Siba Talks: Keval Shah & Susanna Mälkki

University of the Arts Helsinki - Sibelius Academy presents: Siba Talks: Keval Shah & Susanna Mälkki Black Box, Helsinki Music Centre 9 September 2025 Susanna Mälkki, conductor and new professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Sibelius Academy of Uniarts Helsinki, will be a guest of Siba Talks. The new Siba Talks series brings significant Sibelius Academy alumni to the stage to discuss their lives, careers, and share the music that matters to them. The interviewer is Keval Shah, lecturer at the Sibelius Academy, pianist, and presenter. The audience will also have the opportunity to ask questions to the guests. The interview will be conducted in English. --- Taideyliopiston Sibelius-Akatemian uusi orkesterinjohdon professori, kapellimestari Susanna Mälkki saapuu Siba Talksin vieraaksi. Uusi Siba Talks -keskustelusarja nostaa lavalle merkittäviä sibelius-akatemialaisia keskustelemaan elämästään, urastaan ja jakamaan heille tärkeää musiikkia. Haastattelijana Sibelius-Akatemian lehtori, pianisti ja juontaja Keval Shah. Myös yleisö pääsee esittämään kysymyksiä haastateltaville. Haastattelukielenä englanti. Music samples / Musiikkinäytteet: 00:06:57 Track 1: Dvorak: Waldesruhe, Frans Helmerson / GSO Järvi (BIS) 00:20:11 Track 2: Debussy: String Quartet, 3rd mvt Andantino, Alban Berg Quartet 00:36:08 Track 3: "Ich grolle nicht" / Schumann: Dichterliebe, Fritz Wunderlich & Hubert Giesen (DG) 00:48:57 Track 4: Schönberg: Kammersymphonie no. 1 op.9, Boulez & EIC from 1982 (Sony) 01:00:38 Track 5: Sibelius: Tapiola, Leif Segerstam & HKO Susanna Mälkki Susanna Mälkki studied cello at the Edsberg Music Institute in Sweden, the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Sibelius Academy. She graduated from the Sibelius Academy as a Master of Music, first as a cellist in 1995 and then as a conductor in 1999. In 2024, she was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the University of the Arts Helsinki. Susanna Mälkki performs with leading orchestras in Europe, North America and Asia, as well as at all major opera houses. Mälkki served as Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra from 2016 to 2023, Principal Guest Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic from 2017 to 2021, Principal Guest Conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon from 2013 to 2016 and Music Director of the Ensemble InterContemporain in Paris from 2006 to 2013. Susanna Mälkki has received the Finland Prize from the Ministry of Education (2005), Pro Finlandia Medal from the Order of the Lion of Finland (2011), Nordic Council Music Prize (2017), the Pacius Prize by the Swedish Literary Society in Finland (2023) and the Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland (2024). Mälkki has been awarded the decorations of both the Officier and Commandeur (2014 and 2022) of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres of France and was made a Chevalier of the Légion d’honneur of France (2016). Susanna Mälkki is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London and a member of the Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien in Stockholm. In 2017, the classical music magazine Musical America named her Conductor of the Year. Keval Shah British-Indian pianist Keval Shah (b. 1993) is celebrated for the intellectual and creative depth of his artistic vision. A laureate of multiple international competitions, Shah has performed at many of Europe’s major concert halls and festivals, and has recorded for labels including Deutsche Grammophon. Alongside successes in the traditional field, Keval is a pioneer in concert design and curation, regularly commissioning contemporary music and building artistic projects that mix different genres, cultures, and philosophies. His musical practice is guided by a fascination with cross-cultural and multi-cultural processes, and the artistic and social possibilities which can be found therein. Alongside his work at the Sibelius Academy, Keval frequently works as a broadcaster at the BBC, most recently presenting a documentary about Kaija Saariaho’s final projects. --------------------------------- Konsertti- ja videotuotanto / Concert and Video production - 4K Multicamera Live Recording / Broadcast / Postproduction: University of the Arts Helsinki, Sibelius Academy Video: Keijo Lahtinen Ääni / Sound: Iiro Sivula Valot / Lights: Sirje Ruohtula Grafiikka / Graphics: Jan Rosström Tuottaja / Producer: Anna Huuskonen-Kuhlefelt Communications/Social Media: Mirella Lampela, Riikka Hänninen -------------------------------- Katso lisää - More concert etc videos: Youtube -channels: SibeliusAcademy, Uniarts Helsinki Full Concerts - Playlist: Sibelius Academy Concert Streams    • Sibelius Academy Concert Streams   https://www.uniarts.fi/ --------------------------------- All copyrighted music licenced by Teosto, the Finnish Composers' Copyright Society. http://www.teosto.fi/en .