Lebrecht Weekly | Mäkelä offers little in Shostakovich beyond an energetic superficiality
When the British prime minister Sir Keir Starmer said this week that he listened to Shostakovich if he was having a hard time, I wondered…
Browsing: Klaus Mäkelä
La Scena on the Road | Musikfest Berlin 2024: The Americas & Politics
Musikfest Berlin is an ambitious annual festival that hosts the world’s top orchestras, instrumental and vocal ensembles, together with the major symphony orchestras of the…
Lebrecht Weekly | Janine Jansen and Klaus Mäkelä offer a Masterclass in Sibelius and Prokofiev
When Janine Jansen is on song, no living violinist comes close.
Highlights | Canadians in Munich, Mäkelä takes Chicago, 24-25 opera in Winnipeg, Calgary & Quebec
Welcome to La Scena Musicale’s weekly Highlights, a roundup of classical music news from Canada and beyond. It’s season announcement time, and Canadian artists are…
Concert Review | Mäkelä, Lim and The Orchestre de Paris in Montreal
The Maison Symphonique of Montréal was graced with prominent international talent: pianist Yunchan Lim and the Orchestre de Paris, led by Finnish guest conductor Klaus Mäkelä.
Lebrecht Weekly | Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)
The Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, just 28 years old, is the hottest property on the circuit though still unrecognised beyond the orchestra fishbowl. Mäkelä is…
Newswire | The OSM and Rafael Payare Unveil Their 2023–2024 Season
Montreal, April 26, 2023 — Announced today, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM)’s 2023–2024 season marks the institution’s 90 years since its foundation in 1934 by Antonia…
Lebrecht Weekly | Album of the Year
No-one knew what to expect of 2022. In January, masked or locked down, we gazed into crystal balls of mortality. The chamber music of Harrison…
CD Review | SIBELIUS: Symphonies 1-7/Tapiola/Orchestral Fragments (Decca Classics, 28948528509)
SIBELIUS: Symphonies 1-7/Tapiola/Orchestral FragmentsOslo Philharmonic Orchestra/Klaus MäkeläDecca Classics, 2022 Finland is a small country but it has long been known for producing way more than…
Highlights | Marine Theunissen New Chants Libres Director, Ever After Festival Cancelled, New Chor Leoni Season
Welcome back to La Scena Musicale’s Highlights, a curated, weekly list of arts-related news stories from across the world! Music Industry OperaCanada | Chants Libres…
