About
Klaus Mäkelä (born January 17, 1996) is a Finnish conductor and cellist who rose to international prominence in the late 2010s. He has been chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic since 2020 and music director of the Orchestre de Paris since 2021, and is appointed chief conductor of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (from 2027) and music director-designate of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. An exclusive Decca Classics artist, he has released acclaimed recordings including cycles of Sibelius and Stravinsky.
