Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893)
Violin Concerto
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)
The Rite of Spring
Deep Purple
Smoke on the Water
Evening ticket sales and accreditations
1 hour before the concert begins
Duration of the concert
First part: 45 minutes
Intermission: 30 minutes
Second part: 45 minutes
End around 10:00 pm
Price (CHF)
| Cat. A | 179.- |
| Cat. B | 139.- |
| Cat. C | 99.- |
| Cat. D | 59.- |
| Golden Circle | 400.- |
| Young audience/Students/Apprentices | 10.- |
Les Siècles
A unique ensemble in the world, bringing together musicians of a new generation and performing each repertoire on the appropriate historical instruments, Les Siècles offer a compelling and unexpected perspective on several centuries of musical creation.
Regularly invited to perform on the world’s leading stages, Les Siècles are in residence at the Atelier Lyrique de Tourcoing, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, in the département of Aisne, and in the Hauts-de-France region.
The ensemble’s various projects are regularly praised by both French and international critics. Recording for the harmonia mundi label since 2018, Les Siècles are continuing their complete recording of the orchestral works of Ravel, Debussy and Berlioz, and have also begun a cycle devoted to Mahler and the Second Viennese School.
Alexandra Conunova
Winner of the First Prize at the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Hanover, the 15th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and the Singapore International Violin Competition, Alexandra Conunova is acclaimed for her virtuosity, warm tone, impressive palette of colours and flawless technique. She has also been awarded the prestigious Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in London.
Conunova has performed with many leading international orchestras, including the Orchestre de Paris, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Mariinsky Orchestra, Russian National Orchestra, NFOR, Orchestra Teatro Regio Torino and the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, among others. She frequently collaborates with conductors such as A. Manze, L. Foster, J.-P. Saraste, T. Currentzis, G. Noseda, L. Langrée, A. Poga, J. Weilerstein, M. Pletnev, L. Equilbey, A. Manacorda, C. Zacharias, D. Hindoyan, J. Nott, P. Bleuse, D. Ward, O. Lyniv and J. Mallwitz.
Alexandra currently performs on a Giovanni Battista Guadagnini violin (c. 1785), ex “Ida Levin”, generously loaned by a private patron.
Susanna Mälkki
Susanna Mälkki is one of the most prominent conductors of our time and is highly sought after by symphony orchestras and opera houses around the world. She is Chief Conductor Emeritus of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, where she served as Chief Conductor from 2016 to 2023. At the invitation of Pierre Boulez, Mälkki was Music Director of the Ensemble intercontemporain from 2006 to 2013. She also served as Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 2017 to 2022. From August 2025, she will hold the prestigious position of Professor of Conducting at the Sibelius Academy.
In recognition of her significant contribution to the art of music, Mälkki was awarded the high distinction of Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland in 2024, after receiving the Pro Finlandia Medal in 2011. She was appointed Officer (2014) and Commander (2022) of France’s Order of Arts and Letters and, in January 2016, was made Chevalier of the French Legion of Honour.
She is a member of the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in Stockholm. In October 2016 she was named Conductor of the Year 2017 by Musical America, and in November 2017 she received the Nordic Council Music Prize. In 2024 she was awarded an honorary doctorate by Uniarts Helsinki.
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