Klaus Mäkelä Wiener Phil­har­moniker Mahler 6. Sinfonie

Wiener Philharmoniker | Klaus Mäkelä

28-year-old Klaus Mäkelä, already chief conductor of four orchestras, has been invited by the Vienna Philharmonic. His debut tour with them includes a stop in Cologne, featuring Mahler's 6th Symphony. This powerful masterpiece, while tragic, allows for indulgence in beauty and combines otherworldly devotion with a longing for hymnic transfiguration.

Klaus Mäkelä Royal Concert­gebouw Orches­tra Mahler 1. Sinfonie

28-year-old Klaus Mäkelä will become the new chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam in 2027. The orchestra expressed unanimous excitement about the appointment. Mäkelä, known for his interpretations of Mahler, will conduct Mahler's Symphony No. 1, along with Schoenberg's "Verklärte Nacht", at the Philharmonie Essen. A post-concert talk and performance featuring Mäkelä and orchestra members will follow.

Vriendenrepetitie: Klaus Mäkelä conducts Mahler

Only members of Concertvrienden can visit this rehearsal. More information on Concertvrienden.When Gustav Mahler came to Amsterdam to conduct the Dutch premiere of his First Symphony in 1903, a close collaboration started – so began the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s much-vaunted Mahler tradition. Klaus Mäkelä steps into that tradition with respect and self-confidence. He previously gave stunning interpretations of the Sixth and the Third, now it is time for the First, which he calls Mahler's 'pastoral’ symphony: ‘I’ve always been attracted to its imaginative beauty, and its freshness. The expression is extremely clear, and it contains all the elements of his later work.’Klaus Mäkelä opens the concert with Verklärte Nacht by Mahler's contemporary Arnold Schoenberg, who was born 150 years ago in Vienna. The late-romantic work is based on a poem by Richard Dehmel about a woman who confesses to her loved one that she is carrying someone else’s child. The music closely follows the conversation and draws the listener into an intimate emotional journey leading from fear and guilt to pure happiness.

Klaus Mäkelä

Entrée-Essentials: Mahler with Klaus Mäkelä

The Essentials series introduces you to the masterpieces you will be happy to know, performed by the world-famous Concertgebouw Orchestra and complete with a lively introduction by the incomparable Thomas Vanderveken. At Essentials we welcome a new generation of music lovers, and the concerts typically have a pleasant informal atmosphere.A Mahler symphony performed by the Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by its artistic partner Klaus Mäkelä is a downright sensation! When Gustav Mahler came to Amsterdam to conduct the Dutch premiere of his First Symphony in 1903, a close collaboration started – so began the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s much-vaunted Mahler tradition. Klaus Mäkelä steps into that tradition with respect and self-confidence. He previously gave stunning interpretations of the Sixth and the Third, now it is time for the First, which he calls Mahler's 'pastoral’ symphony: ‘I’ve always been attracted to its imaginative beauty, and its freshness. The expression is extremely clear, and it contains all the elements of his later work.’Essentials starts at 9 p.m. with an imaginative introduction to the programme (in Dutch).

Mahler 6

Gustav Mahler almost always composed based on his own mood. So one would expect that he wrote his Sixth Symphony in a rather somber mood, as it is called the "Tragic". But precisely in the summer of 1903, he was feeling great! Perhaps one should keep that in mind when listening to the many march-like sections of the work and the cowbells that remind one of carefree walks in the mountains. The music does have tragic elements, and with the hammer blows in the finale, we believe ourselves to be in a battle between the good and evil forces that determine our lives...

Mahler 6

Gustav Mahler almost always composed based on his own mood. So one would expect that he wrote his Sixth Symphony in a rather somber mood, as it is called the "Tragic". But precisely in the summer of 1903, he was feeling great! Perhaps one should keep that in mind when listening to the many march-like sections of the work and the cowbells that remind one of carefree walks in the mountains. The music does have tragic elements, and with the hammer blows in the finale, we believe ourselves to be in a battle between the good and evil forces that determine our lives...

Concertgebouworkest | Klaus Mäkelä

Ausnahmetalent, hinreißender Jungstar mit altmeisterlicher Tiefe, von Weltklasseorchestern heiß begehrt: Dirigentenwunder Klaus Mäkelä lotet als künftiger Chef des Concertgebouworkest mit diesem Edelklangkörper nun Bruckners beeindruckende Achte aus.Wie jede Bruckner-Sinfonie ist auch dieses Meisterwerk von weit gespannter Ausdruckskraft erfüllt. Dem Schrecken folgt der Triumph. Aus Wehmut entwächst Erhabenheit. Visionäre Landschaften münden in hymnische Verklärung. Dem unwiderstehlichen Sog dieser so mächtigen wie filigranen musikalischen Welt weiß der auch in Köln bereits mehrfach gefeierte Klaus Mäkelä gemeinsam mit Amsterdams klingender Königsklasse scheinbar unendlichen Raum zu geben. Ein Dreamteam verwirklicht einen tönenden Traum! ​Gefördert vom Kuratorium KölnMusik e.V.

Klaus Mäkelä conducts the Concertgebouw Orchestra in Mahler

When Gustav Mahler came to Amsterdam to conduct the Dutch premiere of his First Symphony in 1903, a close collaboration started – so began the Concertgebouw Orchestra’s much-vaunted Mahler tradition. Klaus Mäkelä steps into that tradition with respect and self-confidence. He previously gave stunning interpretations of the Sixth and the Third, now it is time for the First, which he calls Mahler's 'pastoral’ symphony: ‘I’ve always been attracted to its imaginative beauty, and its freshness. The expression is extremely clear, and it contains all the elements of his later work.’Klaus Mäkelä opens the concert with Verklärte Nacht by Mahler's contemporary Arnold Schoenberg, who was born 150 years ago in Vienna. The late-romantic work is based on a poem by Richard Dehmel about a woman who confesses to her loved one that she is carrying someone else’s child. The music closely follows the conversation and draws the listener into an intimate emotional journey leading from fear and guilt to pure happiness.