Santtu conducts Strauss

Santtu conducts Strauss is a 2-CD deluxe album with four works by Richard Strauss conducted by Principal Conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali, two of which are live recordings of Santtu’s 2021/22 opening concert and first concert as Principal Conductor at Royal Festival Hall.

Santtu-Matias Rouvali is a Finnish conductor and percussionist, and is currently principal conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra. Rouvali continues his relationships with orchestras across Europe, including with the Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Munich Phillharmonic and the the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.

“The Philharmonia are on fine form for Santtu with much brilliance coming from the woodwind and brass and bags of generosity from the strings” – Gramophone

ORCHESTRAL CHOICE ★★★★★ Performance ★★★★★ Recording “This is special indeed…such spectacular engineering…Rouvali draws exquisite colouring…(the Philharmonia Chorus) soprano power in the great climax has never blazed better” – BBC Music Magazine

★★★★★ “Vibrant version of the Second of Mahler. Powerful and emotional” – Ritmo