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Born on January 17, 1996, Klaus Mäkelä is from Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland. Klaus Mäkelä is listed as a cellist and conductor. That works out to 30 years old in 2026.
My Take
Klaus Makela's rise honestly leaves me a little awestruck. Still in his twenties, he is chief conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic, music director of the Orchestre de Paris, and already designated to lead both the Royal Concertgebouw and the Chicago Symphony. The world's most storied orchestras rarely bet their futures on one young artist all at once. As a trained cellist, he understands phrasing from the inside, and that physical, singing sense of line shows on the podium. Some worry about prodigies burning out, but I suspect we are only watching the prologue of a very long story.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Klaus Mäkelä
- Name (Japanese)
- クラウス・マケラ
- Reading
- くらうす・まけら
- Born
- January 17, 1996 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rat
- Origin
- Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
- Occupation
- cellist / conductor
2. Links
- Official sitehttps://klausmakela.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/klausmakela
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klaus%20M%C3%A4kel%C3%A4
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%B1%E3%83%A9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q50806463
3. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Klaus Mäkelä born?
Born January 17, 1996 (age 30).
Where is Klaus Mäkelä from?
Klaus Mäkelä is from Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland.
What does Klaus Mäkelä do?
Klaus Mäkelä works as cellist, conductor.
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