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Official website for the Finnish conductor Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Chief Conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne. Catch up on his latest news, press and recordings, watch video clips and find out where he is conducting next. More

WDR Symphony Orchestra 2013/14 Season

Find out where you can see Jukka-Pekka Saraste and the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cologne, perform throughout the 2013/14 season. More

Recent Recordings

Browse his extensive discography, including recordings of Mahler, Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Brahms with the WDR Symphony Orchestra and Mahler 6 with the Oslo Philharmonic. More

Next Concert

December 12 & 14

Lyon

Orchestra National de Lyon

Anu Komsi, soprano
Vadim Gluzman, violin
SAARIAHO: Leino Songs
BRAHMS: Violin Concerto
STRAVINSKY: The Firebird

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Video

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Leos Janacek Sinfonietta
WDR-Sinfonieorchester Köln

In the Press

“His performance within the Master Concert Series together with WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne, whom he has served as chief conductor since 2010, was spectacular... [Saraste’s] rhythmic pull is the result of conclusive phrasing, who always thinks in developments and at the same time keeps every detail of the overall sound under control. Tremendous class!”

– Stuttgarter Zeitung

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News

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In Conversation with Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Interview by Andrea Meyer-Borghardt (translated by Eva Oswalt) in the Dirigentenforum magazine about conducting, orchestral sound and the secret of a good rehearsal.

November 29, 2013 – Read more

 

Jukka-Pekka and the WDR Symphony Orchestra at the Dirigentenforum 2013

Jukka-Pekka and the WDR Symphony Orchestra will be participating in Germany’s prestigious Dirigentenforum 2013 for talented young conductors from 25-29 November in Cologne.

November 21, 2013 – Read more

 

Oslo concerts to celebrate 150th anniversary of Edvard Munch

Jukka-Pekka Saraste conducts the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in three concerts dedicated to the 150th anniversary of Edvard Munch’s birth and a celebration of Expressionism with a programme of music by Schoenberg.

November 5, 2013 – Read more