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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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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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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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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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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