Jukka-Pekka Saraste

BEETHOVEN SYMPHONY CYCLE WITH WDR SINFONIEORCHESTER

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Welcome to the website

Official website for the Finnish conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste. Catch up on his latest news and find out where he is conducting next. More

TEACHING LEADERSHIP

Jukka-Pekka establishes LEAD! Foundation, a new training programme for young musicians More

Recent Recordings

Browse his extensive discography, including recordings of Mahler, Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Brahms with the WDR Symphony Orchestra. More

Idagio

See Jukka-Pekka’s profile on Idagio where you can stream and listen to many of his recordings in high qualityMore

Notes & Interviews

Read interviews with Jukka-Pekka Saraste here, as well as his recent reflections and observations. More

Video

Berlioz: Requiem
WDR Sinfonieorchester
Kölner Dom 2017

In the Press

“Saraste is brilliant at communicating to the public the full complexity of this music, which he does with breathtaking clarity… “

Augustin Javel
– Bachtrack March 2020

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News

NEW FESTIVAL IN FISKARS WITH LEAD! FOUNDATION

A new summer festival in tandem with LEAD!’s mentorship programme will focus on developing leadership and self-management skills in young artists.

March 10, 2020 – Read more

KORNGOLD’S DIE TOTE STADT IN HELSINKI

Kasper Holten’s production of Die tote Stadt has its premiere on 5 October at the Finnish National Opera in Helsinki.

September 24, 2019 – Read more

CHORÉGIES D’ORANGE 150th ANNIVERSARY: MAHLER SYMPHONY NO. 8

Jukka-Pekka leads musicians from the Orchestre National de France and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France in a performance of Mahler’s eighth symphony to be held at the Théâtre Antique, Orange, as the Chorégies d’Orange marks its 150th anniversary.

July 1, 2019 – Read more

Jukka-Pekka Saraste - Conductor