With generous phrasing and great vigor but without sentimentality, she gave new life to an overplayed symphony. The Royal Philharmonic played with gusto, to well-deserved fanfare. Svenska Dagbladet
Whether in orchestral concerts or leading operatic performances, the young Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen impresses with her natural authority and infectious enthusiasm, as well as with her elegant and nuanced technique.
In the 2018/19 season she will make her debut with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra conducting Beethoven´s Ninth Symphony, in Italy with Orchestra della Toscana, and finally at the Royal Danish Opera with Puccini´s Turandot.She also returns to the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, continues her Beethoven symphony cycle with the Jönköping Sinfonietta, and conducts the ballets Nutcracker and Swan Lake for the Semperoper. As principal conductor of the Nordic Chamber Orchestra, for the 2018/19 season Eva Ollikainen has paired German classical and Romantic repertoire with Baltic Sea composers such as Jean Sibelius, Galina Ustvolskaya and Peteris Vasks.