A day at the Art Institute reveals more about Klaus Mäkelä, Chicago's new maestro

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Original Load Date Feb. 26, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Last Updated Feb. 26, 2026, 6:01 a.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/culture-the-arts/classical/2026/02/26/klaus-makela-conductor-cso-chicago-art-institute-tour

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Klaus Mäkelä may not officially assume the reins of the Chicago Symphony until next fall, but the phenom conductor is already busy, leading concerts, overseeing auditions and taking the ensemble on tour, as he does this week to Carnegie Hall. But when Mäkelä, 30, visits Chicago — an increasing occu...