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NBC 10 PHILADELPHIA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WDCB’s Gary Zidek sits down with conductor Dalia Stasevska during her recent visit to Chicago.

WNYC

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

...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

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

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

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 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

"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

Following its autumn break after the Proms, the BBC Symphony Orchestra has come roaring back into action.

The Guardian

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

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

Bernstein could crush presidents and professors, but the heyday of the ‘conductor as dictator’ is long gone...

Los Angeles Times

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

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.

NY Times

The New York Times

"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.

The New York Times

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.

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

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

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.

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 is the youngest person – and the first woman – to be given a titled conducting position at the London-based orchestra.