Klaus Mäkelä

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Klaus Mäkelä to Lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra (The New York Times)

He will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history, and one of the youngest ever to lead a top American ensemble.

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Chicago Classical Review » » Klaus Mäkelä to become CSO music ... (Chicago Classical Review)

Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä will be the youngest music director in the history of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Photo: Marco Borggreve.

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Chicago Symphony taps millennial Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä ... (WBEZ)

Mäkelä, who is just 28, has been called 'perhaps the fastest-rising conductor of his generation' and has already had prominent roles in Oslo, ...

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra names Klaus Mäkelä as new music ... (CBS Chicago)

CHICAGO (CBS/AP) -- The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has announced its new music director, Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, who will become the youngest person ...

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Klaus Mäkelä, 28, named music director of Chicago Symphony ... (Chicago Sun-Times)

Succeeding Riccardo Muti, the Finnish conductor will be 31 when he begins the position in September 2027 with an initial contract of five years.

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Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra ... (ABC News)

Klaus Mäkelä has been hired to succeed Riccardo Muti as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will become the youngest head since its start ...

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Chicago Symphony Orchestra names Klaus Mäkelä as next music ... (The Washington Post)

The Finnish conductor is currently engaged with the Oslo Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris and soon, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Is he overbooked?

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28-Year-Old Finnish Conductor Klaus Mäkelä Chosen as New ... (WTTW News)

Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, 28, will be the next music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and will start his new role in 2027, ...

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Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, to become Chicago Symphony Orchestra ... (The Associated Press)

Klaus Mäkelä has been hired to succeed Riccardo Muti as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will become the youngest head since its start ...

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Klaus Mäkelä, just 28, will lead Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Los Angeles Times)

Klaus Mäkelä will succeed Riccardo Muti as music director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and will become the youngest head since its start in 1891.

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28-year-old conductor Klaus Mäkelä will lead the Chicago ... (NPR)

When he takes over, in the fall of 2027, he will be the youngest music director in the orchestra's 133-year history.

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