12.07 at 8 PM Pärnu Concert Hall, Järvi Academy gala

Pärnu Music Festival Opening Concert  11.07 at 8 PM Pärnu Concert Hall Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) – Summa (1977/1991) Erkki-Sven Tüür (b. 1959) – L’ombra della croce (2014) Arvo Pärt – Fratres (1977/1992) -Intermission- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) – Symphony No 8 in F Major Op. 93 (1812) Allegro vivace e con brio Allegretto scherzando…

13.07 at 7 PM Pärnu Concert Hall  Estonian Foundation of Musical Instruments Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951) – Verklärte Nacht Op. 4 (1899) Mari Poll-Novakovic, Robert Traksmann (violin), Johanna Vahermägi, Mart Kuusma (viola), Theodor Sink, Leho Karin (cello)   Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) – Octet in E♭ Major Op. 20 (1825) Allegro moderato ma con fuoco Andante Scherzo:…

15.07 at 8 PM Pärnu Concert Hall  Estonian Festival Orchestra and Joshua Bell Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) – Violin Concerto in A minor (1880) Allegro ma non troppo Adagio ma non troppo Finale: Allegro giocoso ma non troppo   -Intermission-   Eduard Tubin – Music for Strings (1963) Eduard Tubin (1905–1982) – Suite from the ballet…

12.07 at 6 PM St. Elizabeth’s ChurchJärvi Academy Teachers’ ConcertEster Mägi (1922–2021) – String Quartet No. 2 (Elegies, 1965) Lento. Allegretto graziosoModerato con marcato. Allegro con brioAllegretto con delicatezzaPoco adagio. Allegro agitato Nicolas Dautricourt, Eva-Christina Schönweiß (violin), Julia Dinerstein (viola), Marko Ylönen (cello) Tõnu Kõrvits (b. 1969) – Singing over the Seas (2006) Joonatan Rautiola…

11.07 at 6 PM Pärnu kõlakodaWhat you gifted with a smile… A promenade concert dedicated to architect Olev Siinmaa’s 140th anniversaryPärnu City OrchestraConductor Kaspar Mänd Programme: Aavik, Tubin, Atterberg, Valgre 13.07 at 11 AM Pärnu Town Hall Järvi Academy StudentsJärvi Academy string and wind instruments students 13.07 at 4 PM Pärnu kõlakodaYou Live in My Heart…

15.07 at 3 PM Pärnu Elizabeth ChurchTo the SkiesNew Ideas Chamber Orchestra NICO Gediminas Gelgotas (conductor)Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) – Chaconne (1718–1720)Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911) – Rising Dawn (Beauštanti aušrelė, 1908)Max Richter (b. 1966) – On the Nature of Daylight (2004)Gediminas Gelgotas (b. 1986) – Transitory (2015–2018)Gediminas Gelgotas – Lock Me in Your Light, Saint Luke (2020)Gediminas Gelgotas – To the Skies (2008/2019)