Pärnu Music Festival Sets New Attendance Record
Nearly 13,000 concertgoers attended the XIV Pärnu Music Festival over ten days, and during the festival, the Pärnu Music Festival TV web broadcasts were watched by 19,081 unique viewers from 72 countries.
Erkki-Sven Tüür Awarded the 2024 Lepo Sumera Composition Award
“The sense of the world’s wholeness often tends to be lost in contemporary times, and Erkki-Sven Tüür’s music powerfully counterbalances this tendency towards fragmentation…” commented jury chair Helena Tulve on the jury’s decision.
Klassikaraadio’s Radio Interviews 2024 (in English)
A series of interviews conducted by the Estonian national broadcasting company’s classical radio, Klassikaraadio, with this year’s participants and distinguished soloists during the festival. The interviews offer deep insights into the artists’ experiences and perspectives, enriching our understanding of their performances.
Pärnu Music Festival Järvi Academy shows the fruits of its work
The opportunity to study under the guidance of world-famous conductors Neeme Järvi, Paavo Järvi and Kristjan Järvi, as well as Paavo Järvi’s teacher Leonid Grin, tempts young musicians from all…
Jüri Reinvere’s Album “Ship of Fools” Presented in Pärnu
13. July Jüri Reinvere’s Album „Ship of Fools“ (Alpha Classics, 2024) was presented at the Pärnu Music Festival. Paavo Järvi’s latest album with the Estonian Festival Orchestra features three of…
Pärnu Music Festival Highlights 2024
The 14th Pärnu Music Festival kicks off on July 10, bringing Estonia to the forefront of the classical music world with an outstanding international concert programme. This year, the festival…
Jüri Reinvere Introduces his new work: “On the Ship of Fools”
World premiere performance 15 July – Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi ”As in 2016 and 2018, Paavo Järvi approached me with the request to write a new orchestral piece for him…
Press release, 6 July 2021 / Arvo Pärt Centre
The Järvi Academy will visit the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa for the first time This summer, a concert lecture using a new format will take place in co-operation between…
Press Release, 08.06.2021
“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…