# Recent orchestral and conductor performances

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/recent-orchestral-and-conductor-performances
> Updated: 2026-10-06T19:50:28.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 2.

Recent orchestral performances have featured prominent conductors leading major symphonic works.

Klaus Mäkelä conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra during a three-week fall residency, performing works by Sibelius and Shostakovich before later leading a performance of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony. In Vienna, Esa-Pekka Salonen conducted the Vienna Philharmonic, performing pieces by Debussy, Sibelius, and Witold Lutosławski.

In California, Alexander Shelley began his tenure as artistic and music director of the Pacific Symphony by conducting Mahler’s Second Symphony alongside the Pacific Chorale.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-06: Mahler symphonies featured in recent orchestral performances

Conductors Klaus Mäkelä and Alexander Shelley lead recent performances of Gustav Mahler's symphonies with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Pacific Symphony, respectively.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/mahler-symphonies-featured-in-recent-orchestral-performances

### 2026-09-26: Orchestral performances feature Mäkelä and Salonen

Conductors Klaus Mäkelä and Esa-Pekka Salonen lead major orchestral performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Vienna Philharmonic, respectively.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/orchestral-performances-feature-mkel-and-salonen

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