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Mäkelä and Jansen bring an old friend home to the Concertgebouw

17 August 2025Posted inMusic
Klaus Makela and Janine Jansen
Janine Jansen joins Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw orchestra for Prokofiev’s Concerto no. 1 and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra

Premières aplenty from Mäkelä and RCO

19 April 2025Posted inMusic
Beynon and Mäkelä | RCO
The RCO confirmed their commitment to curating music for generations to come with two premieres by the French composer, Guillaume Connesson

Suave and sophisticated: Mäkelä’s Rachmaninov hits all the right notes

16 November 2024Posted inMusic
Klaus Mäkelä conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw hit all the right notes with Rachmaninov's Second Symphony, and Lisa Batiashvili

A meeting of minds: Vilde Frang and Klaus Mäkelä on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic

5 November 2024Posted inMusic
Vilde Frang, Klaus Mäkelä and the Oslo Phil
Vilde Frang and Klaus Mäkelä forge a partnership of equals on tour with the Oslo Philharmonic in Stravinsky's Violin Concerto

Mäkelä’s magical Mahler 1 with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 

25 September 2024Posted inCulture, Music
Essen, 21.09.2024, Philharmonie Essen Klaus Mäkelä Royal
Casually dressed in an open neck shirt and brown suede shoes, Klaus Mäkelä, chief conductor designate of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, joined the stage for the first of three events,…

Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra continue the fine tradition of Christmas Day concerts

2 January 2024Posted inCulture, Music
Royal Concertgebouw Christmas Concert 2023
The Christmas Day concert by the RCO and broadcast live on 25th December, put classical music at the heart of this festive day

Inside the Rehearsal Room with Klaus Mäkelä and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

16 October 2023Posted inCulture, Music
Inside the rehearsal room with Klaus Mäkelä
'That's where the magic happens!' Klaus Mäkelä, the twenty-seven-year-old Finnish conductor is very much the man of the moment. Much has been written about Mäkelä's training and how he crafted…

The definition of love: Mäkelä conducts Mahler 3 at the Concertgebouw

21 September 2023Posted inMusic
Johnston and Mäkelä
Klaus Mäkelä and Jennifer Johnston forge a meeting of minds with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam

Makela’s Concertgebouw Mahler marks the dawn of a new era in Amsterdam

22 August 2022Posted inMusic
Klaus Mäkelä and the famous stairs
Klaus Mäkelä's Mahler 6 marks the dawn of a new era with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and was the hottest ticket in town

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