
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.




2025
March 24 2025
Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
zürich saxophone collective
Spektumskonzert
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March 27 2025
Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
Atelier Contemporary Music Beat Furrer
March 31 2025
Dresden Residenzschloss / Grünes Gewölbe, Germany
zürich saxophone collective
conducting
April 1 2025
Dresden Semperoper, Germany
zürich saxophone collective
conducting
April 3-5 2025
Zaragoza University of Music, Spain
Students of Andres Gomis
masterclass
April 17 2025
Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
Class Concert / Podium
May 9 2025
Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
Lange Nacht Contemporary Music
May 19-21 2025
Granada University of Music, Spain
students of Javier Linares
masterclass
May 8 2025
Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
Class Concert / Podium
May 29 2025
Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
Class Concert
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June 6 2025
Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland
Final MA Projects / Recitals saxophone students ​
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July 21-26 2025
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
National Performing Arts Center Weiwuying
MIT
conducting
August 17-23 2025
Arosa, Switzerland
Arosa Music Academy
masterclass, conducting
September 16 2025
Innsbruck, Austria
Klangspuren Festival
Ensemble Chromoson
conducting
September 18 2025
Bolzano, Italy
Transart Festival
Ensemble Chromoson
conducting
September 29 2025
Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo College of Music
chamber orchestra
Works by Schönberg, Ligeti, Filidei
conducting
October 31- Nov 4 2025
Bressanone, Italy
Alpen Saxfest
masterclass, conducting
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December 13 2025
La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Le Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain
conducting
RECENT PERFORMANCES:
23/24
Festival Wien Modern Vienn, Austria
Festival Musikprotokoll Graz, Austria
Festival Klangspuren Innsbruck, Austria
National Concert Hall Taipei MIT, Taiwan
Filarmonica Trento, Italy
Aspekte Salzburg Festiva, Austria
Collegium Novum Zürich, Switzerland
Zurich Saxfest, Switzerland
Stuttgarter Kammerorchester, Germany
Ensemble Arc-en-Ciel, Switzerland
Nouvel Ensemble Contemporain, Switzerland
Festival Klangspuren Schwaz, Austria
22/23
Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra, Slovakia
Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Germany
Aspekte Salzburg Festival, Austria
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