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ParisOrchestre de Paris / Klaus Mäkelä
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Rachmaninov
Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Mäkelä; Yunchan Lim
ParisKlaus Mäkelä / Yunchan Lim
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Schumann C., Sibelius, Schumann, Medtner
Klaus Mäkelä; Yunchan Lim; Sarah Nemtanu; Musicians from Orchestre de Paris
AmsterdamKlaus Mäkelä, Anna Vinnitskaya & Orchestre de Paris: Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2
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Rachmaninov, Franck
Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Mäkelä; Anna Vinnitskaya
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Klaus Mäkelä is speaking... Chicago is listening
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The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's Music Director Designate juxtaposes his Finnish countryman's music on their shared national epic, the Kalevala, with the heroic life limned in the tone poem of Richard Strauss.
Virtuosity and volume: Oslo Phil plays Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich
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Batiashvili’s account of the Tchaikovsky concerto confirms why she remains one of the most compelling violinists of her generation.
Batiashvili, Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic in Hamburg
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A last-minute programme change doubles Batiashvili’s Tchaikovsky at the Elbphilharmonie, but repetition is transformed into fresh revelation.
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UnknownRavel en mille éclats

Ravel
Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Mäkelä; Bertrand Chamayou; Sabine Devieilhe; Modigliani Quartet; Amaury Coeytaux
OsloGustav Mahler, Symphony no. 1, Klaus Mäkela, Oslo Philharmonic

Mahler: Symphony no. 1 in D major "Titan"
Oslo Philharmonic; Klaus Mäkelä
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The world over: Bachtrack’s Classical Music Statistics 2025
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How is the classical music world changing? Looking back on a dizzying year, we pay particular attention to performers’ international connectedness. Documenting more than 30,000 events, Bachtrack’s statistics provide valuable insight into an unstable world.
Big orchestral statements: BBC Proms 2025
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With a focus on Shostakovich, and many prestigious guest orchestras from around Europe, this year’s BBC Proms confirms orchestral music can make a big public statement.
Mecca for Mahlerians: Amsterdam Mahler Festival 2025
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This May, the world’s leading orchestras and soloists gather in Amsterdam for a grand celebration of all things Mahler – a city the composer described as his “second musical homeland”.
