MatthewHalls
Contact
For availability and general enquiries:
Antonio Orlando
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Holly Cartwright
Representation
Worldwide general management with Askonas Holt
About Matthew
Chief Conductor and Artistic Director: Tampere Philharmonic
Matthew has been Chief Conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic since August 2023. In addition to concerts in Finland, the 2024/25 season sees Matthew guest conduct the Atlanta Symphony, SWR Symphonieorchester, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Tonkünstler-Orchester, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Orchestre national de Belgique and Warsaw Philharmonic in repertoire ranging from Handel and Rameau to Bruckner and Sibelius.
Highlights of the previous two seasons have included returns to Finnish Radio Symphony, Wiener Symphoniker, Gulbenkian Orchestra, Houston Symphony, Stavanger Symphony, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg, Indianapolis Symphony, Residentie Orchestra and Estonian National Symphony, alongside debuts with Minnesota Orchestra, Orchestre de chambre de Paris, Tapiola Sinfonietta and Antwerp Symphony.
With a background in period-performance, Matthew was one of the first to guest-conduct Nikolaus Harnoncourt’s Concentus Musicus Wien. Since then he has conducted baroque and classical programmes with the Chicago Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Seattle Symphony among many others. His discography includes Bach’s Harpsichord Concertos directed from the keyboard, the premiere recording of Handel’s Parnasso in Festa and Bach’s Easter and Ascension oratorios.
Representation
Worldwide general management with Askonas Holt
Season Highlights
News
Matthew Halls returns to Finnish Radio Symphony
Matthew Halls debuts with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Matthew Halls debuts with the Gulbenkian Orchestra
Matthew Halls debuts with Minnesota Orchestra
Matthew Halls debuts with Orchestre de chambre de Paris
Matthew Halls appointed Chief Conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic
Conductor Matthew Halls signs to Askonas Holt
Press
Beethoven and Sibelius with the Tampere Philharmonic
Tampere-talo, TampereSep 2023Matthew Halls has already brought a new kind of lightness and sharpness to the sound of the orchestra in just a few weeks as Chief Conductor. At the same time, he demands from the orchestra a wide range of tone nuances and intensity, both at quieter and louder extremes - these traits served Beethoven's music ideally. The interpretation of En Saga had a suitable proportion of fullness and finished details. The arc of the drama was shaped by Halls as naturally as a month ago with Sibelius' Fifth. The mysteriously soaring main theme went through all the emotional states before falling into a breathless silence.
- Aamulehti
- 30 September 2023
