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.
“At the festival’s final concert alone, there were nearly 900 people in the hall and 3,000 viewers online, making the Pärnu Music Festival one of the most popular classical music events in Estonia,” commented Kristjan Hallik, the chief organiser of the Pärnu Music Festival.
According to Hallik, the festival’s 13,000 sold-out tickets significantly increased the number of holidaymakers in Pärnu. “The Pärnu Concert Hall, the venue for the festival, cannot accommodate more people, but this year, the substantial growth in audience numbers was brought about by the nightly live broadcasts on Pärnu Music Festival TV, whose viewership was significantly more international than last year. This means that with the festival in Estonia’s summer capital, we have taken a major step into the international music world.”
In 2024, the Pärnu Music Festival, with its ten-day programme, presented 400 musicians and five orchestras, conductors Neeme Järvi, Paavo Järvi, and Kristjan Järvi, international top soloists Ksenija Sidorova, Hans Christian Aavik, Alisa Weilerstein, Kirill Gerstein, Indrek Leivategija, Tuuri Dede, Maarika Järvi, and Tähe-Lee Liiv, a top-class classical music concert programme, and three world premieres of new works by Estonian composers.
Parallel to the festival, the annual Järvi Academy conducting course and masterclasses for young string, wind, and percussion instrumentalists were held in Pärnu. These well-established and high-level programmes significantly contribute to the education of young musicians, inspiring them to continue their studies and explore future opportunities in their musical careers.
All concerts can still be watched and listened to for free on the website www.parnumusicfestival.tv/pmf.
The next Pärnu Music Festival will take place from 16th to 25th July 2025.
The Pärnu Music Festival is one of the most renowned international classical music festivals in Estonia, combining the Järvi Academy workshops for young musicians, a high-level concert programme, and the Estonian Festival Orchestra, led and conducted by Paavo Järvi. The orchestra has toured prestigious concert halls in Europe and Asia and has performed at the BBC Proms in Albert Hall. Every year, the orchestra performs for its home audience in Pärnu at the Pärnu Music Festival. For more information, visit www.parnumusicfestival.ee.
