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Dalia Stasevska

Dalia Stasevska (born 30 December 1984) is a Finnish conductor. She is currently principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti).

Dalia Stasevska
Born (1984-12-30) 30 December 1984 (age 39)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityFinnish
Alma mater
OccupationConductor
SpouseLauri Porra

Biography edit

Born in Kyiv,[1] Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, Stasevska and her family subsequently moved to Tallinn, and later to Finland when she was five. Her family lived in Helsinki for a year, and then moved to Tampere. As a youth, Stasevska learnt the violin, and later formally studied violin and composition at the Tampere Conservatory. She continued her musical studies in violin and viola at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. In her twenties, she developed a new interest in conducting, and pawned her violin to finance education in conducting.[2] Stasevska studied conducting at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, where her teachers included Jorma Panula, and at the Sibelius Academy, where her teachers included Leif Segerstam.[3] She earned a diploma from the Sibelius Academy in 2012.

From 2010 to 2015, Stasevska was artistic director of the Kamarikesä Festival. From 2014 to 2016 she was an assistant conductor to Paavo Järvi at the Orchestre de Paris and in 2015 first guest-conducted the Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Sinfonia Lahti).[4] On 10 December 2018, she conducted the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony 2018, the second female conductor ever to conduct the orchestra at the Prize Award Ceremony.

Stasevska made her UK guest-conducting debut in 2018 with the orchestra of Opera North. In May 2018 she first guest-conducted the BBC Symphony Orchestra at a Maida Vale studio concert. On the basis of this appearance, in January 2019, the BBC SO announced the appointment of Stasevska as its next principal guest conductor, effective July 2019.[2] Stasevska is the first female conductor ever to be named principal guest conductor of the BBC SO, and the second female conductor to have a titled post with a BBC orchestra. She made her public debut with the BBC SO at The Proms in July 2019.[5] She conducted the Last Night of The Proms in September 2020, under social distancing conditions and without an audience in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic,[6] the second female conductor to conduct the Last Night and the third Last Night to feature a female conductor. In November 2020, the Royal Philharmonic Society announced Stasevska as the recipient of its 2020 Conductor Award.[7] In July 2021, she conducted the First Night of The Proms, the second female conductor ever to conduct the First Night.[8] She was scheduled to conduct the 2022 Last Night, but the death of Elizabeth II caused the cancellation of the concert.[9] Stasevska again conducted the First Night in 2023.[10]

In May 2020, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra announced the appointment of Stasevska as its next chief conductor, effective from the 2021–2022 season, with an initial contract of three seasons.[11] This appointment marks her first chief conductor post. Stasevska is the first female conductor to be named chief conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra. In March 2023, the orchestra announced an extension of Stasevska's contract through 31 July 2025,[12][13] at which time her Lahti Symphony Orchestra tenure is scheduled to conclude.[14][15]

Stasevska is married to the Finnish musician and composer Lauri Porra, the bassist for Stratovarius and the great-grandson of Jean Sibelius.[2] The couple had their first child in 2023.[16]

References edit

  1. ^ Javier C. Hernández (18 January 2023). "A Conductor on a Mission to Help Ukraine". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Imogen Tilden (25 January 2019). "Dalia Stasevska joins BBC Symphony Orchestra as principal guest conductor". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. ^ Freya Parr (25 January 2019). "BBC Symphony Orchestra announces its new principal guest conductor". BBC Music Magazine (Classical Music.com). Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  4. ^ Anne Honkanen (20 May 2020). "Dalia Stasevskasta Sinfonia Lahden uusi ylikapellimestari". Etelä-Suomen Sanomat. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  5. ^ Mark Pullinger (7 August 2019). "Prom 25: Soulful Weinberg from Sol Gabetta and the BBCSO". Bachtrack. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Subdued Proms concludes after Rule, Britannia! row". BBC News. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ "2020 RPS Awards winners announced" (Press release). Royal Philharmonic Society. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  8. ^ Erica Jeal (30 July 2021). "First Night of the Proms review: a delightful shared experience with some surprises". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  9. ^ Imogen Tilden (9 September 2022). "Last night of the Proms cancelled out of respect for Queen". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  10. ^ Kettle, Martin (15 July 2023). "Prom 1: BBCSO/Stasevska review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Dalia Stasevska to become Chief Conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra from 2021/22 season" (Press release). Lahti Symphony Orchestra. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  12. ^ "Dalia Stasevska jatkaa Sinfonia Lahden ylikapellimestarina" (Press release). Lahti Symphony Orchestra. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Dalia Stasevska extends contract with Lahti Symphony Orchestra to 2025" (Press release). HarrisonParrott. 24 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  14. ^ "Hannu Lintu Sinfonia Lahden taiteelliseksi partneriksi" (Press release). Sinfonia Lahti. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  15. ^ "Hannu Lintu appointed Artistic Partner of Lahti Symphony Orchestra" (Press release). HarrisonParrott. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  16. ^ Nicole Lacroix (8 November 2023). "Gen Z Takes Over the Concert Hall Stage: Tarmo Peltokoski Makes His NSO Debut". WETA. Retrieved 25 December 2023.

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2021–present 		Succeeded by
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