Monday, 15 July 2024 22:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Night Concert
Pärnu City Orchestra
Conductor Henri Christofer Aavik
Soloist Maarika Järvi (flute)
This summer, the dimly varied atmosphere of the beloved night concert is featuring the Pärnu City Orchestra, the leading classical music ensemble in the western part of Estonia, which has been celebrating its 30th birthday this season. Setting the mood, Estonian flutist Maarika Järvi will appear as a soloist. The concert will be led by young prize-winning Estonian conductor Henri Christofer Aavik, the new Chief Conductor of the Pärnu City Orchestra.
Charles Ives (1874–1954) – Central Park in the Dark (1906–09/1936)
Heino Eller (1887–1970) – Twilight (1917)
Astor Piazzolla (1921–1992) – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires: ‘Spring’ (1969) (arr. Leonid Desyatnikov)
Mieczysław Weinberg (1919–1996) – Suite (1950)
I Romance
II Humoresque
III Waltz
IV Polka
V Gallop
Arthur Foote (1853–1937) – A Night Piece (1918/1922/1934)
Valentin Silvestrov (1937) – Prayer for the Ukraine (2014; arr. Eduard Resatsch 2022)
