[HIGHLIGHTS] Klaus Mäkelä: “A conductor and his orchestra must always strive for the exceptional”

Klaus Mäkelä will become head of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 2027. He will also become music director of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.

This will also mean the end of his mandate at the Orchester de Paris. “A conductor and his orchestra must always strive for the exceptional,” he says. ‘I haven't left yet! Announcing nominations well in advance is misleading. I'm here and there we are, we are in our fourth season...’