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Conductor Dalia Stasevska Using Her Profile to Help Ukraine
Acclaimed Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska opened this year’s prestigious First Night of the Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall... She tells Helen she considered giving up her career in music for a while to concentrate on volunteering full-time but has decided to use her platform to keep people informed of the ongoing atrocities and to ensure the world doesn’t tire of the plight of Ukrainian people.
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Conductor Dalia Stasevska Using Her Profile to Help Ukraine
Acclaimed Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska opened this year’s prestigious First Night of the Proms at London’s Royal Albert Hall... She tells Helen she considered giving up her career in music for a while to concentrate on volunteering full-time but has decided to use her platform to keep people informed of the ongoing atrocities and to ensure the world doesn’t tire of the plight of Ukrainian people.
The Spectator
Why is this genius playing to a half-empty Royal Albert Hall? Benjamin Grosvenor Prom reviewed
Plus: splendour from Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Stasevska’s slashing baton the brass fanfares achieved a machine-gun precision that was gleefully matched by the strings... It can’t be long before she climbs the ladder.
The Spectator
Why is this genius playing to a half-empty Royal Albert Hall? Benjamin Grosvenor Prom reviewed
Plus: splendour from Dalia Stasevska and the BBC Symphony Orchestra
Stasevska’s slashing baton the brass fanfares achieved a machine-gun precision that was gleefully matched by the strings... It can’t be long before she climbs the ladder.
The Guardian
Prom 1: BBCSO/Stasevska review – energy, ovations and defiance open season
★★★★☆ A programme ranging from Sibelius, Grieg and Britten to a world premiere by Ukrainian Bohdana Frolyak opened the Proms with conductor Dalia Stasevska engaged and outgoing.
Conductor Dalia Stasevska had a lot to do with it too. The evening’s engaged and outgoing programming reflected her press-on musical personality - she is not a conductor who lingers over the score, but given her own Ukrainian origins and her Finnish citizenship, her defiance in the choice of works and the performances was hard to miss, and the impact unerring.
The Guardian
Prom 1: BBCSO/Stasevska review – energy, ovations and defiance open season
★★★★☆ A programme ranging from Sibelius, Grieg and Britten to a world premiere by Ukrainian Bohdana Frolyak opened the Proms with conductor Dalia Stasevska engaged and outgoing.
Conductor Dalia Stasevska had a lot to do with it too. The evening’s engaged and outgoing programming reflected her press-on musical personality - she is not a conductor who lingers over the score, but given her own Ukrainian origins and her Finnish citizenship, her defiance in the choice of works and the performances was hard to miss, and the impact unerring.
The Times
First Night of the Proms review –– Oil protesters fail to quench a musical fire
★★★★☆
Stasevska’s flamboyant interpretation of Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: two masterpieces that have no agenda except a celebration of music itself.
The Times
First Night of the Proms review –– Oil protesters fail to quench a musical fire
★★★★☆
Stasevska’s flamboyant interpretation of Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra: two masterpieces that have no agenda except a celebration of music itself.
The Arts Desk
First Night of the Proms, BBCSO, Stasevska review - fire and elan mark an evening celebrating freedom
★★★★☆ A blazing launch to the biggest music festival in the world
Stasevska – who over the last year has driven lorries from Finland to Ukraine with supplies for the war-torn nation – was in every sense the concert’s star, amplifying the sense of bravery and defiance that made it a memorable first night.
The Arts Desk
First Night of the Proms, BBCSO, Stasevska review - fire and elan mark an evening celebrating freedom
★★★★☆ A blazing launch to the biggest music festival in the world
Stasevska – who over the last year has driven lorries from Finland to Ukraine with supplies for the war-torn nation – was in every sense the concert’s star, amplifying the sense of bravery and defiance that made it a memorable first night.
inews
First Night of the Proms, review: Just Stop Oil didn’t dent the atmosphere – we all came out rejuvenated
★★★★★ This concert was heart-warming for its engagement with today’s burning issues, while simultaneously celebrating the timeless joy of music-making
Dalia Stasevska, the BBCSO’s principal guest conductor, is a treasure. Born in Kyiv, raised in Finland, at present heavily pregnant and, in her spare time, busy driving lorries of aid to Ukraine, she has oodles of energy and charisma; her down-to-earth warmth and her delight in the music seems to bring out the best in everybody, the audience included.
inews
First Night of the Proms, review: Just Stop Oil didn’t dent the atmosphere – we all came out rejuvenated
★★★★★ This concert was heart-warming for its engagement with today’s burning issues, while simultaneously celebrating the timeless joy of music-making
Dalia Stasevska, the BBCSO’s principal guest conductor, is a treasure. Born in Kyiv, raised in Finland, at present heavily pregnant and, in her spare time, busy driving lorries of aid to Ukraine, she has oodles of energy and charisma; her down-to-earth warmth and her delight in the music seems to bring out the best in everybody, the audience included.
The Telegraph
First Night of the Proms 2023, Royal Albert Hall, review: Joyous with nuances of freedom
★★★★☆ Opening night evokes pure joy whilst acknowledging turbulent times and the fight for freedom
... she had more reason to feel the music’s message than anyone else in that hall, and she led a blazing performance of the choral version of the piece [Finlandia].
The Telegraph
First Night of the Proms 2023, Royal Albert Hall, review: Joyous with nuances of freedom
★★★★☆ Opening night evokes pure joy whilst acknowledging turbulent times and the fight for freedom
... she had more reason to feel the music’s message than anyone else in that hall, and she led a blazing performance of the choral version of the piece [Finlandia].
The Times UK
Dalia Stasevska: From the war zone in Ukraine to the First Night of the Proms 2023
When the acclaimed Ukrainian-Finnish conductor is not leading top orchestras she’s driving aid lorries to Lviv, she tells Neil Fisher
"There is a core of steel about Stasevska… and it doesn’t sound as if defeat is on the table."
The Times UK
Dalia Stasevska: From the war zone in Ukraine to the First Night of the Proms 2023
When the acclaimed Ukrainian-Finnish conductor is not leading top orchestras she’s driving aid lorries to Lviv, she tells Neil Fisher
"There is a core of steel about Stasevska… and it doesn’t sound as if defeat is on the table."
Financial Times
Five stars for a magical Midsummer Night’s Dream at Glyndebourne — review
Dalia Stasevska conducts Britten’s filigree score with bold colours and tougher accents than many, giving this revival its own self-confident air. Surely against all the odds, the magic lives on.
Financial Times
Five stars for a magical Midsummer Night’s Dream at Glyndebourne — review
Dalia Stasevska conducts Britten’s filigree score with bold colours and tougher accents than many, giving this revival its own self-confident air. Surely against all the odds, the magic lives on.
The Art Music Lounge
Mustonen Plays Rautavaara & Martinů
Stasevska is exactly the right conductor for this music... Stasevska’s extraordinary ability to get under the skin of the scores she leads make it sound anything but conventional. Her sharp rhythmic accents and ability to bring out the inner orchestral voices clearly (another trait she shares with Segerstam) give the music an edginess...
The Art Music Lounge
Mustonen Plays Rautavaara & Martinů
Stasevska is exactly the right conductor for this music... Stasevska’s extraordinary ability to get under the skin of the scores she leads make it sound anything but conventional. Her sharp rhythmic accents and ability to bring out the inner orchestral voices clearly (another trait she shares with Segerstam) give the music an edginess...
The Guardian
Hallé orchestra/Stasevska review – Beethoven’s wit and Sibelius’s passion
A programme of Sibelius, Andrea Tarrodi and Beethoven – with soloists Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Benjamin Grosvenor and Hyeyoon Park – saw the Hallé on magnificent form, conducted with flair and grace
Segueing into the Sibelius without a pause was a daring juxtaposition, moving from an exotic paradise into the stark simplicity of a line rising from a Finnish horizon. Stasevska achieved it all with flair.
The Guardian
Hallé orchestra/Stasevska review – Beethoven’s wit and Sibelius’s passion
A programme of Sibelius, Andrea Tarrodi and Beethoven – with soloists Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Benjamin Grosvenor and Hyeyoon Park – saw the Hallé on magnificent form, conducted with flair and grace
Segueing into the Sibelius without a pause was a daring juxtaposition, moving from an exotic paradise into the stark simplicity of a line rising from a Finnish horizon. Stasevska achieved it all with flair.
San Francisco Classical Voice
Sibelius Strikes Home With SF Symphony and Dalia Stasevska
Stasevska extended the movement’s pauses between subjects into pools of contemplation of what had just been and what was to come.
San Francisco Classical Voice
Sibelius Strikes Home With SF Symphony and Dalia Stasevska
Stasevska extended the movement’s pauses between subjects into pools of contemplation of what had just been and what was to come.
The Berkeley Daily Planet
Joshua Bell Excels in the Sibelius Violin Concerto with SF Symphony
Dalia Stasevska made a forceful impression... A highly physical conductor, the results were undeniably strong.
The Berkeley Daily Planet
Joshua Bell Excels in the Sibelius Violin Concerto with SF Symphony
Dalia Stasevska made a forceful impression... A highly physical conductor, the results were undeniably strong.
KQED: NPR Morning Edition
San Francisco Symphony Stages Premiere Performance of ‘Nautilus’
KQED’s Ariana Proehl talks with conductor Dalia Stasevska.
KQED: NPR Morning Edition
San Francisco Symphony Stages Premiere Performance of ‘Nautilus’
KQED’s Ariana Proehl talks with conductor Dalia Stasevska.
SF Chronicle: Datebook
Review: S.F. Symphony sounds smoothly powerful in Sibelius
In her first San Francisco appearance, Stasevska left a formidable impression as a performer of eloquence and insight.
SF Chronicle: Datebook
Review: S.F. Symphony sounds smoothly powerful in Sibelius
In her first San Francisco appearance, Stasevska left a formidable impression as a performer of eloquence and insight.
San Francisco Classical Voice
Conductor Dalia Stasevska: Heart of a Lion
Dalia Stasevska is not your mother’s conductor. Indeed, as chief conductor of Finland’s Lahti Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra — in 2019, she became the youngest person, and first woman, to be awarded that title...
San Francisco Classical Voice
Conductor Dalia Stasevska: Heart of a Lion
Dalia Stasevska is not your mother’s conductor. Indeed, as chief conductor of Finland’s Lahti Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra — in 2019, she became the youngest person, and first woman, to be awarded that title...
Violinist
Review: Violinist Randall Goosby Performs with the LA Phil
The orchestra, under conductor Dalia Stasevska, sounded jubilant during its long interludes, accelerating forcefully into the cadenza, releasing Goosby to play in his own time.
Violinist
Review: Violinist Randall Goosby Performs with the LA Phil
The orchestra, under conductor Dalia Stasevska, sounded jubilant during its long interludes, accelerating forcefully into the cadenza, releasing Goosby to play in his own time.
ConcertoNet
A Refreshing Afternoon
Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska… mastery of the music is apparent with an interpretive vision that she is able to portray to the audience… Stasevska’s tempos were spirited… and dazzled… with a particularly noteworthy second movement, played with sweet lyricism.
ConcertoNet
A Refreshing Afternoon
Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska… mastery of the music is apparent with an interpretive vision that she is able to portray to the audience… Stasevska’s tempos were spirited… and dazzled… with a particularly noteworthy second movement, played with sweet lyricism.
Stage and Cinema
Stasevska, Stasevska, Stasevska
Music Review: TCHAIKOVSKY AND SIBELIUS (LA Phil; Conductor Dalia Stasevska, Violinist Randall Goosby)
Regal, commanding, emotional, exuberant, turbulent, coaxing, and generous, she led an LA Phil premiere of Andrea Tarrodi’s Liguria, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Randall Goosby, and Sibelius’s Second Symphony, pulling sounds from our estimable orchestra rarely heard with a guest conductor.
Stage and Cinema
Stasevska, Stasevska, Stasevska
Music Review: TCHAIKOVSKY AND SIBELIUS (LA Phil; Conductor Dalia Stasevska, Violinist Randall Goosby)
Regal, commanding, emotional, exuberant, turbulent, coaxing, and generous, she led an LA Phil premiere of Andrea Tarrodi’s Liguria, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto with Randall Goosby, and Sibelius’s Second Symphony, pulling sounds from our estimable orchestra rarely heard with a guest conductor.
Stage and Cinema
Stasevska, Stasevska, Stasevska
Music Review: TCHAIKOVSKY AND SIBELIUS (LA Phil; Conductor Dalia Stasevska, Violinist Randall Goosby)
…if I had my druthers, I’d like to see her — get ready for this — fill the shoes of Gustavo Dudamel when he leaves in three years to lead the NY Phil…
Stage and Cinema
Stasevska, Stasevska, Stasevska
Music Review: TCHAIKOVSKY AND SIBELIUS (LA Phil; Conductor Dalia Stasevska, Violinist Randall Goosby)
…if I had my druthers, I’d like to see her — get ready for this — fill the shoes of Gustavo Dudamel when he leaves in three years to lead the NY Phil…
Bachtrack
Dalia Stasevska honors Scandinavia in Philadelphia Orchestra debut
The conductor elegantly shaped the first movement with familiar tranquility, though she inserted details that stood out within the fabric of the piece…The Allegro molto finale was as hard charging as I’ve ever heard it, though not at the expense of precise dynamic control. Tension ratcheted up to the stirring release of the final crashing chords…after the final burst concluded, you felt as if you’d witnessed a lightning storm.
Bachtrack
Dalia Stasevska honors Scandinavia in Philadelphia Orchestra debut
The conductor elegantly shaped the first movement with familiar tranquility, though she inserted details that stood out within the fabric of the piece…The Allegro molto finale was as hard charging as I’ve ever heard it, though not at the expense of precise dynamic control. Tension ratcheted up to the stirring release of the final crashing chords…after the final burst concluded, you felt as if you’d witnessed a lightning storm.
NBC 10 PHILADELPHIA
Conductor Brings Music to Stages While Bringing Awareness to the Toll of War in Ukraine
Dalia Stasevska brings an orchestra to life with a message of the toll that Russia’s war is having on the people of Ukraine. NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal shares her message.
NBC 10 PHILADELPHIA
Conductor Brings Music to Stages While Bringing Awareness to the Toll of War in Ukraine
Dalia Stasevska brings an orchestra to life with a message of the toll that Russia’s war is having on the people of Ukraine. NBC10’s Randy Gyllenhaal shares her message.
WETA
Dalia Stasevska: A Dynamo on and off the Podium
I began by asking her how she “psychs” herself, achieves the level of confidence needed to lead the talented musicians of famous orchestras throughout the world.
I have no special tricks for preparing myself. I just come as I am, share the passion for music and hope it resonates with the musicians and audiences alike.
WETA
Dalia Stasevska: A Dynamo on and off the Podium
I began by asking her how she “psychs” herself, achieves the level of confidence needed to lead the talented musicians of famous orchestras throughout the world.
I have no special tricks for preparing myself. I just come as I am, share the passion for music and hope it resonates with the musicians and audiences alike.
CBS Minessota
1-on-1 with Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska
Derek James talks with Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska, who made her debut with the Minnesota Orchestra on Feb. 24th. The Ukrainian-born musician has been working to provide help and hope to those suffering amid the war overseas.
CBS Minessota
1-on-1 with Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska
Derek James talks with Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska, who made her debut with the Minnesota Orchestra on Feb. 24th. The Ukrainian-born musician has been working to provide help and hope to those suffering amid the war overseas.
New Criterion
New York chronicle
From Stasevska and the Philharmonic, the first movement of this symphony was very effective. It had a Classical skeleton, with little room for the blowsy... it was good to hear the Symphony No. 2—like meeting an old, loved friend.
New Criterion
New York chronicle
From Stasevska and the Philharmonic, the first movement of this symphony was very effective. It had a Classical skeleton, with little room for the blowsy... it was good to hear the Symphony No. 2—like meeting an old, loved friend.
BlogCritics
Concert Review: New York Philharmonic, Lisa Batiashvili
Right from the rumbling, ominous start, an animated Stasevska brought out the orchestra's manifold of colors... Altogether, I can’t recall hearing a more intelligent and fresh reading of Sibelius’ distinctive sense of time and unique musical language.
BlogCritics
Concert Review: New York Philharmonic, Lisa Batiashvili
Right from the rumbling, ominous start, an animated Stasevska brought out the orchestra's manifold of colors... Altogether, I can’t recall hearing a more intelligent and fresh reading of Sibelius’ distinctive sense of time and unique musical language.
The New York Times
Review: At the Philharmonic, a Conductor Argues With Passion
It was the kind of performance that, without trying to, had audience members roaring with applause after the first movement, then, at the end, immediately rising for a standing ovation — one of the most passionate I’ve heard at Geffen Hall this season.
The New York Times
Review: At the Philharmonic, a Conductor Argues With Passion
It was the kind of performance that, without trying to, had audience members roaring with applause after the first movement, then, at the end, immediately rising for a standing ovation — one of the most passionate I’ve heard at Geffen Hall this season.
The New York Times
A Conductor on a Mission to Help Ukraine
Dalia Stasevska, who leads the New York Philharmonic this week, has raised money for and delivered supplies to Ukraine, where she was born.
I can’t save Ukraine by playing music, but I can use my mouth and speak out, and I can act,” she said. “We can’t just hide behind our virtues. There comes a time for action.
The New York Times
A Conductor on a Mission to Help Ukraine
Dalia Stasevska, who leads the New York Philharmonic this week, has raised money for and delivered supplies to Ukraine, where she was born.
I can’t save Ukraine by playing music, but I can use my mouth and speak out, and I can act,” she said. “We can’t just hide behind our virtues. There comes a time for action.
WDCB
A Conversation With Renowned Conductor Dalia Stasevska
WDCB’s Gary Zidek sits down with conductor Dalia Stasevska during her recent visit to Chicago.
WDCB
A Conversation With Renowned Conductor Dalia Stasevska
WDCB’s Gary Zidek sits down with conductor Dalia Stasevska during her recent visit to Chicago.
WNYC
Conductor Dalia Stasevska Joins the New York Philharmonic
Finnish-Ukrainian conductor Dalia Stasevska has become one of the fastest rising stars in the classical world, and she'll be leading the New York Philharmonic in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto as well as the world-premiere performance of Wang Lu's new composition "Surge." Stasevska joins us to discuss the performances, her career, and her activism surrounding the war in Ukraine. The Philharmonic will be playing from January 20-22
WNYC
Conductor Dalia Stasevska Joins the New York Philharmonic
Finnish-Ukrainian conductor Dalia Stasevska has become one of the fastest rising stars in the classical world, and she'll be leading the New York Philharmonic in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto as well as the world-premiere performance of Wang Lu's new composition "Surge." Stasevska joins us to discuss the performances, her career, and her activism surrounding the war in Ukraine. The Philharmonic will be playing from January 20-22
Splash Magazine
Dalia Stasevska Makes Her CSO Debut
...there were two amazing women in charge of the orchestra, and again this work did its magic. With conductor Dalia Stasevska (in her debut with the CSO) and violinist Hillary Hahn (the reigning queen of the violin) each note was beautiful... it was thrilling to see these two women in action and powerful to watch bow and baton in choreography with one another.
Splash Magazine
Dalia Stasevska Makes Her CSO Debut
...there were two amazing women in charge of the orchestra, and again this work did its magic. With conductor Dalia Stasevska (in her debut with the CSO) and violinist Hillary Hahn (the reigning queen of the violin) each note was beautiful... it was thrilling to see these two women in action and powerful to watch bow and baton in choreography with one another.
PBS: WTTW
Renowned Conductor Dalia Stasevska to Lead CSO in Three Performances
Dalia Stasevska has loved music since she was a child. It wasn’t until her introduction to classical music by a teacher when she was 12 years old that she realized she’d discovered a lifelong passion.
PBS: WTTW
Renowned Conductor Dalia Stasevska to Lead CSO in Three Performances
Dalia Stasevska has loved music since she was a child. It wasn’t until her introduction to classical music by a teacher when she was 12 years old that she realized she’d discovered a lifelong passion.
CBS News
Conductor making debut for Chicago Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to helping war-torn Ukraine
Conducting orchestras is Dalia Stasevska's passion, but she frequently moves from the podium to the front lines of war in Ukraine – helping the war-torn country where she was born.
CBS News
Conductor making debut for Chicago Symphony Orchestra is dedicated to helping war-torn Ukraine
Conducting orchestras is Dalia Stasevska's passion, but she frequently moves from the podium to the front lines of war in Ukraine – helping the war-torn country where she was born.
YLE
Top conductor Dalia Stasevska almost left her job when Russia attacked Ukraine: "That's how my own front started"
Sinfonia Lahti's Ukrainian-born chief conductor Dalia Stasevska speaks for Ukraine around the world. He demands more aid to the country, where the war has continued for more than nine months.
YLE
Top conductor Dalia Stasevska almost left her job when Russia attacked Ukraine: "That's how my own front started"
Sinfonia Lahti's Ukrainian-born chief conductor Dalia Stasevska speaks for Ukraine around the world. He demands more aid to the country, where the war has continued for more than nine months.
The New Classical FM
Dalia Joins Sunday at the TSO
Dalia Stasevska, conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra presentation of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto & Pathétique, joined guest host Paul Thomas on Sunday Night at The TSO to discuss the upcoming show, coming to Roy Thomson Hall on Wednesday November 23rd. Tune into the full podcast HERE!
The New Classical FM
Dalia Joins Sunday at the TSO
Dalia Stasevska, conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra presentation of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto & Pathétique, joined guest host Paul Thomas on Sunday Night at The TSO to discuss the upcoming show, coming to Roy Thomson Hall on Wednesday November 23rd. Tune into the full podcast HERE!
Cincinnati Business Courier
REVIEW: Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska impresses in Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra debut
"A rising star... with her inventive and well-conducted program, it’s no surprise that she is turning heads around the world."
Cincinnati Business Courier
REVIEW: Finnish conductor Dalia Stasevska impresses in Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra debut
"A rising star... with her inventive and well-conducted program, it’s no surprise that she is turning heads around the world."
The Daily Telegraph
Elgar and Sibelius arrive late but bring the BBC’s party to life
Following its autumn break after the Proms, the BBC Symphony Orchestra has come roaring back into action.
The Daily Telegraph
Elgar and Sibelius arrive late but bring the BBC’s party to life
Following its autumn break after the Proms, the BBC Symphony Orchestra has come roaring back into action.
The Guardian
BBCSO/Stasevska review – Auntie’s delayed premiere and an electrifying Sibelius First
The BBC’s 100th birthday gift from its Symphony Orchestra was Iain Farrington’s jaunty tribute, plus a scientific curiosity, a noble Elgar and an edge-of-your seat Sibelius finale
The Guardian
BBCSO/Stasevska review – Auntie’s delayed premiere and an electrifying Sibelius First
The BBC’s 100th birthday gift from its Symphony Orchestra was Iain Farrington’s jaunty tribute, plus a scientific curiosity, a noble Elgar and an edge-of-your seat Sibelius finale
Bachtrack
Eloquent Elgar and searing Sibelius from Stasevska, Gabetta and the BBCSO
If there is one thing that Stasevska is particularly good at, it is the ability to release huge reservoirs of energy in an elemental work like Sibelius’ Symphony no. 1 in E minor.
Bachtrack
Eloquent Elgar and searing Sibelius from Stasevska, Gabetta and the BBCSO
If there is one thing that Stasevska is particularly good at, it is the ability to release huge reservoirs of energy in an elemental work like Sibelius’ Symphony no. 1 in E minor.
The Times UK
The reign of terror is over. Bring on the new wave of nice conductors
Bernstein could crush presidents and professors, but the heyday of the ‘conductor as dictator’ is long gone...
The Times UK
The reign of terror is over. Bring on the new wave of nice conductors
Bernstein could crush presidents and professors, but the heyday of the ‘conductor as dictator’ is long gone...
Los Angeles Times
Review: Dalia Stasevska’s Hollywood Bowl debut reveals what all the fuss is about
As principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stasevska has already passed a trial by fire: She conducted the orchestra in the Last Night at the Proms in September 2020. A difficult enough assignment at any time, this raucous populist London tradition always ends with “Rule, Britannia!” and “Land of Hope and Glory” sung by a large chorus and 5,000 spectators.
Los Angeles Times
Review: Dalia Stasevska’s Hollywood Bowl debut reveals what all the fuss is about
As principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Stasevska has already passed a trial by fire: She conducted the orchestra in the Last Night at the Proms in September 2020. A difficult enough assignment at any time, this raucous populist London tradition always ends with “Rule, Britannia!” and “Land of Hope and Glory” sung by a large chorus and 5,000 spectators.
Jackson Hole News & Guide
Finnish conductor established 'French connection'
Jackson Hole News & Guide
Finnish conductor established 'French connection'
The Arts Desk
She was thrilling to watch and ignited the orchestra with sheer force of personality, making for a very exciting performance.
The Arts Desk
She was thrilling to watch and ignited the orchestra with sheer force of personality, making for a very exciting performance.
Bachtrack
This is a conductor who can elicit the finest nuances with her precise directing, the softest moments often preceding great sweeps of her arms as she gathers in all the musicians while equally precisely bringing out one or another group.
Bachtrack
This is a conductor who can elicit the finest nuances with her precise directing, the softest moments often preceding great sweeps of her arms as she gathers in all the musicians while equally precisely bringing out one or another group.
NY Times
Review: An Audition Season Begins at the Philharmonic
NY Times
Review: An Audition Season Begins at the Philharmonic
The New York Times
Review: At the Philharmonic, Contemporary Is King for a Week
"Their works landed with persuasive panache [...] aided by powerful but never overly brash conducting by Dalia Stasevska."
The New York Times
Review: At the Philharmonic, Contemporary Is King for a Week
"Their works landed with persuasive panache [...] aided by powerful but never overly brash conducting by Dalia Stasevska."
Musical America
Stasevska is an important talent. Throughout the program, her time-keeping was rock solid, her cues impeccable, her musical understanding and commitment to these pieces unwavering.
Musical America
Stasevska is an important talent. Throughout the program, her time-keeping was rock solid, her cues impeccable, her musical understanding and commitment to these pieces unwavering.
The New York Times
Review: At the Philharmonic, Contemporary Is King for a Week
Their works landed with persuasive panache on Wednesday, aided by powerful but never overly brash conducting by Dalia Stasevska, also making her Philharmonic debut.
The New York Times
Review: At the Philharmonic, Contemporary Is King for a Week
Their works landed with persuasive panache on Wednesday, aided by powerful but never overly brash conducting by Dalia Stasevska, also making her Philharmonic debut.
New York Classical Review
Stasevska led what might have been the finest performance this piece has ever had.
New York Classical Review
Stasevska led what might have been the finest performance this piece has ever had.
The Telegraph
The best was saved until last. Dalia Stasevska, the young Finnish conductor on the podium, had until this point been content to guide things with skilful modesty. Now suddenly she came alive, shaping a performance of Sibelius’s Second Symphony that had me absolutely on the edge of my seat. The sheer urgency of the music, the way it has to struggle against its own tendency to disintegration and find a path to heroic affirmation has rarely seemed so thrilling.
The Telegraph
The best was saved until last. Dalia Stasevska, the young Finnish conductor on the podium, had until this point been content to guide things with skilful modesty. Now suddenly she came alive, shaping a performance of Sibelius’s Second Symphony that had me absolutely on the edge of my seat. The sheer urgency of the music, the way it has to struggle against its own tendency to disintegration and find a path to heroic affirmation has rarely seemed so thrilling.
The Guardian
Stasevska’s pacing was masterly – a coiled spring of a performance to push the current uncertainties of the music world from our minds.
The Guardian
Stasevska’s pacing was masterly – a coiled spring of a performance to push the current uncertainties of the music world from our minds.
Classical Music
Dalia Stasevksa on conducting the First and Last Nights of the Proms
And to round off her relaxing summer, she will then return to Finland to conduct her first concert as the newly appointed chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
Classical Music
Dalia Stasevksa on conducting the First and Last Nights of the Proms
And to round off her relaxing summer, she will then return to Finland to conduct her first concert as the newly appointed chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra.
Classical-Music
Conductor Dalia Stasevska: Music That Changed Me
Since July 2019, Dalia has been principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and has been named as chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Classical-Music
Conductor Dalia Stasevska: Music That Changed Me
Since July 2019, Dalia has been principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and has been named as chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra
Classical Source
By the end, laurels won, the packed audience hungry for more, she had the orchestra right behind her, flying triumphant. This was an auspicious Proms debut, expectant and adrenalin-charged.
Classical Source
By the end, laurels won, the packed audience hungry for more, she had the orchestra right behind her, flying triumphant. This was an auspicious Proms debut, expectant and adrenalin-charged.
The Telegraph UK
She has the real conductor’s gift of establishing pin-drop silence and total concentration in a hall filled with 5,000 people, and there’s a guilelessness and total sincerity in her conducting which is very winning.
The Telegraph UK
She has the real conductor’s gift of establishing pin-drop silence and total concentration in a hall filled with 5,000 people, and there’s a guilelessness and total sincerity in her conducting which is very winning.
The Guardian
Dalia Stasevska joins BBC Symphony Orchestra as principal guest conductor
Dalia is the youngest person – and the first woman – to be given a titled conducting position at the London-based orchestra.
The Guardian
Dalia Stasevska joins BBC Symphony Orchestra as principal guest conductor
Dalia is the youngest person – and the first woman – to be given a titled conducting position at the London-based orchestra.
Arts Desk
She’s a real find, making her UK debut with an orchestra clearly having a ball.
Arts Desk
She’s a real find, making her UK debut with an orchestra clearly having a ball.