Mahler creates worlds. Each brings a musical feast. “Das Lied von der Erde” (The Song of the Earth), performed at the Berlin Philharmonic under Finnish conductor Sakari Oramo brought us another one. The “superstitious” Mahler did not want to label this work the Ninth, since both Beethoven and Schubert died after writing theirs, so he called it a symphony {…}
Sakari Oramo the chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 2012 has been appointed as Cologne’s Gürzenich Orchestra‘s first Artistic Partner. Beginning in the 2025-26 season, the Gürzenich Orchestra and Sakari Oramo will enter into an artistic partnership for an initial period of five years. This partnership includes at least two subscription concerts each season, in which Oramo will {…}
(Credit: Benjamin Ealovega) The BBC Symphony Orchestra has announced that Sakari Oramo’s contract as Chief Conductor has been extended until the end of the 2025-26 season. The decision comes following a nine-year relationship between Oramo and the orchestra, which has seen them explore new and underperformed works alongside core repertoire. Oramo has conducted 27 Proms thus far, including five of {…}
