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Hannu Lintu

From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Artist

Hannu Lintu is a Finnish conductor, born on 13 October 1967 in Rauma. His father was an electrical engineer and his mother a photographer. He studied piano and cello at the Turku conservatory and at the Sibelius Academy, and received conducting lessons from Atso Almila and later from Jorma Panula and Eri Klas.

Music and breakthrough

From 1998 to 2001 he was principal conductor of the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, and from 2002 to 2005 of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra in Sweden. From 2009 to 2013 he led the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2013 he became the eighth principal conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, and he remained so until the end of the 2020 to 2021 season. After that, from 2021 to 2026, he was chief conductor of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet. Outside Finland he was principal guest conductor of the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra in Ireland. Since 2023 he has been principal conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra in Lisbon, and from 2026 he is music director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

Influence

Lintu has recorded for labels such as Claves, Dacapo, Danacord, Hyperion, Naxos and Ondine. His recordings show that he conducts both classical and modern repertoire.

Listening

Listening tip. Listen to a recording under Lintu and notice how the orchestra builds from soft to loud. Hear how the conductor guards the balance between the strings and the winds.

Discography

Studio albums

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