December concerts with KBS Symphony Orchestra

News | 20.12.2023

In December 2023, Pietari Inkinen returns to South Korea to conduct the KBS Symphony Orchestra. On the programme is Strauss’s Wandrers Sturmlied and Beethoven’s iconic 9th Symphony. The stops include the Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul at the first performance on December 20, the Eumseong Culture & Arts Center on the 21st of December, the Seoul Arts Center Concert Hall on the 23rd, the Arts Center Incheon on the 24th and the Uijeongbu Arts Center on the 26th.

The concert on December 20 will be radio broadcast live at 8pm local time. Link to listen:

https://onair.kbs.co.kr/index.html?sname=onair&ch_type=radioList&stype=live&ch_code=24&fbclid=IwAR21n6ee-03EJiuv6f-pjPhucrkXVQ-XpJ6cv5wuIuFQ8qbJCHNsY04XM3A

In addition, the concert on the 23rd will be filmed for a later telecast.

News | 24.01.2025

“Spanish Fiesta” with the Hong Kong Philharmonic

Pietari Inkinen extends his stay in Hong Kong to conduct two additional concerts with the Hong Kong Philharmonic. The performances on January 24 and 25 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall are entitled Spanish Fiesta and will include an all Spanish-themed program: Ravel’s “Alborada del gracioso”, Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Capriccio espagnol”, and highlights from de Falla’s “La vida breve” and “El amor brujo”. The soloist in the de Falla works is the renowned Flamenco singer María Toledo.

News | 16.01.2025

Scenes from the “Ring” with Hong Kong Philharmonic

On January 17 and 18, 2025, Pietari Inkinen returns to Wagner’s Ring cycle, conducting the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in scenes from Siegfried and Götterdämmerung. These performances at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall also feature acclaimed Wagner singers Ricarda Merbeth as Brünnhilde and Stefan Vinke as Siegfried.

News | 28.12.2024

Series of New Year’s Concerts with DRP and Luxembourg Philharmonic

Pietari Inkinen will welcome 2025 with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, conducting the orchestra at the Fruchthalle Kaiserslautern on New Year’s Eve. The program, featuring works by Wagner, Dvořák, Lehár, Kálmán, and Strauß, will be performed again at the Rheingoldhalle in Mainz on January 1. Soprano Olga Bezsmertna and tenor Peter Sonn will be the vocal soloists for these concerts.

News | 21.12.2024

Beethoven with the KBS Symphony Orchestra

In December, Pietari Inkinen will conduct the KBS Symphony Orchestra in performances of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy and Symphony No. 9. The first concert will take place on December 21 at the Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul, followed by the Cheonan Arts Center on the 22nd and the Seoul Arts Center on Christmas Eve. The soloists will include soprano Sunmi Kim, tenor Hyunmin Park and pianist Jaehong Park in Choral Symphony, while SunYoung Seo, Sabina Kim, Yoon Jong Kook and Samuel Yoon are the vocal soloists in the 9th Symphony. With these concerts, Pietari Inkinen terminates his tenure as Music Director of the KBS Symphony Orchestra.

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