“Hyvästi Pietari!” - Farewell concerts with the DRP - Pietari Inkinen Pietari Inkinen

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News | 16.05.2025

“Hyvästi Pietari!” – Farewell concerts with the DRP

This weekend, the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie bids farewell to Chief Conductor Pietari Inkinen with two concerts titled “Hyvästi Pietari!” (“Farewell, Pietari!”), taking place in Saarbrücken and Mannheim.

After eight artistically rich and successful years at the helm of the orchestra, these performances mark Pietari’s final appearances as Chief Conductor.

The program features six songs from Mahler’s Des Knaben Wunderhorn with mezzo-soprano Gerhild Romberger, alongside Bruckner’s monumental Symphony No. 7.

The first concert will be broadcast live from the Congresshalle Saarbrücken on May 16 at 8 p.m. CET by SR Kultur Radio. The second takes place at the Rosengarten in Mannheim on May 18.

Link to listen to the SR Kultur Radio broadcast: https://www.sr.de/sr/livestream/sr2/index.html
For more information, visit: https://www.drp-orchester.de/drp/drp-kalender_2024-25_100~detail_i-20250516__3__soiree100.html

News | 17.06.2025

All-Strauss Concert with the DRP and Matthew Swensen

Just one month after his farewell as Music Director of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Pietari Inkinen returns to lead the orchestra as a guest conductor at the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele.

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News | 27.05.2025

Pietari Inkinen conducts finals of Sibelius Violin Competition

Pietari Inkinen returns to the International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition finals this week, 25 years after competing as a finalist himself.

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News | 22.05.2025

Dvořák with I Pomeriggi Musicali in Milan

This week, Pietari Inkinen returns to Milan to lead the Orchestra I Pomeriggi Musicali in two concerts dedicated to the music of Antonín Dvořák. Performances take place at Teatro Dal Verme on Thursday, May 23 and Saturday, May 25, and include Dvořák's Symphony No. 8 and 9.

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News | 06.05.2025

Concert Against Antisemitism and for Interfaith Dialogue with DRP

On May 8, Pietari Inkinen will lead the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie in a special concert dedicated to combating antisemitism and promoting interfaith dialogue. Joining him are violinist Viviane Hagner and Benjamin Chait, cantor of the Synagogue Community of Saar.

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