Nonilex, 2 months ago

The #Chicago #Symphony #Orchestra [#CSO] led for decades by conducting titans incl’g #GeorgSolti, #DanielBarenboim & #RiccardoMuti, announced Tues its next #music dir will be #KlausMäkelä, …whose charisma & clarity have fueled his rapid rise in #ClassicalMusic.

When he begins a 5-yr contract in 2027 at 31, Mäkelä will be the youngest maestro in the ensemble’s 133-yr history, & one of the youngest ever to lead a top orchestra in the United States.

#ChicagoSymphonyOrchestra #Art #ArtMatters

Lizette603_23, 2 months ago

@Nonilex He was born for this

Nonilex, 2 months ago

#KlausMäkelä, who will become #music dir designate immediately, said in an interview that he did not think his age was relevant, noting that he had been conducting for >½ his life, beginning at 12.

“I don’t think about it. Music doesn’t really have any age,” he said.

Mäkelä, who will also take over as chief #conductor of the #RoyalConcertgebouwOrchestra in #Amsterdam in 2027, said he was joining the #Chicago #Symphony bc it has “that intensity — that same sound from the past.”

#CSO #Art