The Conducting Class by Hillborg, Kaipainen, Mielck, De (2023/2023), Director musical Sakari Oramo, Musiikkitalo, Helsinki, Finland

Three Octobers in the life of composer-pianist Ernst Mielck: Born in Vyborg in October 1877; performed Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in October 1897 as soloist with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra; died in Locarno, Switzerland, in October two years later, a couple of days before his 22nd birthday. The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra offers a unique opportunity to witness world-class conductor training. Sakari Oramo, Professor of Orchestral Conducting at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki, shares the podium with students of his “baton class”.