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Tag Archives: Paavo Järvi
Two “Firsts” as Beethoven opens the Pärnu Music Festival
Paavo Järvi/ Tallinn Chamber Orchestra Pärnu Concert Hall, 16th July 2020 What a difference a year makes. Last July, I was basking on the white sands of Pärnu, Estonia’s summer capital, dotted about with spa hotels and pretty dachas. I … Continue reading
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Tagged Beethoven, Kalle Randalu, Paavo Järvi, Pärnu Music Festival, Pärt, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
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Passionate, ebullient Rachmaninov from Paavo Jarvi and the NHK
Paavo Järvi/ NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo Royal Festival Hall, 24th February 2020 After his self-imposed exile from Russia in 1918, Sergei Rachmaninov never conducted his Second Symphony. Perhaps it was too painful a reminder of home – there’s something so … Continue reading
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Tagged NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, Paavo Järvi, Rachmaninov, Schumann, Sol Gabetta, Takemitsu, Vasks
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From Pärnu with Love: Tchaikovsky 2 fizzes under Paavo Järvi
Paavo Järvi/Estonian Festival Orchestra Pärnu Music Festival, 21st July 2019 “Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Sow the Wind, Mussorgsky’s Songs of Dances of Death and Tchaikovsky 2… this is not good box office!” admitted Paavo Järvi at the reception following the final concert … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain Anger, Alfven, Estonian Festival Orchestra, Mussorgsky, Paavo Järvi, Sibelius, Sumera, Tchaikovsky, Tüür
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Pride of Pärnu: Estonian Festival Orchestra revels in Nielsen
Paavo Järvi/ Estonian Festival Orchestra Pärnu Festival, 18th July 2019 With its long stretch of white beach and dotted about with spa hotels, Pärnu is truly Estonia’s summer capital. Families have holidayed here for years, including Estonia’s great musical dynasty, … Continue reading
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Tagged Casals, Dvořák, Estonian Festival Orchestra, Kristjan Järvi, Leroy Anderson, Nielsen, Paavo Järvi, Pärnu Music Festival, Truls Mørk, Tüür
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Paavo Järvi flies the flag for Estonia
Prom 42: Estonian Festival Orchestra/ Järvi *** Royal Albert Hall, 13th August 2018 Flags of blue, black and white were waved enthusiastically around the Royal Albert Hall and with good reason. Estonia celebrates 100 years of independence this year and … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC Proms, Estonian Festival Orchestra, Grieg, Khatia Buniatishvili, Paavo Järvi, Pärt, Sibelius
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