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Biography
Before beginning his singing studies at the Sibelius Academy, Finnish bass, Markus Suihkonen studied the cello for 15 years. At the Sibelius Academy, he has studied under professors, such as, Petteri Salomaa and Jaakko Ryhänen, as well as with Mika Kares, and attended master classes conducted by Martin Katz, Dorothy Irving, Helen Donath, and Soile Isokoski.
In 2014, he made his stage debut as Colline/La bohème at the University of the Arts in Helsinki. In 2015, he won the first prize at the national "Timo Mustakallio Singing Competition" for young singers and was awarded a scholarship from the Martti Talvela Foundation. Following his debut at the Finnish National Opera in Shostakovich's The Nose, he performed the title role Le nozze di Figaro, as well as Il Commendatore/Don Giovanni at the Alexander Theater. He sung recitals at the Mariinsky Theatre and at the Savonlinna Opera Festival and has furthermore performed with numerous Finnish chamber orchestras as a concert and oratorio soloist.
In 2017/18, Markus Suihkonen has been a member of the Young Ensemble of the Vlaamse Opera, where he sang the Bass of Mozart's Requiem and took on roles, such as, Daniel in Donizetti's Le duc d'Albe, Pistola/Falstaff (Staging: Christoph Waltz), Doorman in Korngold's Das Wunder der Heliane, Second Grailknight and Titurel/Parsifal, Publio/La Clemenza di Tito and Baron in Prokofjev's The Gambler. In addition, he guested at the Savonlinna Opera Festival with Sallinen's Kullervo and sang concerts with various Finnish orchestras.
Since season 2018/19 Markus Suihkonen is a member of the opera studio of the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich, where he already has performed as King René/Jolanta, Herold/Otello under the baton of Kirill Petrenko and Lesbo in Barrie Kosky's production of Agrippina under Ivor Bolton, as well as various concerts. Furthermore, he sang Publio/La Clemenza di Tito at Royal Opéra de Wallonie in Liège, as well as Schumann's Faust-Szenen/Mefisto, Evil Spirit, Pater Profundus with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Hannu Lintu on the occasion of the Helsinki Festival and most recently Mozart's Requiem with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and under the baton of Klaus Mäkelä in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
Engagements in the season 2019/20 include, beside numerous projects at the Bayerische Staatsoper
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Munich, Leporello/Don Giovanni at the Finnish National Opera Helsinki under the baton of Patrick Fournillier, as well as Berlioz' La Damnation de Faust with Hannu Lintu and the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in Helsinki.
As from the season 2020/21, Markus Suihkonen will be a member of the ensemble at State Opera Hannover.
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Management
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Ingunn Sighvatsdóttir Artist Manager [email protected] Mobil: +49-173-2 067 821
Repertoire
BRepertoire Concert Bach, J. S. St Matthew Passion Beethoven Symphony No 9 Missa Solemnis* Bruckner Te Deum* Dvorak Biblical Songs Requiem* Haydn The Seasons* The Creation*
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Mozart Requiem Mass in c minor* Mussorgsky Songs and Dances of Death Rossini Petite messe solennelle* Stabat Mater* Schumann Scenes from Goethe's Faust Dichterliebe Shostakovich Four Romances after Puschkin The Song of the Forests* Symphony No 14 Verdi Messa da Requiem* Wolf Michelangelo-Lieder
BRepertoire Opera Beethoven Fidelio 2nd Prisoner Berlioz La Damnation de Faust Brander Debussy Pelléas et Mélisande Le Docteur, Berger Donizetti Le Duc d'Albe Daniel Gluck Alceste Coryphé Korngold Das Wunder der Heliane Doorman Mozart Don Giovanni Il Commendatore Leporello Die Zauberflöte Sarastro Le nozze di Figaro Figaro La Clemenza di Tito Publio Prokofiev The Gambler Baron Wurmerhelm, English Man Puccini La Bohème Colline Tosca Angelotti La Fanciulla del West Sid Sallinen Kullervo 2nd Man Tchaikovsky Iolanta King René Eugene Onegin Company Commander Verdi Falstaff Pistola La Traviata Il Commisionario Otello Araldo Don Carlos Flemish Deputati Wagner Parsifal Titurel Lohengrin 4th Edler Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Hermann Ortel
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News
Home at last! Jussi Myllys and Markus Suihkonen were happy to be able to finally spend some time "back home", being part of Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival 2021 and performing music by not only Ludwig van Beethoven, but also works by Mozart, Schubert and Brahms.
In the chamber music area, Jussi Myllys as well recently performed with the ensemble lied23 in Berlin as part of the event series "Klassik in Spandau", where he could be heard singing Lieder, duets und quartets by Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann, followed by a recital at the VOICES Festival 2021 at Gut Holzhausen with works by Beethoven, Liszt and Sibelius.
The relaxed atmosphere in Kuhmo can be experienced in the festival's picture gallery: lwww.kuhmofestival.fi/... Photo: © Kuhmo Chamber Music / Stefan Bremer
The next step: Member of the ensemble at Staatsoper Hannover Following educational seasons as a member of the young ensemble at Vlaamse Opera and of the Opera Studio at Bavarian State Opera Munich, Markus Suihkonen will make the next step. As of the upcoming season, he will be a member of th ensemble at Staatsoper Hannover, where he will perform i.a. as Lodovico/Otello, Eremit/Der Freischütz as well as in Poulenc's Dialogue des Carmélites in his first season. Furthermore, Markus Suihkonen will make his role debut as Sarastro at the Israeli Opera (Tel Aviv).
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Video
R. Schumann: "Scenes from Goethe's Faust" in Helsinki (2020): lwww.areena.yle.fi/...
European Heritage Awards 2017 Musical Programme Europa Nostra Markus Suihkonen sings Rachmaninovs "Vyes Tabor Spit" (11'40 - 18'05)
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Press
BDon Giovanni (Stream) / Finnish National Opera Helsinki / 10.06.20 / forumopera.com l"L'émission est sonore, vaillante, jeune, et sa séduction physique n'est pas moindre que celle de son maître."
BLa Clemenza di Tito / Opéra Royal de Wallonie- Liège / 31.05.19 / resmusica.com l"au timbre chaud et somptueux, imposant en monumental et arborescent Publio"
BLa Clemenza di Tito / Opéra Royal de Wallonie- Liège / 22.05.19 / bachtrack.com l"Suihkonen est un impressionnant Publio"
BLa Clemenza di Tito / Opéra Royal de Wallonie- Liège / 18.05.19 / operatraveller.com l"sang Publio with a wonderfully masculine, full and rounded bass"
BDas Wunder der Heliane / Vlaamse Opera Antwerpen / 02.10.17 / bachtrack.com l"promising baritone Markus Suihkonen"
BDas Wunder der Heliane / Vlaamse Opera Antwerpen / 26.09.17 / resmusica.com l"une superbe basse aux graves profonds"
BDas Wunder der Heliane / Vlaamse Opera Antwerpen / 20.09.17 / classicagenda.fr l"une très belle découverte"
BDas Wunder der Heliane / Vlaamse Opera Antwerpen / 15.09.17 / classiquenews.com l"une belle élégance dans son rôle"
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