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One of the world's most sought-after conductors

Klaus has been the Oslo Philharmonic's chief conductor since 2019. In the 24/25 Season you can hear him lead the orchestra through eleven different programs in 19 concerts.

For our fifth season we have a fantastic programme with music ranging from Mozart’s Requiem and Andrew Norman’s Play to Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen. We continue our major Shostakovich project with performances and recordings of symphonies nos 1, 11 and 15 and celebrate the release of our first Shostakovich album this summer, with a special release-day concert where we will perform Symphony No. 5.

We are delighted to have two of Norway’s greatest soloists join us for concerts, both at home and on tour. Leif Ove Andsnes opens the season with Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 and Vilde Frang performs Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto in October, in a programme that also features Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. We can’t wait for the season to start and hope you will join us.

Klaus Mäkelä
Chief Conductor

Release Concert
Klaus Mäkelä
Dmitri Shostakovich
Einojuhani Rautavaara

Season Opener
Klaus Mäkelä
Leif Ove Andsnes
Andrew Norman
Ludwig van Beethoven

Klaus Mäkelä
Leif Ove Andsnes
Andrew Norman
Ludwig van Beethoven

Klaus Mäkelä
Gautier Capuçon
Benjamin Britten
Béla Bartók

Kort & klassisk
Klaus Mäkelä
Pyotr Tchaikovsky

Oslo Concert Hall

Klaus Mäkelä
Vilde Frang
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Igor Stravinsky

Oslo Concert Hall

Klaus Mäkelä
Leif Ove Andsnes
Béla Bartók
Ludwig van Beethoven

Oslo Concert Hall