“At the heart of what we wanted to achieve a decade ago was to give Estonian music and musicians an international platform. It’s wonderful to see that we have achieved this on so many levels – from the young students who participate in the Youth Orchestra and Sinfonietta to the professional musicians who form a…
Paavo JärviEmmanuel Pahud (flute)Estonian Festival Orchestra Ülo Krigul (b. 1978) – The Bow (2021, premiere) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) – Flute Concerto G Major KV 313 (1778) Allegro maestoso Adagio ma non troppo Rondo: Tempo di Menuetto Francis Poulenc (1899–1963) – Flute Sonata (1957; orchestration Lennox Berkeley, 1976) Allegretto malinconico Cantilena: Assez lent Presto giocoso -Intermission-…
17.07 at 7 PM Pärnu Concert Hall Järvi Academy Final Concert Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) – Emperor Waltz op. 437 (1889) Artur Lemba (1885–1963) – Piano Concerto No. 1 in G Major (1905–1910) Allegro moderato Andante con espressione Allegro vivace -Intermission- Ester Mägi (1922–2021) – Vespers (1990/1998) Antonin Dvořák (1841–1904) – Symphony No. 9…
17.07 at 5 PM St. Elizabeth’s Church String Quartet M4GNET Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) – String Quartet No. 6 Op. 18 in B♭ Major (1798–1800) Allegro con brio Adagio ma non troppo Scherzo: Allegro La Malinconia: Adagio – Allegretto quasi Allegro Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) – String Quartet No. 5 Op. 92 in B♭ Major (1952)…
16.07 at 8 PM Pärnu Concert Hall Pärnu Music Festival Gala Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) – Duo in C Major for violin and viola (1892)Artur Podlesniy (violin), Konstantin Sellheim (viola)Franz Schubert (1797–1828) – String Trio in B♭ Major D 471 (1816) AllegroAndante sostenuto Eugenia Grauer (violin), Gilad Karni (viola), Thomas Ruge (cello) Eduard Tubin (1905–1982) – Sonata…
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…
14.07 at 8 PM Pärnu Concert Hall Lars Vogt and Estonian Festival Orchestra Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) – Piano Concerto No. 24 in C Minor KV 491 (1786) Allegro Larghetto Allegretto -Intermission- Eduard Tubin – Music for Strings (1963) Eduard Tubin (1905–1982) – Suite from the ballet The Goblin (Kratt, 1961) I Introduction; Farmer’s…
13.07 at 10 PM Pärnu Concert Hall Lock Me in Your Light Gediminas Gelgotas (b. 1986) – Lock Me in Your Light, Saint Luke (2020)Gediminas Gelgotas – Sanctifaction (2014)Gediminas Gelgotas – Never Ignore the Cosmic Ocean (2011)Kristjan Järvi (b. 1972) – Nebula (2016)Gediminas Gelgotas – Transitory (2009/2014)Hildegard von Bingen (1098–1179) / Gediminas Gelgotas – Choral…
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:…
12.07 at 8 PM Pärnu Concert Hall Järvi Academy Gala Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) – Festina lente (1986/1990) Arvo Pärt – Silouan’s Song (My Soul Yearns After You…, 1991) Arvo Pärt – Trisagion (1992/1994) Jacques Ibert (1890–1962) – Divertissement (1929) Introduction Cortège Nocturne Valse Parade Finale -Intermission- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) – Symphony…