
LARS MLEKUSCH
Lars Mlekusch is a versatile conductor, renowned for his expertise and deep passion for contemporary music. His close collaborations with both established and rising 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 and electrifying performances
He regularly partners with 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, and Soloists of the Tonhalle Orchestra, to name just a few.
His performances have taken him to prestigious festivals and renowned concert halls worldwide, such as Wien Modern, Klangspuren, 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, and Performing Arts Center Weiwuying Kaohsiung.



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Listen here to the Austrian Radio Station OE1 broadcast of the concert from October 5 Musikprotokoll Graz / Steirischer Herbst:
https://oe1.orf.at/programm/20250121/782519/Freiheit-zwischen-KI-und-Luftballons
Le Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain Dec 2025
Conducting
RECENT PERFORMANCES:
Festival Wien Modern Vienna Nov 2024
Festival Musikprotokoll Graz Oct 2024
Festival Klangspuren Sep 2024
National Concert Hall Taipei MIT Aug 2024
Filarmonica Trento Italy Jul 2024
Aspekte Salzburg PHACE Mar 2024
Collegium Novum Zürich Apr 2024
Zurich Saxfest 2024 Apr 2024
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester Feb 2024
Ensemble Arc-en-Ciel, Jan 19 2024
Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain Sep 23 2023
Festival Klangspuren Schwaz Sep 20 2023
see past performances
Visiting Professor Eastman School of Music Oct-Dec 2024
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