Susanna Mälkki
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Biography
Conductor and cellist Susanna Mälkki was born in Helsinki, Finland on March 13, 1969. She is best known for focusing on contemporary classical music. When she was young, she began to study the violin, piano, and cello but ended up focusing her attention solely on the cello. While continuing her cello studies, she also began to study conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and the Royal Academy of Music in London, England. After winning first prize at the Turku National Cello Competition in 1994, she became the principal cellist for the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra between 1995 and 1998. However, she chose to leave her position in the orchestra in order to devote her time to conducting. She spent 2002 until 2005 as artistic leader of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra before becoming the Paris, France-based Ensemble InterContemporainâs first female music director. Susanna Mälkki became popular outside of her home country as she began to conduct in countries such as North America, New Zealand, and England. In May 2013, she became the Principal Guest Conductor for the Lisbon, Portugal-based Gulbenkian Orchestra until 2016. When that contract ended, she became the first female conductor for the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 2016 and had several contract extensions until she announced that she would be stepping down as chief conductor after the 2022-2023 season. Her recorded works include Enchanted Garden (2007), Francesconi: Etymo (2008), Jarrell: Cassandre (2009), Symphonic Works by Arvid Kleven (2010), Bartok: The Wooden Prince / The Miraculous Mandarin Suite (2019), Bartók: Bluebeardâs Castle (2021), and Reich: Runner / Music for Ensemble and Orchestra (2022), which was recorded with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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- Stravinsky: Double Canon for String Quartet, K92 featuring Igor Stravinsky
- Stravinsky: Concertino for String Quartet, K35 featuring Igor Stravinsky
- Mrachniye sny (Wisdom) featuring John Shirley-Quirk
- Gdye v lunnom svyetye (The White Moon) featuring John Shirley-Quirk
- Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82: I. Tempo molto moderato by Susanna Mälkki
- Symphony No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 82: II. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto by Susanna Mälkki
- Boulez: Le marteau sans maître - "L'Artisanat furieux" featuring Hilary Summers
- Symphony No. 5 In E Flat Major Op. 82: Iii. Allegro Molto - Un Pochettino Largamente by Susanna Mälkki
- Boulez: Le marteau sans maître - Commentaire III de "Bourreaux de solitude" featuring Hilary Summers
- Tapiola Op. 112 by Susanna Mälkki
- Pierre Boulez: Dérive 1
- Symphony No. 7 in C Op. 105: Adagio by Susanna Mälkki
- Boulez: Le marteau sans maître - "Bel édifice et les pressentiments", double featuring Hilary Summers
- Commentaire I de "Bourreaux de solitude" by Hilary Summers
- Introduction by Susanna Mälkki
- The Oceanides, Op. 73 by Susanna Mälkki
- 1. Tempo giusto
- Aventures for 3 singers and 7 instrumentalists (1962): Aventures for 3 singers and 7 instrumentalist featuring Susanna Mälkki
- Herr, was trägt der Boden hier.. (Lord, what does the ground here bear?) by Susanna Mälkki
- Karelia Suite, Op. 11: III. Alla marcia by Susanna Mälkki
- Finlandia, Op. 26 by Susanna Mälkki
- 2. Golub' (The Dove) featuring Phyllis Bryn-Julson
- 1. Nyezabudochka-tsvyetochek (The Flower) featuring Phyllis Bryn-Julson
- 2. Mazatsumi featuring Phyllis Bryn-Julson
