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
October 31- Nov 4 2025
Bressanone, Italy
Alpen Saxfest
masterclass, conducting
December 13 2025
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Musée des beaux-arts
Tzortzis: New work
world premiere
Le Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain
Lars Mlekusch, conductor
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Recent performances
September 16 2025

Bolzano, Italy

Transart Festival
Fabio Machiavelli Aluminium Bridges 

Katarina Gryvul Solastalgia 

Alexander Schubert POINT ONES

Kelley Sheehan Brainzaps 

Hannes Hölzl neues Werk 

Tine Surel Lange Arctic Creatures Repparfjord 

Hannes Kerschbaumer neues Werk
Ensemble Chromoson

Lars Mlekusch, conductor
September 18 2025
Innsbruck, Austria

Klangspuren Festival
Program as on September 16 

September 29 2025

Tokyo, Japan

Tokyo College of Music

Arnold Schönberg: Kammersymphonie op. 9

György Ligeti: Kammerkonzert 

Daiwei Lu: linura world premiere
Francesco Filidei: Ballata #2

Lars Mlekusch, conductor
​​​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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