Performer: Dima Slobodeniouk

Blending theater and symphony, the Houston Symphony reimagines Peer Gynt as Grieg intended – complete with dialogue, chorus, and a luminous cameo from Karita Mattila.

Dima Slobodeniouk returns to Pittsburgh for works by Finnish composers, and the Jussen brothers delight with Poulenc.

Dima Slobodeniouk returns to Cleveland for an evening of Romantic era masterworks, and pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii makes a memorable local debut.

Dima Slobodeniouk’s Pittsburgh program is centered around ocean-inspired music of Debussy, Sibelius, and Icelandic composer María Sigfúsdóttir.

Musical partnerships do not always work, but they did here in Beethoven's final piano concerto. Dima Slobodeniouk displayed once again his credentials as a compelling interpreter of Sibelius.

The New York Philharmonic's first presentation of Julia Perry's Stabat Mater draws attention to an undeservedly forgotten score.

The Russian-Finnish conductor will take up his new Principal Conductor post in Helsinki from August 2026.