Cellist Klaus Mäkelä, the magic wand

At 25, Mäkelä is the spark that turns a venerable team into a breathtaking strike force.

The nursery of the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki has never ceased to infuse the musical world with giant singers -Mattila, Salminen, Talvela-, the fascinating composers Saariaho and Rautavaara, conductors such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, and Mikko Franck, already at the head of the Philharmonic of Radio France.

But this time, the shock is of a different nature: with Mäkelä, an era of youth begins.

A shock wave that has spread over the musical world for several years, because since his first concert, dedicated to the

by Stravinsky, the young man has traveled an impressive path, starting very early in a family of musicians, and going from the cellist's bow, in his father's footsteps, to the baton at the age of 12.

We are looking for the reasons for this hold, well beyond the sometimes dubious interest aroused by early talents.

In 2017, at the age of 21, Mäkelä conducted for the first time

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