REIMANN’S “LEAR”

Jukka-Pekka conducts Reimann's "Lear" at the Bayerische Staatsoper.
Premiere Sunday, 23 May 2021  More

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

LOOKING TO THE NEXT GENERATION

Jukka-Pekka establishes LEAD! Foundation Academy, a new training programme for young conductors and soloists. More

Recent Recordings

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

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Notes & Interviews

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

Next Concert

May 23

Munich

Bayerische Staatsoper

Christian Gerhaher — King Lear
ARIBERT REIMANN: LEAR

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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

JUKKA-PEKKA CONDUCTS REIMANN’S “LEAR” AT BAYERISCHE STAATSOPER

Aribert Reimann’s interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy was premiered in Munich in 1978, with the role of King Lear written especially for Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau.

May 3, 2021 – Read more

 

Bruckner’s 8th Symphony in Ottobeuren Cathedral

Jukka-Pekka starts the 2020/21 season with two concerts with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, playing Beethoven in Passau and Bruckner in Ottobeuren Cathedral.

September 8, 2020 – Read more

 

FISKARS SUMMER FESTIVAL BECOMES A CONDUCTORS’ MASTERCLASS

Important changes to LEAD!’s newly-established festival, 2-8 August 2020

June 6, 2020 – Read more

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