Biography

Klaus Mäkelä (Finnish: [ˈklɑu̯s ˈmækelæ]; born 17 January 1996) is a Finnish conductor and cellist. He is the chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic, and music director of the Orchestre de Paris. Mäkelä is also artistic partner and chief conductor-designate of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, and music director-designate of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Known For

Nous l'orchestre de Paris

Self

Richard Strauss: The Woman without a Shadow @ Aix-en-Provence Festival 2026

Ravel in a Thousand Sparkles

Self - Conductor

Klaus Mäkelä Conducts Mahler's Symphony No. 1 Philharmonie de Paris

Europiano (1/2) - The finest piano concertos from across Europe

Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor Nobuyuki Tsujii in Paris

Die Macht der Musik - 200 Jahre Beethovens Neunte

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Klaus Mäkelä conducts Ravel With Yuja Wang and the Orchestre de Paris