Event is Live
Carnegie Hall Presents
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
8 PM
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Susanna Mälkki by Jiyang Chen, Claire Chase by Walter Wlodarczyk
The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra returns to Carnegie Hall under the exceptional leadership of Susanna Mälkki, a conductor revered for “the absolute integrity of her music-making” (Chicago Tribune) and ability to “invest anything she touches with persuasive grandeur” (San Francisco Chronicle). Mälkki’s critically acclaimed Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage debut came in 2022 when she lent her talents to conducting the New York Philharmonic, and it will be a thrill to see her lead her nation’s own Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in this all-Finnish program. Hear masterworks by Sibelius and a transportive piece by Kaija Saariaho—an ideal showcase for Debs Creative Chair and endlessly creative flute virtuoso Claire Chase.
Performers
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
Susanna Mälkki, Chief Conductor
Claire Chase, Flute
Program
SIBELIUS "Lemminkäinen's Return" from Lemminkäinen Suite
KAIJA SAARIAHO Aile du songe
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
Claire Chase is holder of 2021–2022 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall.