Santtu-Matias Rouvali

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Santtu-Matias Rouvali (born 5 November 1985) is a Finnish conductor and percussionist. He is chief conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, and principal conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra.

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Biography

Rouvali was born in Lahti into a family of musicians. Rouvali's parents played in the Lahti Symphony Orchestra. He is the oldest of the three sons in his family. One of his younger brothers died in a car accident at age 23. [1]

Rouvali learned percussion as a youngster, and continued his studies at the Sibelius Academy. Rouvali competed in the Eurovision Young Soloists Finnish qualifier in 2004 as a percussionist. As a percussionist, he performed with such orchestras as the Mikkeli City Orchestra, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. At age 22, he focused more on studies in conducting at the Sibelius Academy, where his teachers included Jorma Panula, Leif Segerstam and Hannu Lintu.

In September 2009, Rouvali guest-conducted the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra as an emergency substitute conductor. He first guest-conducted the Tapiola Sinfonietta in November 2010. Later in the same month, the Tapiola Sinfonietta named Rouvali an artist-in-association with the orchestra, effective September 2011, with an agreement of 3 years. [2]

Rouvali first guest-conducted the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in January 2010. He subsequently returned as a guest conductor in December 2011. In September 2012, the orchestra announced the appointment of Rouvali as its chief conductor, effective with the 2013–2014 season, with an initial contract of 3 years. [3] His Tampere contract was later extended to 2020. [4] Rouvali concluded his chief conductorship in Tampere at the close of the 2022–2023 season. [5]

Outside of Finland, Rouvali first guest-conducted the Copenhagen Philharmonic in November 2011. He subsequently became principal guest conductor of the Copenhagen Philharmonic with the 2013–2014 season. In August 2014, Rouvali made his first guest-conducting appearance with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra (GSO). In May 2016, the GSO announced the appointment of Rouvali as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2017–2018 season, with an initial contract of 4 years. [6] [7] In May 2019, the GSO announced the extension of Rouvali's contract through 2025. [8] In December 2023, the GSO announced that Rouvali is to stand down as its chief conductor at the close of the 2024–2025 season. [9]

Rouvali first guest-conducted the Philharmonia Orchestra in January 2013. In March 2017, the Philharmonia announced the appointment of Rouvali as one of its two new principal guest conductors, effective with the 2017–2018 season. [10] In May 2019, the Philharmonia announced the appointment of Rouvali as its next principal conductor, effective with the 2021–2022 season, with an initial contract of 5 years. [11] In September 2020, the Philharmonia released its first recording with Rouvali as conductor, a recording of Swan Lake made in 2019. [12]

Rouvali has made commercial recordings with the Oulu Philharmonic Orchestra for Ondine, and with the Tampere Philharmonic for Orfeo. [13] He has conducted music of Sibelius with the Gothenburg Symphony for Alpha Classics. [14] [15]

Rouvali and his family live in Lepsämä in the municipality of Nurmijärvi. [16] [17] [18]

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  3. ↑ "Santtu-Matias Rouvali Tampere Filharmonian ylikapellimestariksi 2013" (Press release). City of Tampere. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Santtu-Matias Rouvalille toinenkin ylikapellimestaripesti" (Press release). Tampere Philharmonic. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  5. ↑ Anu Leena Hankaniemi (5 April 2022). "Suosittu kapellimestari Santtu-Matias Rouvali jättää Tampere Filharmonian, maailmalla huippuorkestereissa kiitävän miehen viikot eivät enää riitä". YLE (Finnish Radio). Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  6. ↑ "Gothenburg Symphony appoints Santtu-Matias Rouvali as Chief Conductor" (Press release). Harrison Parrott. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "31-årig dirigent ska leda symfonikerna i Goteborg". Sverige-Radio. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rouvali förlänger sitt kontrakt" (Press release). Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Barbara Hannigan förlänger samarbetet med Göteborgs Symfoniker till 2028" (Press release). Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. 22 December 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  10. ↑ "The Philharmonia announces two Principal Guest Conductors: Jakub Hrůša and Santtu-Matias Rouvali" (Press release). Philharmonia Orchestra. 30 March 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "The Philharmonia Announces Santtu-Matias Rouvali As Its Next Principal Conductor" (Press release). Philharmonia Orchestra. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
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  18. ↑ Joshua Barone (29 July 2022). "A Conductor Who Knows His Way Around a Score, and a Farm". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
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