Jukka-Pekka and the WDR Symphony in Cologne and the Baltic with Brahms and Beethoven

Jukka-Pekka and the WDR Symphony Orchestra perform concerts in the Philharmonie before touring to Warsaw, Vilnius and Tallinn.

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Jukka-Pekka And The WDR Symphony Orchestra In Cologne And Vienna With Viennese Programme

Jukka-Pekka conducts the world premiere of Friedrich Cerha’s Drei Orchesterstücke in Cologne and brings the WDR Symphony to Vienna with a programme of Viennese music.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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30th Anniversary concert of Avanti! Chamber Orchestra

On Saturday 28^th September the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra celebrated their 30^th Anniversary with a concert in Helsinki. Special guests included founder Jukka-Pekka Saraste, John Storgårds, Magnus Lindberg and many more.

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Jukka-Pekka Saraste wins Norwegian Music Critics’ Prize

Jukka-Pekka Saraste has won the Norwegian Music Critics’ Prize for his performances of Mahler 2 with the Oslo Philharmonic in May earlier this year.

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Season opening with the WDR Symphony Orchestra

On 13 September Jukka-Pekka Saraste opened the 2013/14 season with the WDR Symphony Orchestra.

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Jukka-Pekka Saraste made conductor laureate of Oslo Philharmonic

Jukka-Pekka Saraste has conducted his final concerts as Chief Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic and has been appointed conductor laureate after a seven-year tenure.
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