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Eva Ollikainen

Conductor
Chief Conductor and Artistic Director, Iceland Symphony Orchestra

  • With her elegant, expressive body language, natural stage presence and infectious musicality, Eva Ollikainen is one of the leading conductors of our time. She has been Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra since 2020. Previously, she was Chief Conductor of the Nordic Chamber Orchestra.

  • Mit ihrer elegant-klaren Körpersprache, natürlichen Bühnenpräsenz und ansteckenden Musikalität gehört Eva Ollikainen zu den führenden Dirigentinnen unserer Zeit. Seit 2020 ist sie Chefdirigentin und Künstlerische Leiterin des Iceland Symphony Orchestra – ihren dortigen Vertrag verlängerte sie kürzlich bis 2026. Zuvor war sie Chefdirigentin des Nordic Chamber Orchestra.

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  • Eva Ollikainen has appeared with orchestras such as the Wiener Symphoniker, DSO Berlin, Helsinki Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. She has also conducted at the Semperoper Dresden, Royal Danish Opera, Gothenburg Opera, Kungliga Operan Stockholm and the Finnish National Opera.


    Highlights of the 22/23 season include her debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra in Walt Disney Concert Hall as well as the Hollywood Bowl, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Belgique, and an extensive UK tour with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Philharmonic's centenary concert. Her debut at the 2022 Proms, which included the world premiere of Anna Thorvaldsdottir's ARCHORA, was hailed as a "performance of bold gestures and striking colours" by the Guardian.


    A former student of Leif Segerstam and Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy, Eva Ollikainen won the Jorma Panula Conducting Competition at the age of 21. Today, the support of young musicians is close to her own heart. She teaches regularly at the Sibelius Academy and frequently leads master classes at institutions such as the Peabody Institute and the Royal Danish Academy of Music. She founded the Iceland Symphony Orchestra Conductors' Academy in 2021.

    2022/23 season / 254 words. Not to be altered without permission.
  • Eva Ollikainen gastierte bei Klangkörpern wie den Wiener Symphoniker, DSO Berlin, Helsinki Philharmonic, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra oder Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. Darüberhinaus dirigierte sie an der Semperoper Dresden, Royal Danish Opera, Gothenburg Opera, Kungliga Operan Stockholm und der Finnish National Opera.


    Highlights der Saison 22/23 sind Ihre Debüts beim Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (Walt Disney Concert Hall und Hollywood Bowl), Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National de Belgique, eine umfangreiche UK-Tour mit dem Iceland Symphony Orchestra und das Konzert zum hundertjährigen Bestehen des BBC Philharmonic. Ihr Debüt bei den Proms 2022, das auch die Uraufführung von Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s ARCHORA umfasste, wurde als „performance of bold gestures and striking colours“ vom Guardian gefeiert.


    Eine ehemalige Schülerin von Leif Segerstam und Jorma Panula an der Sibelius Academy, gewann Eva Ollikainen im Alter von 21 den Jorma Panula Conducting Competition. Die Förderung des musikalischen Nachwuchs liegt ihr heute selbst am Herzen: So unterrichtet sie regelmäßig an der Sibelius Academy, gab Meisterkurse am Peabody Institute of the John Hopkins University und der Royal Danish Academy of Music und gründete 2021 die Iceland Symphony Orchestra Conductors' Academy.

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'She is a powerhouse'

Los Angeles Times, August 2022

'Ollikainen went on to end her concert with Sibelius’s Second Symphony, in a performance of bold gestures and striking colours, played with great vivacity by the BBC Philharmonic'

The Guardian, August 2022

'It was here that Ollikainen showed her true worth, focusing on the glittering delicacies of Tchaikovsky’s filigree scoring. The result was enchanting...'

The Scotsman, December 2021

Intermusica represents Eva Ollikainen worldwide.

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Aimee Chow
Director, Berlin
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Assistant Artist Manager
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