News | 25.01.2024

Pietari Inkinen not to extend contract with Deutsche Radio Philharmonie

Chief Conductor Pietari Inkinen will not be extending his contract with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie.

After eight seasons, he will end his tenure when his contract expires in summer 2025 in order to devote more time to international commitments.

“I am very happy about how the orchestra has developed since my first concert in 2010 and later as Chief Conductor from 2017.”, says Pietari Inkinen in a statement. “Every concert with the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie is something special for me and it is always a wonderful moment when the sparks fly during our concerts – whether in front of our familiar audience in the region, in large international concert halls or during the successful South Korea tours in 2018 and 2023.”

You can read the complete press release on the DRP website (in German):

https://www.drp-orchester.de/drp/aktuell/inkinen_abschied100.html

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.

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.

News | 29.04.2025

Wagner’s “Die Walküre” at NCPA Beijing

On April 29, May 1, and May 3, Pietari Inkinen will conduct Wagner’s Die Walküre at the NCPA Beijing.

News | 04.04.2025

On April 4, 5, and 11, Pietari Inkinen conducts the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie in concerts in Saarbrücken (Großer Sendesaal), Ludwigsburg (Forum am Schlosspark) and Kaiserslautern (Fruchthalle). The program features three monumental final works: Sibelius's last large-scale orchestra work Tapiola, Rachmaninoff's final Piano Concerto No. 4 with pianist Alexei Volodin, and Tchaikovsky's last symphony, the Pathétique.