Saturday, March 2, 2024
9:30 a.m.
Bradley Hall, Rivera Recital Hall
On Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 9:30 a.m., violinist, conductor, and composer will be giving a chamber music master class in Bradley Hall, Rivera Recital. This master class will feature two ChamberMusicLab groups.
Pekka Kuusisto is renowned for his artistic freedom and fresh approach to repertoire. Kuusisto is Artistic Director of Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor聽&聽Artistic Co-Director of Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra from the聽2023-24聽season. He is also a聽Collaborative Partner of San Francisco Symphony, and Artistic Best Friend of Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen.聽
In the聽2023-24聽season, Kuusisto performs with Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchester, Helsinki Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic,聽NHK聽Symphony Orchestra Tokyo and Boston Symphony Orchestra. He appears as guest conductor with Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Gothenburgh Symphony Orchestra,聽Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre de chambre de Paris. As聽Council, Kuusisto also tours Norh America and Australia with American singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane.
In the聽2022-23聽season Kuusisto debuted with Berliner Philharmoniker and performed with Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. He returned to orchestras such as The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco, and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestras, G眉rzenich-Orchester K枚ln, and Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Kuusisto made his debuts as a聽conductor with Philharmonia Orchestra and Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. He is also Sinfonieorchester Basel鈥檚 Artist-in-Residence with whom he appeared as conductor, soloist, and recitalist.