by Sasha Mäkilä | Feb 14, 2025
Since 2020 Dr. Sasha Mäkilä has devoted his scholarly attention on researching the music manuscripts of the Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja. Most of Madetoja’s compositions exist only in manuscript form and even his published works often suffer from poor...
by Sasha Mäkilä | Feb 13, 2025
Ten participants will get an intense masterclass experience over five days in Helsinki, Finland, working with maestro Sasha Mäkilä and Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra. The course consists of four rehearsals and a public concert as well as technique sessions together...
by Sasha Mäkilä | Sep 10, 2023
Finnish Conducting School Masterclass in Sofia, Bulgaria October 15–20, 2023 “The Art of Rehearsing the Orchestra” The Finnish conductor Sasha Mäkilä will be leading a special workshop for advanced conducting students in Sofia, Bulgaria on October 15–20,...
by Sasha Mäkilä | Jun 21, 2022
Ten participants will get an intense masterclass experience over five days in Sofia, Bulgaria, working with maestro Sasha Mäkilä and the Sofia Sinfonietta. The course consists of five rehearsals and a public concert at the cultural center “Nadezhda”, as...
by Sasha Mäkilä | May 25, 2022
On May 27th and 28th Sasha Mäkilä and the Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra will perform Leevi Madetoja’s 1st symphony in its original 1916 guise for the first time in a hundred years. The composer made several changes to his first symphony in 1923 when he...
