Concerts in the United States will be conducted by\u00a0Neeme J\u00e4rvi<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Arvo Volme<\/strong>r, ENSO\u2019s current and former principal conductors, respectively. In February Maestro Neeme J\u00e4rvi is invited to conduct at the Konzerthaus Berlin<\/strong>. As a true patriot of Estonia, he decided to bring to the renowned concert stage Estonia\u2019s first oratorio, Jonah\u2019s Mission<\/em> by Rudolf Tobias, performed by the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and a host of others. In March, ENSO and the Estonian National Male Choir <\/strong>will go on their first joint concert tour outside Estonia with the Finnish conductor Leif Segerstam<\/strong>. <\/strong>After visiting China last season, the performance at the final concert of the prestigious Hong Kong Music Festival<\/strong> poses an entirely new challenge for the orchestra. ENSO will perform in Georgia<\/strong> and Armenia<\/strong> in the summer and at the Sibelius Festival<\/strong> in Lahti in September.<\/p>\n * * *<\/p>\n The ESTONIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA<\/strong> (ENSO; known in Estonian as Eesti Riiklik S\u00fcmfooniaorkester or ERSO) is the longest continually operating professional orchestra of its kind in the country. The orchestra\u2019s history dates back to 1926 and, like that of many other world orchestras, is connected to the birth of national broadcasting. Since 2010, it has been led by Principal Conductor and Artistic Director Neeme J\u00e4rvi, who was also awarded the title Honorary Artistic Director for Life in 2017.<\/p>\n The orchestra performs with renowned conductors and soloists from around the world, naturally including Estonian musicians of the highest caliber. Its recordings on CD (Chandos, BIS, Erato, Harmonia Mundi, ECM, Virgin Classics, ERP, etc.) demonstrate a quality recognized by many prestigious music magazines, having won several prizes, including a Grammy Award. In addition to broadcast performances on Estonian Public Broadcasting, ENSO has also been aired on the Mezzo television channel. The orchestra\u2019s home venue is the \u2018Estonia\u2019 Concert Hall in Tallinn, but it has also undertaken more than fifty concert tours, most notably three-week tours of Italy in 2003, the USA in 2009, 2013, and 2018, China in 2016, and Hong Kong in 2018. In addition, ENSO has regularly given concerts in European and Scandinavian countries, appearing at many prestigious festivals in K\u00f6ln, New York, Verona, Genoa, Munich, Stockholm and others.<\/p>\n With a repertoire ranging from the Baroque period to the present, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra has also given premiere performances of symphonic works by almost every Estonian composer, including Arvo P\u00e4rt, Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr, Eduard Tubin, Eino Tamberg, Jaan R\u00e4\u00e4ts, Lepo Sumera, T\u00f5nu K\u00f5rvits and Helena Tulve, often being the first to do so.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Conductors and soloists in the USA<\/strong><\/p>\n Over his long and highly successful career he has held positions with orchestras across the world.\u00a0 Last season he took up his tenure as Artistic and Music Director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.\u00a0 He is also currently Artistic Director of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Emeritus of both the Residentie Orkest, The Hague, The Netherlands and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He also holds the titles of Principal Conductor Emeritus of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Laureate of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.<\/p>\n Neeme J\u00e4rvi\u2019s cooperation with ENSO began in 1956;\u00a0in 1963 he became the principal conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Estonian Radio (the present Estonian National Symphony Orchestra). Neeme J\u00e4rvi\u2019s arrival brought about a considerable improvement and stabilization in the quality of the orchestra\u2019s performance. The repertoire of the orchestra broadened considerably. Neeme J\u00e4rvi\u2019s reunion with ENSO after his emigration to the US early in 1980 happened in 1993; two years later he took the orchestra and Tobias\u2019 oratorio Jonah\u2019s Mission<\/em> to Gothenburg, Stockholm, Malm\u00f6 and Helsinki. From\u00a0the 2010\/11 season he has been the Artistic Director of ENSO again, he has also held the title Honorary Artistic Director for Life since 2017.<\/p>\n Neeme J\u00e4rvi has been one of the most active promoters of Estonian music in the world.<\/p>\n A major thread running through the cooperation between Volmer and ENSO was performing Eduard Tobin\u2019s symphonic music and later its recording for Alba Records for which he received the Cultural Award of the Republic of Estonia.<\/p>\n His most essential performances with ENSO abroad include a concert at Europamusicale festival in Munich, where they played works by Heino Eller, Eduard Tubin, Arvo P\u00e4rt and Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr (1993), a concert at Musiksommer festival in Gstaad (1997), extensive concert tours in Germany (1996 and 2000), concerts in Riga and Vilnius (2000) and ENSO\u2019s first concert at the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm (2005).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n BENJAMIN BEILMAN<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(violin)<\/strong>\u00a0is recognized as one of the fastest rising stars of his generation, winning praise both for his passionate performances and deep rich tone, which the\u00a0Washington Post<\/em>\u00a0has called \u201cmightily impressive,\u201d and\u00a0The New York Times<\/em>\u00a0described as \u201cmuscular with a glint of violence.\u201d\u00a0The Times<\/em>\u00a0also praised his \u201chandsome technique, burnished sound, and quiet confidence which showed why he has come so far so fast.\u201d Following his First Prize win at the Montreal Competition, the\u00a0Strad<\/em>\u00a0described his performance of the Sibelius Violin Concerto as \u201cpure poetry.\u201d<\/p>\n GARRICK OHLSSON<\/strong><\/a> (piano)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess.<\/p>\n Concerts in the USA<\/strong><\/p>\n January 27, 2018, St. Augustine, Florida: Lewis Auditorium \u2013 Flagler College January 29,\u00a02018 West Palm Beach, Florida: Kravis Center for the Performing Arts January 31, 2018, Mason City, Iowa: North Iowa Community Auditorium February 1, 2018, Ames, Iowa: Stephens Auditorium February 3, 2018, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Hill Auditorium February 6, 2018, Palm Desert, California: Palm Springs Friends Of Philharmonic February 7, 2018, Aliso Viejo, California: Soka Performing Arts Hall The tour is organised by Opus 3 Artists and ENSO<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shortly before the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia, which takes place on February 24, 2018, ENSO will embark on its third concert tour in the United States. The aim of the tour is to introduce Estonia and Estonian culture, to emphasize the importance of independence and to strengthen the relationship between the United States and the Republic of Estonia. The seven concerts of the tour, starting in Florida and ending in California, will take place between January 27 and February 7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2479,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-reviews"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5006"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5394,"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5006\/revisions\/5394"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2479"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erso.ee\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.erso.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Neeme_Jarvi_0660_Simon-van-Boxtel-1-212x300.jpg\")
<\/a>The head of a musical dynasty, NEEME J\u00c4RVI<\/strong><\/a> is one of today\u2019s most highly respected maestros.\u00a0 He conducts the world\u2019s most prominent orchestras and works alongside soloists of the highest caliber. A prolific recording artist, he has amassed a discography of approximately 650 recordings.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.erso.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/volmer_arvo_051-209x300.jpg\")
<\/a>ARVO VOLMER<\/strong> is widely acclaimed for his powerful performances in both opera and concert halls. Particularly well-known are his interpretations of Mahler and Sibelius, German, Nordic and Russian composers and contemporary music. He has been the long-time principal conductor and artistic director of the Estonian National Opera, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the Oulu Sinfonia. He has worked with ENSO for 30 years: from 1993 to 2001 as its principal conductor. From the 2014\/15 season he has been working as the principal conductor of the Haydn Orchestra of Bolzano and Trento in northern Italy.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.erso.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Ruubel-Triin-2_-231x300-231x300.jpg\")
<\/a>TRIIN RUUBEL<\/strong> (violin)<\/strong>, leader of ENSO, has gained recognition as an energetic leader of the orchestra as well as a violin virtuoso. She debuted as a soloist with ENSO at the opening concert of the 2015\/16 season, performing the Violin Concerto by Sibelius under the baton of Neeme J\u00e4rvi. She has also performed as a soloist with other orchestras both Estonian and international. Ruubel is a member of various chamber ensembles and teaches at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.erso.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Benjamin-Beilman-300x200.jpg\")
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\n<\/strong>Arvo P\u00e4rt.\u00a0Fratres<\/em>
\nFelix Mendelssohn. Violin Concerto in E minor
\nAnton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k. Symphony No 7 in D minor
\nTRIIN RUUBEL\u00a0<\/strong>violin, ENSO<\/strong>, conductor ARVO VOLMER<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Heino Eller.\u00a0Homeland Tune<\/em>
\nJohannes Brahms. Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
\nJean Sibelius. Symphony No 3 in C major
\nGARRICK OHLSSON<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>piano, ENSO<\/strong>, conductor<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>NEEME J\u00c4RVI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Arvo P\u00e4rt.\u00a0Fratres<\/em>
\nFelix Mendelssohn. Violin Concerto in E minor
\nAnton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k. Symphony No 7 in D minor
\nTRIIN RUUBEL\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>violin, ENSO<\/strong>, conductor<\/strong>\u00a0 ARVO VOLMER<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Arvo P\u00e4rt.\u00a0Fratres<\/em>
\nFelix Mendelssohn. Violin Concerto in E minor
\nAnton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k. Symphony No 7 in D minor
\nTRIIN RUUBEL<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>violin, ENSO<\/strong>, conductor<\/strong> ARVO VOLMER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Heino Eller.\u00a0Homeland Tune<\/em>
\nJohannes Brahms. Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
\n<\/em>Eduard Tubin. Symphony No 5 in B minor
\nGARRICK OHLSSON\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>piano, ENSO<\/strong>, conductor<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>NEEME J\u00c4RVI<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Arvo P\u00e4rt.\u00a0Fratres<\/em>
\nFelix Mendelssohn. Violin Concerto in E minor
\nJean Sibelius. Symphony No 3 in C major
\nBENJAMIN BEILMAN<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>violin, ENSO<\/strong>, conductor<\/strong>\u00a0ARVO VOLMER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
\n<\/strong>Heino Eller.\u00a0Homeland Tune<\/em>
\nFelix Mendelssohn. Violin Concerto in E minor
\nAnton\u00edn Dvo\u0159\u00e1k.\u00a0Symphony No 7 in D minao
\nBENJAMIN BEILMAN<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>violin, ENSO<\/strong>, conductor<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>ARVO VOLMER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n