Born: Heinola, Finland
Current position: Chief Conductor Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Honorary Conductor Oslo Philharmonic, Honorary Conductor Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra; founder and artistic advisor Finnish Chamber Orchestra
Previously: Chief Conductor WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Education: Sibelius Academy Helsinki, conducting with Jorma Panula
Awards: Pro Finlandia Prize, Sibelius Medal, Finnish State Prize for Music
Guest conducting: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Münchner Philharmoniker, Wiener Symphoniker, Staatskapelle Dresden, Cleveland Orchestra, symphony orchestras of Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Debut Rotterdam Philharmonic: 1990