Two years after his brilliant debut at Musikfest Berlin with the Royal Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam, shooting star Klaus Mäkelä will perform a programme with the Oslo Philharmonic in 2024 that includes the much played and frequently misunderstood Fifth Symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich – and a dialogue with birds.
Programme
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 – 2016)
Cantus Arcticus op. 61 (1972)
Concerto for birdcalls and orchestra
In memoriam
Kaija Saariaho (1952 – 2023)
Vista (2019)
for orchestra
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906 – 1975)
Symphony No. 5 in D minor Op. 47 (1937)
Contributors
Oslo Philharmonic
Klaus Mäkelä – conductor
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