| The Oslo Philharmonic and Klaus Mäkelä commence their 5th season with a special concert in August, celebrating the release of their first recording in a new Shostakovich series for Decca Classics, featuring symphonies nos, 4, 5 and 6. |
| The music of Shostakovich has been core to Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic’s programming from the start of their relationship and they first performed Symphony no. 5 in November 2019. Following numerous performances over the intervening years, they return to the work this summer for concerts at home (14 August), at the Salzburg Festival (21 August) and Musikfest Berlin (1 September). |
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| Shostakovich continues as a main composer focus in the new season with performances of symphonies nos. 1, 11 and 15, and the music of Bartók threads through the autumn, with Divertimento and Concerto for Orchestra, which the orchestra also perform at the Vienna Musikverein and Elbphilharmonie (their 4th Hamburg residency to date). |
| Kaija Saariaho is a composer whose music has also featured regularly in Mäkelä and the Oslo Philharmonic’s programming and this season they perform both Orion and Vista, which the orchestra co-commissioned and first performed in 2022. |
| Additional season highlights include Andrew Norman’s Play, which features in the official season opening alongside Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 with soloist Leif Ove Andsnes (28 and 29 August); Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto with Vilde Frang coupled with Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 (23 and 24 October); and Anders Hillborg’s new Piano Concerto “MAX” with soloist Emanuel Ax which is followed by Sibelius’ Lemminkäinen Suite (13 and 14 March). |
| SEASON PROGRAMME WITH KLAUS MÄKELÄ AT THE OSLO KONSERTHUS |
| 14 August 2024 Einojuhani Rautavaara: Symphony No. 4 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 |
| 28 & 29 August 2024 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 Andrew Norman: Play Soloist: Leif Ove Andsnes |
| 26 & 27 September 2024 Béla Bartók: Divertimento Benjamin Britten: Cello Symphony Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra Soloist: Gautier Capuçon |
| 23 & 24 October 2024 George Enescu: Rumanian Rhapsody No. 1 Igor Stravinsky: Violin Concerto Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 Soloist: Vilde Frang |
| 25 October 2024 Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra Soloist: Leif Ove Andsnes |
| 28 & 29 November 2024 Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite No. 3 Thomas Adès: Asyla Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 4 |
| 16 & 17 January 2025 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 15 |
| 6 & 7 February 2025 Kaija Saariaho: Orion Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem Soloists: Sandrine Piau (soprano), Sasha Cookie (mezzo-soprano) Laurence Kilsby (tenor), Benjamin Appl (baritone) |
| 12 & 13 February 2025 Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 11 |
| 13 & 14 March 2025 Anders Hillborg: Piano Concerto No. 2 “The MAX Concerto” Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen Suite Soloist: Emanuel Ax |
| 22 & 23 May 2025 Claude Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Claude Debussy: Jeux Christian Sinding: Danse Orientale Edvard Grieg: March of the Trolls Igor Stravinksy: Firebird |
| UPCOMING TOUR DATES & PROGRAMMES IN 2024 |
| 3 June – AMSTERDAM CONCERTGEBOUW Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto for violin and cello Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Soloists: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Klaus Mäkelä (cello) |
| 4 June – PARIS PHILHARMONIE Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto for violin and cello Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Soloists: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Klaus Mäkelä (cello) |
| 6 June – VIENNA KONZERTHAUS Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto for violin and cello Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Soloists: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Klaus Mäkelä (cello) |
| 7 June – VIENNA KONZERTHAUS Carl Maria von Weber: Overture from Oberon Jean Sibelius: Tapiola Alexander Zemlinsky: Die Seejungfrau |
| 9 June – LUDWIGSBURG FORUM AM SCHLOSSPARK Johannes Brahms: Double Concerto for violin and cello Johannes Brahms: Symphony No. 1 Soloists: Daniel Lozakovich (violin), Klaus Mäkelä (cello) |
| 21 August – SALZBURG FESTIVAL Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 Soloist: Lisa Batishiavil |
| 1 September – MUSIKFEST BERLIN Einojuhani Rautavaara: Cantus arcticus Kaija Saariaho: Vista Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 |
| 27 October – BRUSSELS BOZAR George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 Igor Stravinsky: Violin concerto Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 Soloist: Vilde Frang |
| 29 October – STUTTGART LIEDERHALLE Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 |
| 30 October – VIENNA MUSIKVEREIN Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra Soloist: Leif Ove Andsnes + Late night chamber music concert featuring soloists from the Oslo Philharmonic, Leif Ove Andsnes (piano) and Klaus Mäkelä (cello) |
| 1 November – HAMBURG ELBPHILHARMONIE Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra Soloist: Leif Ove Andsnes |
| 2 November – HAMBURG ELBPHILHARMONIE George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 Igor Stravinsky: Violin concerto Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 Soloist: Vilde Frang |
| 3 November – DORTMUND KONZERTHAUS George Enescu: Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 Igor Stravinsky: Violin concerto Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 Soloist: Vilde Frang |
| Oslo Philharmonic – The Season 2024/25 |
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