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Susanna Mälkki
Person · female · Finland · Helsinki · born 1969 · recording since 2006
Finnish conductor and cellist
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Also known as Susanna Ulla Marjukka Mälkki · 苏珊娜·梅尔基
Timeline
24 events▣ Album 18✦ Award 4◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
2000s
· Debut release
Debut release: Minds and Moods
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
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Album: Kindertotenlieder / Rückert-Lieder / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
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Album: …miramondo multiplo… / Remnants of Songs… An Amphigony / Masaot / Clocks Without Hands
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2020s
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Album: Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
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Biography
English biography687 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1366018312
Biography
Susanna Ulla Marjukka Mälkki (born 13 March 1969) is a Finnish conductor and cellist.
Early life and education
Mälkki was born on 13 March 1969 in Helsinki. She began to learn the violin, piano, and cello in her youth, eventually focusing her studies on the cello. She continued her cello studies with Hannu Kiiski, and later studied conducting with Jorma Panula, Eri Klas, and Leif Segerstam at the Sibelius Academy. She also studied at London's Royal Academy of Music. She participated in a Sibelius Academy Conductor's Workshop at Carnegie Hall in 1998, under the supervision of Panula and Esa-Pekka Salonen.
Career
In 1994, Mälkki won the 1st prize in the Turku National Cello Competition. From 1995 to 1998, she was principal cellist in the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. She left her Gothenburg position to devote herself to conducting. From 2002 to 2005, she was artistic leader of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
Her debut with the Ensemble InterContemporain (EIC) was in August 2004, in a program of Harrison Birtwistle at the Lucerne Festival. She became the EIC's music director in 2006, the first woman to hold the post, and served as the EIC's music director until 2013. She continues to maintain a residence in Paris.
Mälkki is known as a specialist in contemporary music. Her work in contemporary music includes several world premieres and opera productions, such as conducting the Finnish premiere of Thomas Adès' Powder Her Face in 1999, which led to Adès inviting Mälkki to be his assistant for further performances of this opera at the Almeida Theatre in London, where, as she noted, "I ended up conducting some of the performances." Her conducting debut at the BBC Proms was in July 2007, leading the London Sinfonietta. She conducted the world premiere of Luca Francesconi's opera Quartett at La Scala in Milan in 2011, becoming the first woman ever to conduct an opera production in the history of the house.
Outside of Europe, Mälkki made her New Zealand conducting debut in November 2006 with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Her North American conducting debut was in February 2007 with the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. She first guest-conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 2010. In April 2016, the orchestra announced her appointment as its next principal guest conductor, effective with the 2017–2018 season, with an initial contract of 3 years. Mälkki is the first female conductor to be named to the principal guest conductorship of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. In December 2016, Mälkki made her Metropolitan Opera conducting debut in the company's first-ever production of L'Amour de loin of Kaija Saariaho, the fourth female conductor to lead a production at the Metropolitan Opera, and the first female conductor to be featured in the Metropolitan Opera Live in HD series. She stood down from the Los Angeles Philharmonic post in 2021.
In May 2013, Mälkki was appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra, with an initial contract of 3 years, effective July 2013. In September 2014, she was named the next chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, effective autumn 2016, with an initial contract of 3 years. She is the first female conductor to be named to this post. In October 2017, the Helsinki Philharmonic announced the extension of her contract as chief conductor through 2021. In June 2019, the orchestra announced a further extension of her contract as chief conductor through 2023, with an option for a further 2-year extension past 2023. Mälkki concluded her tenure with the orchestra at the end of the 2022–2023 season, and now has the title of chief conductor emeritus with the orchestra. In March 2025, the Sibelius Academy announced the appointment of Mälkki as its next professor of orchestral conducting, the first female conductor to be named to the post, effective 1 August 2025.
Mälkki recorded two works of Stuart MacRae for the NMC label, Two Scenes from the Death of Count Ugolino and Motus. With the EIC, she has conducted recordings of music by Bruno Mantovani, Luca Francesconi, Philippe Manoury, Michael Jarrell, Pierre Jodlowski, and Yann Robin, all for the Kairos label.
Honors
2017: Nordic Council Music Prize
Forbes – 50 Over 50: EMEA 2022
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 24 | 85.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 18 | 95.8th |
| Awards recorded | 6 | 97.7th |
| Timeline events | 24 | 95.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (21 release groups · 18 studio albums)
Albums · 18
2006 · studio album
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1Alma III: Soma8:302Mind: I. Earth - Reflection13:063Mind: II. Air - Play4:254Mind: III. Water - Dream10:065Mind: IV. Fire - Passion6:236Mood9:027Alma II: Lumo13:45From Morning to Midnight Symphonic Suite
2007 · studio album
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1Tiroirs11:172From Morning to Midnight: Symphonic Suite: Bank8:523From Morning to Midnight: Symphonic Suite: Field8:054From Morning to Midnight: Symphonic Suite: Interlude3:145From Morning to Midnight: Symphonic Suite: Velodrome10:436The Memory of Water12:067The Greatest Happiness Principle15:17Enchanted Garden: Orchestral Works by Uljas Pulkkis
2007 · studio album
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1Enchanted Garden19:532Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: First Movement6:183Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: Second Movement (attacca)4:434Concerto for Flute and Orchestra: Third Movement9:455Symphonic Dalí: I. The Colossus of Rhodes12:296Symphonic Dalí: II. Shades of Night Descending11:267Symphonic Dalí: III. Dawn13:52Etymo / Da Capo / A Fuoco / Animus
2008 · studio album
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1Etymo25:252Da Capo14:223A fuoco, 4° studio sulla memoria14:434Animus14:44Le Sette Chiese / Streets / Eclair de Lune
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:16:09
1Le Sette Chiese: La piazza Santo Stefano3:342Le Sette Chiese: L’église de Saint-Jean Baptiste4:443Le Sette Chiese: La crypte3:124Le Sette Chiese: La basilique du sépulcre9:245Le Sette Chiese: Basilique des saints Vital et Agricola3:596Le Sette Chiese: La cour de Pilate4:217Le Sette Chiese: L’église du martyrium4:068Le Sette Chiese: Le cloître3:489Le Sette Chiese: La chapelle du bandeau3:1210Streets15:0411Eclair de Lune20:452009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 53:24
1Cassandre : Apollon te crache dans le bouche…5:022Cassandre : Hécube, ma mère…3:243Cassandre : Le cyprès…3:394Cassandre : Vers le soir…2:065Cassandre : Quand je remonte…3:046Cassandre : 1er interlude instrumental2:267Cassandre : Polyxène, ma sœur3:008Cassandre : C’était la veille du départ…6:279Cassandre : Remarquez bien…1:3510Cassandre : 2e interlude instrumental1:4011Cassandre : C’était une journée pareille…2:3412Cassandre : Je vis mon frère Hector…3:5513Cassandre : Enée vint à la nouvelle lune…2:0914Cassandre : Depuis qu’en ce lieu…5:1815Cassandre : L’effondrement vint vite…2:4916Cassandre : Oui, ce fut ainsi…4:162009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:08:35
1nemo21:552Puro17:583Spiriti: Introduzione2:354Spiriti: Elevazione6:515Spiriti: Esaltazione7:256Spiriti: Incubo nostalgico6:207Spiriti: Scatto finale5:31Fragments pour un portrait / Partita I
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:19:57
1Fragments pour un portrait : Chemins4:552Fragments pour un portrait : Choral4:543Fragments pour un portrait : Vagues paradoxales5:514Fragments pour un portrait : Nuit (avec turbulences)11:175Fragments pour un portrait : Ombres2:296Fragments pour un portrait : Bagatelle1:317Fragments pour un portrait : Totem8:028Partita I : I3:559Partita I : II2:3610Partita I : III2:5911Partita I : IV5:0012Partita I : V4:1913Partita I : VI5:4814Partita I : VII6:4015Partita I : VIII6:1616Partita I : IX3:25Lotusland: Symphonic Works by Arvid Kleven
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 4 tracks · 1:05:27
1Symfonisk fantasi, op. 1519:452Skogens søvn, op. 911:343Lotusland, op. 514:384Sinfonia Libera in due parte, op. 1619:30Kindertotenlieder / Rückert-Lieder / Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 42 tracks · 3:04:15
Disc 11Kindertotenlieder: 1. Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgehn6:122Kindertotenlieder: 2. Nun seh’ ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen5:083Kindertotenlieder: 3. Wenn Dein Mütterlein5:394Kindertotenlieder: 4. Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!2:465Kindertotenlieder: 5. In diesem Wetter!6:066Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht3:547Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 2. Ging heut’ morgen über’s Feld4:138Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 3. Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer2:589Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 4. Die zwei blauen Augen5:0410Rückert-Lieder: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!1:1411Rückert-Lieder: Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft!2:2212Rückert-Lieder: Liebst du um Schönheit2:0913Rückert-Lieder: Um Mitternacht6:3814Rückert-Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen7:02Disc 21Kindertotenlieder: 1. Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgehn6:122Kindertotenlieder: 2. Nun seh’ ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen5:083Kindertotenlieder: 3. Wenn Dein Mütterlein5:394Kindertotenlieder: 4. Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!2:465Kindertotenlieder: 5. In diesem Wetter!6:066Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht3:547Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 2. Ging heut’ morgen über’s Feld4:138Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 3. Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer2:589Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 4. Die zwei blauen Augen5:0410Rückert-Lieder: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!1:1411Rückert-Lieder: Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft!2:2212Rückert-Lieder: Liebst du um Schönheit2:0913Rückert-Lieder: Um Mitternacht6:3814Rückert-Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen7:02Disc 31Kindertotenlieder: 1. Nun will die Sonn’ so hell aufgehn6:122Kindertotenlieder: 2. Nun seh’ ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen5:083Kindertotenlieder: 3. Wenn Dein Mütterlein5:394Kindertotenlieder: 4. Oft denk’ ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen!2:465Kindertotenlieder: 5. In diesem Wetter!6:066Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 1. Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht3:547Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 2. Ging heut’ morgen über’s Feld4:138Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 3. Ich hab’ ein glühend Messer2:589Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen: 4. Die zwei blauen Augen5:0410Rückert-Lieder: Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder!1:1411Rückert-Lieder: Ich atmet’ einen linden Duft!2:2212Rückert-Lieder: Liebst du um Schönheit2:0913Rückert-Lieder: Um Mitternacht6:3814Rückert-Lieder: Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen7:02Drones / Barbarismes / Dialog/No Dialog
2011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 3 tracks · 55:47
1Drones16:212Barbarismes24:413Dialog/No Dialog14:452012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 3 tracks · 1:21:39
1Vulcano35:522Art of Metal I20:483Art of Metal III24:592016 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:31
1SynchroniCities: I.1:592SynchroniCities: II.5:583SynchroniCities: III.2:004SynchroniCities: IV.4:315Windswept Cypresses9:496Running the (Full) Gamut6:217Centripedalocity: I. Faux d’artifice4:448Centripedalocity: II. Escape-Cadence Free-Fall (3rd unRaveling)4:039Centripedalocity: III. Anadiplosis3:1910Enjamb, Infuse, Implode7:5911Dystemporal: I.8:3112Dystemporal: II.7:17The Wooden Prince / The Miraculous Mandarin Suite
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:12:57
1The Wooden Prince, op. 13: Introduction4:412The Wooden Prince, op. 13: First Dance: Dance of the Princess in the Forest2:203The Wooden Prince, op. 13: The Prince falls in love2:084The Wooden Prince, op. 13: Towards the castle of the Princess - Second Dance: Dance of the trees4:515The Wooden Prince, op. 13: The Prince continues on his way - Third Dance: Dance of the Waves4:006The Wooden Prince, op. 13: The Prince has an idea4:397The Wooden Prince, op. 13: The Princess is curious - Fourth Dance: Dance of the Princess with the Wooden Prince7:558The Wooden Prince, op. 13: The Prince despairs5:509The Wooden Prince, op. 13: The Prince is restored3:4510The Wooden Prince, op. 13: Return of the Princess - Fifth Dance3:0311The Wooden Prince, op. 13: Collapse of the Wooden Prince - Sixth Dance1:4012The Wooden Prince, op. 13: Seventh Dance - The despair of the Princess4:4913The Wooden Prince, op. 13: The Happy End4:2014The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19: Introduction - The three Tramps and the Girl2:4015The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19: First decoy game: the old rake3:4116The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19: Second decoy game: the young boy3:0917The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19: Third decoy game: The Mandarin appears2:2518The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19: The Girl begins to dance for the Mandarin4:1019The Miraculous Mandarin Suite, op. 19: The Mandarin chases the Girl2:51…miramondo multiplo… / Remnants of Songs… An Amphigony / Masaot / Clocks Without Hands
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:05:00
1…miramondo multiplo…: I. aria dell’angelo4:192…miramondo multiplo…: II. aria della memoria3:563…miramondo multiplo…: III. aria del sangue freddo3:354…miramondo multiplo…: IV. aria della pace3:525…miramondo multiplo…: V. aria del piacere3:146Remnants of Songs… An Amphigony: I. Wanderer (Praeludium)3:237Remnants of Songs… An Amphigony: II. Sadko3:388Remnants of Songs… An Amphigony: III. …im Meer versank…5:349Remnants of Songs… An Amphigony: IV. Sils Maria4:2010Remnants of Songs… An Amphigony: V.4:3711Masaot / Clocks Without Hands24:32Concerto for Orchestra / Music for Strings, Percussion & Celesta
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:08:54
1Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: I. Andante tranquillo7:512Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: II. Allegro7:333Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: III. Adagio7:324Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106, BB 114: IV. Allegro molto7:235Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: I. Introduzione. Andante non troppo – Allegro vivace9:526Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: II. Giuoco delle coppie. Allegro scherzando6:427Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: III. Elegia. Andante non troppo7:328Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: IV. Intermezzo interrotto. Allegretto4:249Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116, BB 123: V. Finale. Presto10:052022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 1:02:23
1Nine Tensions: I1:152Nine Tensions: II0:593Nine Tensions: III1:134Nine Tensions: IV0:555Nine Tensions: V2:126Nine Tensions: VI0:577Nine Tensions: VII1:278Nine Tensions: VIII0:599Nine Tensions: IX1:1010Seven Intensions: I0:2911Seven Intensions: II1:1012Seven Intensions: III0:4013Seven Intensions: IV1:0914Seven Intensions: V1:2415Seven Intensions: VI0:4016Seven Intensions: VII0:3517Tendencies: I0:5018Tendencies: II1:0719Tendencies: III1:0920Tendencies: IV1:1621Tendencies: V1:2422Tendencies: VI1:0523Tendencies: VII1:0724Tendencies: VIII1:0325Quanta12:4826Non‐vanishing vacuum state5:5527Desiring‐Machines17:25Karelia Suite / Rakastava / Lemminkäinen
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:18:26
1Karelia Suite, op. 11: I. Intermezzo. Moderato4:192Karelia Suite, op. 11: II. Ballade. Tempo di Menuetto8:103Karelia Suite, op. 11: III. Alla marcia. Moderato4:454Rakastava, op. 14: I. The Lover. Andante con moto3:545Rakastava, op. 14: II. The Path of His Beloved. Allegretto2:156Rakastava, op. 14: III. Good Evening!... Farewell! Andantino - Doppio più lento - Lento assai5:227Lemminkäinen, op. 22: I. Lemminkäinen and the Maidens of the Island. Allegro molto moderato - Allegro moderato17:438Lemminkäinen, op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela. Andante molto sostenuto9:499Lemminkäinen, op. 22: III. Lemminkäinen in Tuonela. Il tempo largamente - Molto lento - Largo assai15:3310Lemminkäinen, op. 22: IV. Lemminkäinen's Return. Allegro con fuoco - Quasi Presto - Presto6:36
Album · 3
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | BBC Music, Volume 18, Number 8: Te Deum / Symphonie funèbre et triomphaleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:20:331Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, op. 15: I. Marche funèbre16:53 2Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, op. 15: II. Oraison funèbre7:12 3Symphonie funèbre et triomphale, op. 15: III. Apotheose9:26 4Te Deum, op. 22: I. Te deum6:45 5Te Deum, op. 22: II. Tibi omnes10:26 6Te Deum, op. 22: III. Dignare, domine7:47 7Te Deum, op. 22: IV. Christe, rex gloriae4:42 8Te Deum, op. 22: V. Te ergo quaesumus7:24 9Te Deum, op. 22: VI. Judex crederis9:58 | Compilation,Live | 15 March 2010 | |
| 2020 | Piano ConcertosSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 9 tracks · 1:15:291The Piano Concerto (Gran Toccata): Molto ritmico10:53 2The Piano Concerto (Gran Toccata): Bar 2727:59 3The Piano Concerto (Gran Toccata): Upbeat to bar 44512:28 4Concerto for the Left Hand: Lento8:26 5Concerto for the Left Hand: Fig. 144:39 6Concerto for the Left Hand: Fig. 465:59 7Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major: I. Allegretto7:23 8Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major: II. Adagio religioso10:33 9Piano Concerto no. 3 in E major: III. Allegro vivace7:09 | Live | October 2020 | |
| 2021 | Bluebeard’s CastleSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 18 tracks · 2:01:02Disc 1 1Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Prologue: “Haj regő rejtem”2:02 2Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Opening Scene: “Megérkeztünk”13:42 3Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: First Door: “Jaj!” – “Mit látsz? Mit látsz?”4:18 4Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Second Door: “Mit látsz?” – “Száz kegyetlen szörnyű fegyver…”4:14 5Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Third Door: “Oh, be sok kincs!”2:24 6Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Fourth Door: “Oh! Virágok! Oh! Illatos kert!”4:45 7Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Fifth Door: “Ah!” – “Lásd ez az én birodalmam…”6:32 8Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Sixth Door: “Csendes fehér tavat látok”12:44 9Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Seventh Door: “Lásd a régi aszszonyokat”9:50 Disc 21Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Prologue: “Haj regő rejtem”2:02 2Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Opening Scene: “Megérkeztünk”13:42 3Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: First Door: “Jaj!” – “Mit látsz? Mit látsz?”4:18 4Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Second Door: “Mit látsz?” – “Száz kegyetlen szörnyű fegyver…”4:14 5Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Third Door: “Oh, be sok kincs!”2:24 6Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Fourth Door: “Oh! Virágok! Oh! Illatos kert!”4:45 7Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Fifth Door: “Ah!” – “Lásd ez az én birodalmam…”6:32 8Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Sixth Door: “Csendes fehér tavat látok”12:44 9Bluebeard’s Castle, op. 11, BB 62: Seventh Door: “Lásd a régi aszszonyokat”9:50 | Live | 19 March 2021 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Susanna Mälkki head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 24 | 85.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 21 | 87.5th |
| Studio albums | 18 | 95.8th |
| Awards recorded | 6 | 97.7th |
| Timeline events | 24 | 95.3th |
| Recording span (years) | 18 | 41.7th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Finnish National Prize | won | |
| 2011 | Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland | won | |
| 2015 | Knight of the Legion of Honour | won | |
| 2024 | Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland | won | |
| — | Madetoja Prize | won | |
| — | Officer of Arts and Letters | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Göteborgs Symfoniker(band) | 1995 | 1998 | cello |
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Why this artist is in the database
- List of Finnish musicians — rank #41
Susanna Mälkki | 1969 | | Conductor, cellist | Classical
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Wikidata: Q2390288 · MusicBrainz: e4ea3d44-93dc-498f-86d9-624fd7d0143a
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