Concerts with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra

News | 02.08.2024

On August 2 and 3, Pietari Inkinen returns to Australia to conduct two concerts with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the iconic Sydney Opera House, with a compelling program including the world premiere of Liza Lim’s “Salutations to the Shells”, Sergey Prokofiev’s “Sinfonia Concertante”, where he joins forces with virtuoso cellist Alban Gerhardt, and Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4.

Pietari Inkinen’s collaboration with Alban Gerhardt dates back more than twenty years, when the German cellist happened to be the soloist at Inkinen’s international breakthrough: While still a conducting student at the Sibelius Academy, young Pietari jumped in to save a concert with the Helsinki Philharmonic.

The Finnish conductor is a renowned name in Australia. In addition to numerous concerts, he conducted “Der Ring des Nibelungen” for Opera Australia in 2013 and 2016 to rave reviews and such high acclaim that he won two awards: Australia’s Helpmann Awards in 2014 for Best Music Direction and a Green Room Award for Best Opera Conductor in 2016.

[Photo by Benjamin Ealovega]

News | 07.03.2026

March 2026 Concerts in Japan

In March 2026, Pietari Inkinen returns to Japan for a series of concerts with four leading orchestras across the country. The tour includes performances in Hiroshima, Nishinomiya, Tokyo and Maebashi and features collaborations with pianist Kit Armstrong and cellist Yō Kitamura in programs ranging from Sibelius and Brahms to Prokofiev, Ravel and Beethoven.

News | 05.02.2026

Kuopio Symphony Orchestra: Sibelius, Dvořák and Wagner

Pietari Inkinen returns to the podium of the Kuopio Symphony Orchestra on 5 February 2026 for a concert at the Kuopio Music Centre featuring works by Wagner, Dvořák and Sibelius.

News | 15.01.2026

Pietari Inkinen makes debut with Orquestra Simfònica Illes Balears

On 15 January, Pietari Inkinen conducts a concert with the Orquestra Simfònica Illes Balears at the Auditorium de Palma de Mallorca. The programme brings together three contrasting works of the 20th century: Maurice Ravel’s “Ma mère, l’oye”, Frank Martin’s Violin Concerto - performed by Frank Peter Zimmermann - and Béla Bartók’s “Concerto for Orchestra”, which concludes the evening.

News | 12.12.2025

Concerts with Utah Symphony and Shai Wosner

Pietari Inkinen makes his debut with the Utah Symphony in two concerts at Abravanel Hall on December 12 and 13, 2025. The program brings together three contrasting works, spanning more than a century of orchestral writing.

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