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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

Chailly reigns supreme with Fujita and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

12 March 2023Posted inMusic
Chailly and Fujita backstage after the concert discussing the importance of the recurring Dies irae theme in the symphony © Clare Varney
This was a reading full of the innocence of youth in very intimate moments and the ethereal cadenza with perfectly placed tenuto notes  

Beauty and stillness in the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s monumental Mahler 9

6 October 2022Posted inMusic
Daniel Harding
As the world mourned the death of Elizabeth II, we heard Mahler 9 and Mais le corps taché d’ombre by Dutch composer Rick van Veldhuizen

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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