Sasha Mäkilä and the Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra are touring China on December 24, 2018 - January 3, 2019. The cities toured are Taicang, Yinchuan, Jinchang, Xi'an, Jiaxing, Cixi, Maanshan, Zhoushan Island and Shanghai. The orchestra will perform works by...

On December 19, 2018, Sasha Mäkilä successfully defended his PhD thesis "Conducting Madetoja - Discoveries about the Art and Profession of Conducting" at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, in Tallinn, Estonia. His artistic research project consisted of...

Because of recent cancellations we have extended the application deadline until June 30th, or until the course is full – APPLY ASAP! 14th International Sasha Mäkilä Conducting Masterclass in Pärnu, Estonia July 16-21, 2018 with Pärnu City Orchestra...

Starting in fall 2017 Sasha Mäkilä serves as the Artistic Director of the Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra. Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra (HMO) was founded in the summer of 2017 by 60 enthusiastic players - professionals, students and amateurs - together with...

13th International Sasha Mäkilä Conducting Masterclass February 19-23, 2018 Helsinki Metropolitan Orchestra Ten participants will get an intense masterclass experience over five days in Helsinki, Finland, working with maestro Sasha Mäkilä and the musicians of Helsinki...

Conductor Sasha Mäkilä has been named the Principal Guest Conductor of the Krasnoyarsk Symphony Orchestra. In his position Mäkilä will lead 3–4 subscription concerts annually as well as special projects, such as chamber orchestra concerts and school concerts. Mäkilä...

The Metropolia University production of Evgeny Onegin garnered critical praise despite tough competition from the FNO production of the same opera which premiered just two days later. Both productions were mentioned by YLE Russian News, and the newspaper Töölöläinen...

Due to unforeseen circumstances Alexey Volodin had to cancel his appearance in Krasnoyarsk. Alexander Malofeyev has agreed to step in at a short notice and play Tchaikovsky's popular 1st piano concerto, which will replace the planned Tchaikovsky's 2nd piano concerto...

This year marks the 30th edition of Prémio Jovens Músicos, the national competition for young musicians in Portugal, and this time the disciplines include orchestral conducting for the very first time. Maestro Sasha Mäkilä will serve in the jury alongside maestros...

This summer season maestro Mäkilä is returning to the Gergiev Festival Mikkeli to conduct a joint concert with St Michel Strings and the artists of the Mariinsky Theatre. In St. Petersburg he is starting a new collaboration with the Tchaikovsky Ballet and conducting...