Lisanna Laansalu

orchestra & choir Conductor

“A conductor with a broad worldview and a deep sense of sound.”

Lisanna Laansalu is a young conductor and project leader active in Estonia and Sweden, known for her thoughtful artistic vision and passion for new and lesser-performed music. She studies orchestral conducting at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (KMH), is a co-founder of the Põhjakõla Orchestra, and leads musical projects that highlight Estonian composers and international collaboration.

upcoming concerts

24/01

The Estonian Sound

Elbe Reiter (violin)
ClassicAlive orchestra

Ardo Ran Varres – Concentra (2014/2025)
Erik Rauk – And the Wind Blows (premiere)
Erik Rauk – Reflection (premiere)
Arvo Pärt – Symphony No. 4 „Los Angeles” (2008)

Stockholm, Sweden

Repertoire

BARTÓK, Béla
Concerto for Orchestra

BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van
Symphonies No. 3, 4, 7

BRAHMS, Johannes
Song of Destiny, Op. 54
Symphonies No. 2, 3, 4

DVOŘÁK, Antonín
Symphony No. 9

ELLER, Heino
Dawn
Twilight

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AINTS, Tauno
Unknown Journey (world premiere)

ALLER, Katrin
But the Wind Only Laughed (world premiere)

AUSTER, Lydia
Melody

BLEIVE, Johannes
Sea in Moonlight

ELGAR, Edward
Serenade for Strings, Op. 20

ELLER, Heino
Sinfonietta in G minor
Nenia

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BÁRDOS, Lajos
Libera me

JENNEFELT, Thomas
O Domine

KANGRO, Raimo
Salomon’s Proverbs, Op. 41
The Man and…, Op. 45

KRIGUL, Ülo
But Always Look Upwards

KÕRVITS, Tõnu
Canticle of the Sun

PÄRT, Arvo
Magnificat
Missa syllabica
O Holy Father Nicholas
Sieben Magnificat-Antiphonen
Zwei Beter

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