LARS MLEKUSCH
"Lars Mlekusch has the rare gift of being able to convey his competent interpretative thinking through a gesture of beautiful, flowing naturalness. A gesture that he has been able to develop over time into an effective conducting technique of refined elegance, always aimed at creating the conditions for even the most difficult technical complexities of a score to become an accomplished aesthetic phenomenon."
Emilio Pomàrico, composer & conductor
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Internationally recognized as a conductor, educator, saxophonist and curator, Lars Mlekusch is known for his thoughtful artistry and a special dedication to twentieth century and contemporary music, which leads to vibrant performances. His close collaborations with composers such as Agata Zubel, Aureliano Cattaneo, Johanne Maria Staud, Laura Bowler, Sarah Nemtsov, Pierluigi Billone, Klaus Lang, Bernhard Lang, and Wolfgang Mitterer have resulted in numerous world premieres.
He is a sought-after partner of some of the world’s leading ensembles, including Klangforum Wien, PHACE, Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Georgisches Kammerorchester, OENM, Collegium Novum Zürich, Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart, Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra or principal musicians of the Tonhalle Orchestra.
His performances have taken him to prestigious festivals and renowned concert halls worldwide, such as Wien Modern, Klangspuren Festival, Transart Festival, Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Elbphilharmonie Sommer, Salzburg Aspekte, Melos-Ethos in Bratislava, Musikverein Wien, Konzerthaus Wien, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, Casa da Música Porto, National Concert Hall Taipei or Performing Arts Center Weiwuying Kaohsiung.​
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"Etwas Fluxus und Ironie sowie viel elektronische Sprengladungen mit dem Ensemble Phace. (…) Es war ein großartiger Abend mit dem Ensemble Phace unter Leitung des anfeuernd-präzisen Lars Mlekusch"
"A bit of Fluxus and irony as well as plenty of electronic explosive charges with the ensemble PHACE. (…) It was a magnificent evening with the ensemble PHACE under the rousing and precise direction of Lars Mlekusch."
Walter Weidringer, Die Presse (PHACE bei Wien Modern)
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SCHEDULE
December 13 2025
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Musée des beaux-arts
Tzortzis: Tendre, vers zéro (world premiere)
Le Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain
Vincent Daoud, saxphone solo
Lars Mlekusch, conductor
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December 15-16 2026
Conservatoire National de Musique CNSMD Paris
Masterclass with the saxophone students of
Prof. Nicolas Arsenijevich
January 17 2026
Konzertsaal 3, Toni-Areal ZHdK, Zürich, Switzerland
art_is_try contemporary music collective ZHdK
MAXIMAL minimal
Steve Reich: Double Sextet
Terry Riley: In C
Lars Mlekusch, curator and conductor
February 20 2026
Konzertsaal 1, Toni-Areal ZHdK, Zürich, Switzerland
art_is_try contemporary music collective ZHdK
Louis Andriessen: Worker's Union
Hristina Susak: Anima II
Lars Mlekusch, curator and conductor
March 5-8 2026
Stauffen, Germany
Saxophonia, Saxophonfestival BDB-Musikakademie
Jury and Masterclass
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March 28 - April 4 2026
Andorra Saxfest, Andorra
Competition Jury and Masterclass
March 15 - 21 2026
Arosa Classic Festivla, Switzerland
Coaching chamber music with Hans Schauble award winners
May 23 2026
Tonhalle Zürich, Switzerland
Internationale Orgeltage Zürich 2026
zürich saxophone collective
Karol Mossakowski, organ
Lars Mlekusch, conductor
Poulenc Concerto for Organ & Timpani Kilar Orawa
July 13-23 2026
European University of Saxophone Gap, France
with Claude Delangle, Nicolas Arsenijevic, Christian Wirth, Sandro Compagnon, ...
Masterclass, Conducting
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August 10 2026
Taipei National Concert Hall
MIT
Poulenc Concerto for Organ & Timpani
Saint-Saens Organ Symphony Finale
Kilar Orawa
Lars Mlekusch, conductor
August 15-22 2026
Arosa Music Academy, Switzerland
Teaching, curator, conductor
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​​​RECENT PERFORMANCES
Tokyo College of Music, Japan
Festival Wien Modern Vienna, Austria
Festival Musikprotokoll Graz, Austria
Festival Klangspuren Innsbruck, Austria
Festival Transart, Italy
National Concert Hall Taipei, Taiwan
Filarmonica Trento, Italy
Aspekte Salzburg Festival, Austria
Collegium Novum Zürich, Switzerland
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Germany
Ensemble Arc-en-Ciel, Switzerland
Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain, Switzerland
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovakia
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Germany
Aspekte Salzburg Festival, Austria
Radiokulturhaus Wien, Austria
Wiener Konzerthaus, Austria
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«Unter der ungemein präzisen Leitung von Lars Mlekusch mit einem rhythmisch ziemlich vertrackten Programm»
«â€‹Under the extraordinarily precise direction of Lars Mlekusch with a rhythmically quite tricky program.»
Rainer Elstner, Radio Ö1 /Austrian Radio (PHACE, Wiener Konzerthaus)
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