Musik.
Wienin filharmonikot soitti arkitöissään valtionoopperan orkesterina inspiroituneesti Dantonin kuolema -harvinaisuutta.
Staatsoper: Susanna Mälkki dirigiert die Premiere von Einems „ Dantons Tod“
Die Finnin Susanna Mälkki gilt als eine der besten Dirigentinnen der Welt. Ein Gespräch über ihren Weg vom Cello zum „Superinstrument“ Orchester.
Dirigentin Susanna Mälkki debütiert mit "Dantons Tod" an der Staatsoper und spricht über Machtspiele, Resonanz und Stile.
As Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Susanna Mälkki is in demand around the world. We caught up with her ahead of her return to the LSO on 15 April.
The much sought-after conductor speaks about preparation, collaboration, and defending the intentions of the composer.
Finnish star-conductor Susanna Mälkki in a Cercle Diplomatique exclusive interview about her debut at the Vienna State Opera, the composer Gottfried von Einem and the orchestra as a polyphonic instrument.
If you did not have a say about your own life, how could you imagine that you could be a boss of an orchestra?
Susanna Mälkin ja Tero Saarisen teos saa ensi-iltansa Los Angelesin Walt Disney Hallissa tammikuussa. Suomalaiset pääsevät tekemään yhteistyötä rikkaan Los Angelesin filharmonisen orkesterin kanssa.
Most rewarding CSO nights at Ravinia: Back-to-back concerts under Susanna Malkki found the orchestra and the brilliant Finnish conductor again working on a high plane of mutual understanding, in unstandard performances of standard repertory by Beethoven and her countryman Jean Sibelius.
Susanna Malkki: The 48-year-old Finn is chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and a principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
Technically outside our time-frame, but you’ll want to book this one early: Susanna Mälkki, perhaps the greatest of the many heroes of last season’s sublime L’amour de loin at the Met, returns to conduct the Philharmonic (January 11-13, David Geffen Hall) in the New York premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Helix, Debussy’s La Mer, and the Tchaikovsky violin concerto, with soloist Baiba Skride, the Latvian violinist who made such a noteworthy Philharmonic debut last season. Mälkki’s technical command is exceeded only by her deep musicality. It’ll be nice to see her working outside the pit, for a change.
For her second programme with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Susanna Mälkki conducted a concert as part of Musikfest 2017 which included her Finnish fellow countryman Jean Sibelius’s Second Symphony, a Tanz-Walzer by Ferruccio Busoni and Béla Bartók’s Second Violin Concerto with Gil Shaham as the virtuoso soloist.
Harjoituksissa olen putkeen neljäkin tuntia sadan ihmisen edessä. Siinä tilanteessa on mahdotonta olla koko ajan täydellinen, Helsingin kaupunginorkesterin ylikapellimestari Susanna Mälkki kertoo."
Rare woman who has shattered classical music’s glass ceiling ...
Each successive visit by the remarkable Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki confirms her place at the forefront of a new generation of musical leaders.
We may not have elected a woman president in 2016, but after a 113-year run of presenting operas by men, New York’s Metropolitan Opera finally went with a work composed by a woman: Kaija Saariaho’s “L’Amour de Loin” (“Love From Afar”) was not only a triumph for the 64-year old Finn last December, but it also marked the Met debut of Finnish conductor Susanna Mälkki, only the fourth woman to grace the podium in that company’s storied history."
Finlandesa faz hoje e amanhã últimos concertos após três anos como maestrina convidada principal da Orquestra Gulbenkia."
The nominees for the Nordic Council Music Prize 2017 have been announced. Finland’s nominees are conductor Susanna Mälkki and pianist Iiro Rantala. Åland – an autonomous region of Finland – has its own nominee, mezzo-soprano Jenny Carlstedt.
Messiaenin sinfonia esitetään toisen kerran Musiikkitalossa tänään torstaina klo 19. Sitä voi seurata HSTV:n suorana lähetyksenä.
Chef principal de l’Orchestre symphonique d’Helsinki, Susanna Mälkki entretient une relation privilégiée avec le répertoire contemporain qu'elle s'attache à diffuser et faire connaître. De retour à Paris ce mois-ci, elle dirigera la création mondiale de Trompe-la-mort de Luca Francesconi au Palais Garnier. Elle sera également au pupitre de l'Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris le 6 avril dans un passionnant programme qui fera dialoguer la création française de Outscape, Concerto pour violoncelle de Pascal Dusapin, avec l'Ouverture de concert de Karol Szymanowski et le gigantisme de Also sprach Zarathustra de Richard Strauss.
The Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra steps in for an indisposed Valery Gergiev on Sunday 12 March, making her LSO debut a year earlier than planned. Here’s five things you need to know about the life and career of Susanna Mälkki …
Chef principal de l’Orchestre symphonique d’Helsinki, Susanna Mälkki est particulièrement attachée à faire connaître le répertoire contemporain. Elle sera au Palais Garnier pour diriger la création mondiale de Trompe-la-mort de Luca Francesconi et, en concert, la création française du Concerto pour violoncelle de Pascal Dusapin, Outscape."
Susanna Mälkki is one of the brightest lights in the world of classical music, and one of a growing number of female conductors. She discusses her path to the conductor's podium on Lunch Break With Tanya Rivero."
When the first notes of Kaija Saariaho’s “L’Amour de Loin (Love from Afar)” are played at the Metropolitan Opera on Thursday night, it will mark only the second staged work by a woman composer in the company’s history — and the first since 1903.
Enter the conductor of L’Amour de loin, Susanna Mälkki. A fellow Finn and champion of the composer, Mälkki knows exactly why Saariaho’s music appeals to her. “She is one of those composers who has her own language. You recognise it immediately — the luxuriant sounds in the orchestra, and when she is describing the ocean, the ebb and flow to the music. It glimmers, it glows, it is so beautiful. This is not an opera where all you need to do is execute the sounds as well as possible. The music has such sincerity. It is generous in spirit, like its composer.”
Almost as exciting as the Met premiere of “L’Amour de Loin” is the company debut of Susanna Malkki, a conductor of wide range who has nevertheless made contemporary music something of a specialty. Recently installed as music director of her hometown Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, she also led the New York Philharmonic for the first time last year.
Susanna Mälkki, who makes her Met debut this month conducting L’Amour de Loin, thrives on her job’s myriad responsibilities.
The conductor of the year is Susanna Malkki, the chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, who will make her Metropolitan Opera debut in December and will become principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic next season.
“L’Amour de Loin” will be conducted by another Finn, Susanna Malkki, in a belated Met debut for this formidable, charismatic artist, the new music director of the Helsinki Philharmonic.
For women conductors, the glass ceiling has cracked, but it hasn't yet shattered.
From Ligeti to Björk and Mozart - the Finnish conductor reveals her musical inspirations
“I think life is important. Work is not everything, but I really love what I’m doing. It’s been very busy for the past 10 or 15 years, and I love every minute of it,” Susanna Malkki said.
The conductor is one of a small handful of female conductors on the podiums of the world’s orchestral stages
Originality is always separated from the mainstream