Susanna Mälkki
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Susanna Mälkki is a Finnish conductor renowned for her interpretations of contemporary music and leadership of major international orchestras and opera productions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Susanna Mälkki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6398081 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Susanna Mälkki Context triple: [Ensemble InterContemporain, notableArtisticDirector, Susanna Mälkki]
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A.
Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop is an acclaimed American conductor known for breaking gender barriers in classical music, including becoming the first woman to lead a major American orchestra.
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B.
Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi is an acclaimed Estonian-American conductor known for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his dynamic interpretations of both classical and contemporary repertoire.
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C.
Sakari Oramo
Sakari Oramo is a Finnish conductor renowned for his leadership of major European orchestras and his interpretations of both core symphonic repertoire and contemporary music.
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D.
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen is a renowned Finnish conductor and composer known for his innovative programming and leadership of major orchestras, including prominent roles in both Europe and the United States.
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E.
Peter Oundjian
Peter Oundjian is a British-Canadian violinist and conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Susanna Mälkki Target entity description: Susanna Mälkki is a Finnish conductor renowned for her interpretations of contemporary music and leadership of major international orchestras and opera productions.
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A.
Marin Alsop
Marin Alsop is an acclaimed American conductor known for breaking gender barriers in classical music, including becoming the first woman to lead a major American orchestra.
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B.
Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi is an acclaimed Estonian-American conductor known for leading major orchestras worldwide and for his dynamic interpretations of both classical and contemporary repertoire.
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C.
Sakari Oramo
Sakari Oramo is a Finnish conductor renowned for his leadership of major European orchestras and his interpretations of both core symphonic repertoire and contemporary music.
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D.
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen is a renowned Finnish conductor and composer known for his innovative programming and leadership of major orchestras, including prominent roles in both Europe and the United States.
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E.
Peter Oundjian
Peter Oundjian is a British-Canadian violinist and conductor best known for his long tenure as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conductor
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Finland ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Sibelius Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Ensemble intercontemporain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Mälkki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| genre |
classical
ⓘ
contemporary classical ⓘ |
| givenName | Susanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConducted |
Berlin Philharmonic
NERFINISHED
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La Scala NERFINISHED ⓘ London Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Opera NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chief conductor
ⓘ
music director ⓘ principal guest conductor ⓘ |
| instrument | cello ⓘ |
| knownFor |
interpretations of contemporary music
ⓘ
leadership of major international orchestras ⓘ leadership of opera productions ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ French ⓘ |
| name | Susanna Mälkki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Finnish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
one of the first women to lead major international orchestras
ⓘ
pioneering advocacy for contemporary music repertoire ⓘ |
| notableWork |
performances of works by Kaija Saariaho
ⓘ
performances of works by Pierre Boulez ⓘ performances of works by contemporary composers ⓘ |
| occupation |
cellist
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
ⓘ
music director of the Ensemble intercontemporain ⓘ principal guest conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic ⓘ |
| residence | Helsinki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
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