After completing her studies at Melbourne University, the Australian soprano Siobhan Stagg began her career as a New Generation Artist at the Salzburg Festival (2013) and at the Deutsche Oper Berlin (2013-2015), where she was a member of the ensemble until 2019. There she sang Pamina in ›Die Zauberflöte‹, Micaela in ›Carmen‹, Gilda in›Rigoletto‹, Musetta in ›La Bohème‹, Adele in›Die Fledermaus‹  and Waldvogel and Woglinde in the Ring cycle, among others. Other engagements include the title role in ›Cendrillon‹ at the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Pamina and Susanna ›Le Nozze di Figaro‹ at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Sophie in ›Der Rosenkavalier‹  at the Oper Zürich, Mélisande in ›Pelléas et Mélisande‹  at the Victorian Opera (Melbourne), Cordelia in Aribert Reimann’s ›Lear‹  at the Hamburg Staatsoper and Najade in ›Ariadne auf Naxos‹  at the Bayerische Staatsoper as well as staged performances of Mozart’s ›Requiem‹  at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence. On the concert podium, she sings Strauss’ ›Vier letzte Lieder‹  with the Orchestre National de Lyon, Brahms’ ›Requiem‹  with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Zemlinsky’s ›Lyrisches Sinfonie‹  at the BBC Proms, Mahler’s ›2nd Symphony‹  with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra as well as Mahler’s ›4th Symphony‹  with the London Symphony Orchestra. Her most recent recordings include ›Libertà‹  (Mozart) with Raphaël Pichon/Pygmalion für Harmonia Mundi International, ›Ariettes Oubliées‹  (Debussy) with the Noga Quartet and Beethoven’s ›9th Symphony‹  with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe.

»…talent of the century«, so described the Tagesspiegel Tarmo Peltokoski. This Finnish conductor was appointed ›Principal Guest Conductor‹ by the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen in January 2022 – the first conductor to hold this position.

In recent seasons, Peltokoski has debuted at many major festivals, including the Rheingau Music Festival and the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, as well as in the great concert halls such as the Köln Philharmonie and the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. In addition, he has given debuts with the hr-Sinfonieorchester, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and the Rotterdam Philharmonic. At just 22, Peltokoski conducted his first complete Ring Cycle as well as another significant Wagner work – Tristan und Isolde – at the Eurajoki Bel Canto Festival. In the same year, he was also appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest, Musical and Artistic Director of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Designate of the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse.

In the 2022/23 season, Tarmo Peltokoski is due to conduct the Hong Kong Philharmonic, Toronto Symphony, the RSB Berlin, The Hallé, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, Göteborgs Symfoniker, San Diego Symphony and the Los Angeles Philharmonic in the Hollywood Bowl.

In 2023 Tarmo Peltokoski was awarded the OPUS Klassik for his recording with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen.

In addition to piano and conducting, Peltokoski also studied composition and arranging and has a particular penchant for musical comedy and improvisation.