Klaus Mäkelä
Acting
Biography
Klaus Mäkelä (Finnish: [ˈklɑu̯s ˈmækelæ]; born 17 January 1996) is a Finnish conductor and cellist. He is the chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic, and music director of the Orchestre de Paris. Mäkelä is also artistic partner and chief conductor-designate of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and music director-designate of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Known For
How can people play together as one? How can one contribute to something greater than oneself? How can a group cohabitate for decades without falling apart? And what role does the conductor really play? For the first time, cameras and microphones slip among the 80 musicians of the Orchestre de Paris, under the baton of their young prodigy conductor, Klaus Mäkelä. A total immersion to share their experiences, emotion and beauty, at the heart of music in the making.
Nous l'orchestre de Paris
Conductors Andris Nelsons, Klaus Mäkelä, Riccardo Chailly, and Petr Popelka will take turns conducting the four movements of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9. This concert event celebrates the bicentennial of the premiere of Beethoven's masterpiece.
Beethoven: Symphony no. 9 - Leipzig | Paris | Milan | Vienna
The Philharmonie de Paris celebrates its tenth anniversary and invites Klaus Mäkelä and Gustavo Dudamel to perform a concert of changing colours, from modernism to impressionism, with works by Boulez, Beethoven, Poulenc, Moussorgski and Ravel.
Klaus Mäkelä and Gustavo Dudamel 10 year anniversary of the Philharmonie de Paris
Composed in 1824, Beethoven's "Symphony No. 9" will celebrate its bicentennial in 2024. With its famous finale based on Schiller's poem "An die Freude" (Ode to Joy), this colossal work is now one of the symbols of European unity. How was this symphony created? And how has it survived two centuries of history?
Die Macht der Musik - 200 Jahre Beethovens Neunte
With “Antigone,” the Philharmonie de Paris serves as the setting for a world premiere: an “operatorio” by Pascal Dusapin, brought to life by Christel Loetzsch in the title role, conducted by Klaus Mäkelä and directed by Netia Jones.
Philharmonie de Paris: Antigone
Meet conductor and cellist Klaus Mäkelä through the eyes of Bruno Monsaingeon. The legendary director discovered the young maestro's genius for the first time in 2021 at a concert by the Orchester de Paris, when he was just 25 years old. Through his traveling and musical collaborations, the director reveals himself as a conductor who is to leave his mark on the 21st century
Klaus Mäkelä, Towards the Flame
A musical and visual account of the life and exceptional and immortal work of the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875-1937).
Ravel in a Thousand Sparkles
Invited to the Philharmonie de Paris, the virtuoso Yuja Wang performs a programme of Maurice Ravel's two piano concertos, conducted by Klaus Mäkela.
Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris
A summit meeting at the Philharmonie de Paris: the Orchestre de Paris joins forces with conductor Klaus Mäkelä and soloists Sol Gabetta and Willard White for a concert dedicated to Dmitri Shostakovich and William Walton.
Klaus Mäkelä conducts Shostakovitch and Walton With Sol Gabetta and Willard White
Orchestre de Paris performs Béla Bartók - The Miracolous Mandarin conducted by Klaus Mäkelä