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The Rotterdam Philharmonic has announced the appointment of up-and-coming Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski as its principal guest conductor from the start of the 2023-24 concert season.<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old Finn made his debut with<\/span>\u00a0the orchestra in May, conducting works by Rachmaninov and Sibelius in place of Valery Gergiev. <\/span>The latter was a former Rotterdam chief conductor, but had fallen out of favour<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, after refusing to distance himself from Putin\u2019s policies.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> \u2018Nothing short of a miracle (\u2026) staggering, breathtaking, tear-jerking beauty,\u2019 was the verdict of Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad <\/em>after the concert.<\/p>\n Peltokoski\u2019s next date with the Rotterdam Phil is on 17 September, when he will conduct the orchestra\u2019s Late Summer Spirit event. The special guest for that concert is Rotterdam\u2019s chief conductor Lahav Shani, who will perform as the piano soloist in Gershwin\u2019s Rhapsody in Blue<\/em>.<\/p>\n The young Finn is currently music director of the Latvian National Orchestra. He will hold the Rotterdam Philharmonic role for four years. At 22, he has already appeared at several festivals \u2013 and, last August, he completed his first Wagner Ring<\/em> cycle at the Eurajoki Bel Canto Festival.<\/p>\n Peltokoski\u2019s Finnish music credentials are strong: he studied with Sakari Oramo at the Sibelius Academy, and has also been taught by Hannu Lintu, Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Esa-Pekka Salonen.<\/p>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> George Wiegel, general director of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, says: \u2018Tarmo Peltokoski is an upcoming talent who already has much in store at his young age. Together with Lahav Shani he is a great match for our highly passionate orchestra.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018Rotterdam is a place where young conducting talent has often risen to great heights,\u2019 adds Floris Don, the orchestra\u2019s artistic manager. \u2018We are looking forward to seeing how Tarmo will develop with us.\u2019<\/p>\n Picture: Peter Rigaud<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p><\/div> <\/section> \u00a0<\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Steve Wright Published: Wednesday, 14 September 2022 at 12:00 am The Rotterdam Philharmonic has announced the appointment of up-and-coming Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski as its principal guest conductor from the start of the 2023-24 concert season. 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