Pekka Kuusisto

Principal Guest Conductor, Artistic Co-director

Violinist, conductor and composer Pekka Kuusisto is renowned for his artistic freedom and fresh approach to repertoire. Kuusisto is Artistic Director of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Co-Director of Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony and Chief Conductor Designate of Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra from April 2028. 

He frequently appears as a soloist and guest conductor with major orchestras worldwide, such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester and Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. An enthusiastic advocate for contemporary music and improvisation, he collaborates with artists from diverse backgrounds and engages in projects that blur conventional boundaries between genres.

Kuusisto performs on the Antonio Stradivarius violin, “ex-Sandars”, Cremona 1695, generously loaned by the Anders Sveaas' Charitable Foundation, ASAF.

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WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE CONCERT 25.3. UNDER THE BATON OF PEKKA KUUSISTO.

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