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Published in 4/2020 - Empathy

Interview

Conductor’s Perspective on Space

Marianna Wahlsten

Klaus Mäkelä conducting Oslo Philharmonic. Photo: Marco Borggreve / Harrison Parrot

Conductor Klaus Mäkelä has worked in some of the best-known concert halls in the world. He acknowledges that architecture is a fundamental element of a great performance.

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