She was Artistic Director of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra until the end of 2005 and she is currently Music Director of the Ensemble intercontemporain.
In recent seasons Susanna Mälkki has conducted many prestigious orchestras including the Rotterdam Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic and Danish National Symphony.
Highlights in the 2007/08 season include her debuts with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and engagements with the NDR Hamburg, Wiener Symphoniker, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Swedish Radio and Cincinnati Symphony.