“Dalia Stasevska has been named as the new principal conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, from the 2021/22 season,” reads an unsigned article in Wednesday’s (5/20) Gramophone (U.K.). “From 2021 she will also take on the role of artistic director of the orchestra’s Sibelius Festival. ‘For me, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra has long held a very special position,’ said the Finnish conductor, who has also held the post of principal guest conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra since 2019.… The orchestra’s famed reputation in the composer’s music includes a number of acclaimed recordings under former conductor Osmo Vänskä…. Paying tribute to his successor, current principal conductor Dima Slobodeniouk said: ‘I believe that Dalia has the ability to understand the aesthetics of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, and her way of working fits in with the high work principles of the orchestra. I hope that under Dalia’s direction the Lahti Symphony Orchestra will become an even more diverse orchestra and grow both ‘upwards’ into the world at large and ‘downwards’ to strengthen its roots as Lahti’s own orchestra.’ ”
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