Dalia's Mixtape BBC Symphony Orchestra & Dalia Stasevska

• Anna Meredith (b. 1978): Nautilus:
• 1 Meredith: Nautilus 05:31
• Andrea Tarrodi (b. 1981): Wildwood:
• 2 Tarrodi: Wildwood 23:04
• Judith Weir (b. 1954): Still, Glowing:
• 3 Weir: Still, Glowing 07:04
• Caroline Shaw (b. 1982): The Observatory:
• 4 Shaw: The Observatory (48kHz) 13:45
• Lauri Porra (b. 1977): Utu:
• 5 Porra: Utu 04:05
• Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969 - 2018): They Being Dead Yet Speaketh (from Miners' Hymns):
• 6 Jóhannsson: They Being Dead Yet Speaketh (from Miners' Hymns): Part 1 04:15
• 7 Jóhannsson: They Being Dead Yet Speaketh (from Miners' Hymns): Part 2 03:40
• 8 Jóhannsson: They Being Dead Yet Speaketh (from Miners' Hymns): Part 3 04:07
• Julius Eastman (1940 - 1990): Symphony No. II - The Faithful Friend:
• 9 Eastman: Symphony No. II - The Faithful Friend: The Lover Friend's Love for the Beloved (48kHz) 14:14
• SØS Gunver Ryberg: COEXISTENCE:
• 10 Ryberg: COEXISTENCE (48kHz) 10:36
• Noriko Koide (b. 1982): Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain:
• 11 Koide: Swaddling Silk and Gossamer Rain 10:51
• Julia Wolfe (b. 1958): Pretty:
• 12 Wolfe: Pretty (48kHz) 19:13
• Total Runtime 02:00:25

Info for Dalia's Mixtape

Dalia’s Mixtape addresses the future of recorded music — the way it sounds, the way we listen to it and the way we access it. ​“The symphony orchestra is one of the greatest instruments ever created,” says conductor Dalia Stasevska. ​“As music keeps evolving, so does the orchestra, and something has happened in the last decade or so — doors have been opened. Composers from wider and more diverse backgrounds than ever before are bringing new ideas and influences to the orchestra.”

The 10 tracks of Dalia’s Mixtape are performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra and present some of the freshest sounds in contemporary music, personally selected by Stasevska. The works will be released individually by Platoon on all streaming platforms, between 8 March and 13 September 2024. At the conclusion of the project, a full album will be released. With this format Stasevska makes a clean break with tradition.

“I notice that I’m listening to music in a completely new way. I’ve been inspired by different mixtapes and playlists, and wanted to create music tailored to the way people listen to music now.” (Dalia Stasevska)

Dalia’s Mixtape celebrates the explosion in aesthetics and approaches that have renewed the symphony orchestra for a digital age. ​“This is a golden age for the orchestra,” believes Stasevska. ​“All these composers really listen to what is happening in our world. What unites them is curiosity — their openness to new experiences and influences. They are pushing the boundaries of how the orchestra can communicate.”

The featured works of Dalia’s Mixtape include music by genre-bending composers Anna Meredith and Caroline Shaw, mesmerizing orchestral tapestries by Andrea Tarrodi and Noriko Koide and a miniature masterpiece by Judith Weir. Each track will open up its own musical world. Taken together, the music will lead the listener on an unparalleled journey in orchestral sound.

“Music is adventure and there are no rules that must be followed. Why stick only to what we’ve been doing for decades? It is also important to explore — and see where the journey takes us.” (Dalia Stasevska)

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Dalia Stasevska, conductor

Please Note: This album consists of different sampling rates. See track list - behind each track is the sampling rate.

Dalia Stasevska
Dalia’s charismatic and dynamic musicianship has established her as a conductor of exceptional versatility. Chief Conductor of Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director to the International Sibelius Festival, Dalia also holds the post of Principal Guest Conductor of BBC Symphony Orchestra. She has made several appearances at the BBC Proms including the First Night of the Proms in 2023.

In 2023/24, Dalia will guest conduct The Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra,Danish National Symphony Orchestra, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Deutsches Symphonie-OrchesterBerlin, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Berner Symphonieorchester, Sydney Symphony Orchestra and West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

Recent engagements have included orchestras such as New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Minnesota Orchestra, the National Symphony Orchestra and Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra at the Concertgebouw Hall, Amsterdam.

Last season, with BBC Symphony Orchestra, she embarked on a six-concert tour to Japan with soloists Sol Gabetta, Nicola Benedetti and Roderick Williams. In spring 2024, Dalia and BBC Symphony Orchestra collaborate on a Total Immersion project focussing on Missy Mazzoli. Performing works of living composers is a core part of Dalia’s programming, and with Lahti Symphony Orchestra, they present works by Andrew Norman, Thomas Adès, Helen Grime, KaijaSaariaho and Outi Tarkianen, to name a few.

A passionate opera conductor, 2023 saw Dalia’s highly successful debut at the Glyndebourne Opera Festival with a revival of the iconic Peter Hall production of Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In previous seasons, she returned to Finnish National Opera and Ballet to conduct a double bill of Poulenc’s La voix humane and Weill’s Songs with Karita Mattila, and to Norske Opera to conduct Madama Butterfly and Lucia di Lammermoor. Other productions include Don Giovanni with Kungliga Opera Stockholm, directed by Ole Anders Tandberg, Cunning Little Vixen with Finnish National Opera and Sebastian Fagerlund’s Höstsonaten at the 2018 Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm, featuring Anne-Sofie von Otter.

Her debut solo album Dalia’s Mixtape with BBC Symphony Orchestra released in Spring 2024 on Platoon features ten tracks of some of the freshest sounds in contemporary music. Released one month at a time with music by genre-bending composers such as Anna Meredith, Caroline Shaw, Andrea Tarrodi, Noriko Koide, Judith Weir and others. In June 2023 together with Lahti Symphony Orchestra and pianist Olli Mustonen, she released piano concerti by Rautavaara and Martinu on BIS.

Dalia originally studied as a violinist and composer at the Tampere Conservatoire and subsequently violin, viola and conducting at the Sibelius Academy. As a conductor her teachers include Jorma Panula and Leif Segerstam. In December 2018, she had the honour of conducting Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the Nobel Prize Ceremony in Stockholm. She was awarded the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Conductor Award in 2020, Alfred Kordelin Prize in 2022 and BBC Music Magazine’s Personality of the Year award in 2023.

Dalia was bestowed the Order of Princess Olga of the III degree by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in October 2020 for her significant personal contribution to the development of international cooperation, strengthening the prestige of Ukraine internationally and popularisation of its historical and cultural heritage. Since February 2022, she has actively been supporting Ukraine by raising donations to buy supplies and on a number of occasions delivering them herself.

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