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In the 2019\/20 season, ENSO presents six series \u2013 MAESTRO, CITY LIGHTS, RESONANCE, ROMANTICISM, HARMONY and PIANO CONCERTO. Each series contains four concerts with the best music, performed by the best musicians from Estonia and abroad. In many cases, an entertaining warm-up concert or a pre-concert discussion is also included as a bonus.<\/p>\n
I: SEASON OPENING CONCERT <\/strong> II: GRINGOLTS & MENDELSSOHN <\/strong> III:\u00a0ENERGY<\/strong> IV: END OF THE SEASON CONCERT I <\/strong> BUY SERIES TICKET<\/a><\/p>\n I: TALLINN \u2013 VIENNA <\/strong> II: TALLINN \u2013 RIGA. Baltic Symphonic Festival <\/strong> III:\u00a0ROMAN CARNIVAL\u00a0<\/strong> IV: P\u00c4RT & SIBELIUS <\/strong> BUY SERIES TICKET<\/a><\/p>\n I: MYTHOS. Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr 60 <\/strong> II: AFEKT INTERNATIONAL MODERN MUSIC FESTIVAL <\/strong> III: ESTONIAN MUSIC DAYS <\/strong> IV: STEVE REICH <\/strong> BUY SERIES TICKET<\/a><\/p>\n I: J\u00c4RVI & HEMSING<\/strong> II: DVO\u0158\u00c1K & RACHMANINOV <\/strong> III: BRUCKNER\u2019S EIGHTH <\/strong> IV: SINAISKY & RACHMANINOV <\/strong> BUY SERIES TICKET<\/a><\/p>\n I: P\u00c4RT & TAMBERG <\/strong> II: JUPITER SYMPHONY <\/strong> III: WE! <\/strong>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.erso.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/maestro_eng-1-210x300.png\")
The concert series \u2018Maestro\u2019 will start and end with the opening and final concert of the season under the guidance of principal conductor Neeme J\u00e4rvi<\/strong>. At the heart of the opening concert, framed with oratorical heroic works, is the Violin Concerto by Sibelius<\/strong> performed by Ye-Eun Choi<\/strong>, a South Korean violinist living in M\u00fcnchen who is making an outstanding international career. The final concert is dedicated to P\u00e4rt\u2019s Symphony No. 4 Los Angeles<\/em><\/strong> and Sibelius\u2019s Kullervo<\/strong>. The Estonian National Male Choir<\/strong> will also perform at both concerts. The concert \u2018Gringolts and Mendelssohn\u2019 will be carried out under the guidance of ENSO\u2019s principal guest conductor Olari Elts<\/strong>. The violinist Ilya Gringolts<\/strong>, with whom the Estonian audience is already familiar, will perform with the orchestra as the soloist of Mendelssohn\u2019s Violin Concerto<\/strong> and its modern re-make, Sciarrino\u2019s Allegory of the Night<\/em><\/strong>. Gringolts, who became the youngest winner of the international Paganini Competition two decades ago, works together with the world\u2019s best orchestras and conductors. He also plays with the Gringolts String Quartet. The theme of the third concert of the series \u2013 fire, extinguishing, and energy \u2013 focuses on major natural and human disasters, such as Australia\u2019s extensive forest fires in 2009, World War I, and the work rescuers do. The concert will be carried out under the guidance of ENSO\u2019s former principal conductor Arvo Volmer<\/strong>. Vocal soloists and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir<\/strong> will also perform.<\/p>\n
\nFri, Sept. 13, 2019 at 6 p.m. (pre-concert event) and at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nHiob.\u00a0Symphonic fantasy \u201cFathers’ Land\u201d (\u201cIsade maa\u201d; premiere)
\nSibelius. Violin Concerto
\nBruckner. \u201cVolksfest\u201d, Cantata \u201cHelgoland\u201d
\nV. Kapp. Choral Poem \u201cNorthern Coast\u201d (\u201cP\u00f5hjarannik\u201d)
\nYe-Eun Choi (violin), Estonian National Male Choir, ENSO, conductor NEEME J\u00c4RVI<\/p>\n
\nFri, Feb. 7, 2020 at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall
\n<\/strong>Berio.\u00a0\u201cGood Night\u201d (\u201cGute Nacht\u201d)\u00a0for Trumpet Solo
\nSciarrino.\u00a0\u201cAllegoria della notte\u201d\u00a0for Violin and Orchestra
\nMendelssohn.\u00a0Violin Concerto
\nMartucci.\u00a0Nocturne
\nMendelssohn. Symphony No. 1
\nIlya Gringolts (violin), ENSO, conductor OLARI ELTS<\/p>\n
\nFri, March 6, 2020 at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nDean. \u201cFire Music\u201d
\nBritten. \u201cCantata misericordium\u201d
\nNielsen. Symphony No. 4 \u201cThe Inextinguishable\u201d (\u201cDet Uudslukkelige\u201d)
\nJuhan Tralla (tenor), Tamar Nugis (baritone), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, ENSO, conductor ARVO VOLMER<\/p>\n
\nThu, May 21, 2020 at 6 p.m. (pre-concert event) and at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nP\u00e4rt. Symphony No. 4 \u201cLos Angeles\u201d
\nSibelius. \u201cKullervo Symphony\u201d
\nMonika-Evelin Liiv (mezzo-soprano), Rauno Elp (baritone), Estonian National Male Choir, ENSO, conductor NEEME J\u00c4RVI<\/p>\n
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<\/strong>The opening concert \u2018Tallinn\u2013Vienna\u2019 of the concert series \u2018City Lights\u2019 is the starting point of ENSO\u2019s Central European tour: only two days later, ENSO and Neeme J\u00e4rvi<\/strong> will give a concert in the Golden Hall of the Wiener Musikverein. This is the second venue considered one of the most prominent in the world that Maestro J\u00e4rvi and ENSO are visiting (the last one was Konzerthaus Berlin). This time, the concerts of the Baltic Symphony Festival will take place in Tallinn and Riga. The joint orchestra of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania will perform under the guidance of Guntis Kuzma<\/strong>, conductor of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. The soloist is Triin Ruubel<\/strong>, principal violin of ENSO. The concert \u2018Roman Carnival\u2019 will be performed under the guidance of Italian conductor Giordano Bellincampi<\/strong>, who was born in Rome and won the hearts of both the audience and musicians last year. He will perform the Roman-themed works of Berlioz and Respighi. The series will be finished by conductor Kristjan J\u00e4rvi<\/strong> and the American violinist Anne Akiko Meyers<\/strong>, who was at the top of the Billboard chart a few years ago. She is one of the most famous violinists in the world and also soloed at the opening event of the P\u00e4rt Centre. Kristjan J\u00e4rvi and Anne Akiko Meyers have also recorded the violin works of Arvo P\u00e4rt that they will perform with the Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra.<\/p>\n
\nWed, Sept. 18, 2019 at 6 p.m. (pre-concert event) and at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nEller. Tone Poem \u201cDawn\u201d (\u201cKoit\u201d)
\nChopin. \u201cGrande polonaise brillante\u201d
\nBruckner. Symphony No. 4
\nZee Zee (piano), ENSO, conductor NEEME J\u00c4RVI<\/p>\n
\nThu, Nov. 21, 2019 at 6 p.m. (pre-concert event) and at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nK\u00f5rvits. \u201cTears-Fantasy\u201d (\u201cPisarate-fantaasia\u201d)
\nVasks. Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra \u201cVox amoris\u201d
\nMendelssohn. Symphony No. 3 \u201cScottish\u201d (\u201cSchottische\u201d)
\nTriin Ruubel (violin), ENSO, conductor GUNTIS KUZMA<\/p>\n
\nThu, Apr. 30, 2020 at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nBerlioz. Overture \u201cRoman Carnival\u201d (\u201cLe carnaval romain\u201d)
\nWagner. \u201cWesendonck Lieder\u201d
\nRespighi. \u201cThe Pines of Rome\u201d (\u201cPini di Roma\u201d), \u201cThe Fountains of Rome\u201d (\u201cLe fontane di Roma\u201d)
\nArete Kerge (soprano), ENSO, conductor GIORDANO BELLINCAMPI<\/p>\n
\nFri, May 15, 2020 at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nP\u00e4rt. Symphony No. 3, \u201cDarf ich\u201d, \u201cFratres\u201d, \u201cPassacaglia\u201d
\nSibelius. Symphony No. 3
\nAnne Akiko Meyers (violin), ENSO, conductor KRISTJAN J\u00c4RVI<\/p>\n
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<\/strong>The concert series \u2018Resonance\u2019 is framed with concerts that will focus on the latest works by Erkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr<\/strong> and Steve Reich<\/strong>, both led by ENSO\u2019s principal guest conductor Olari Elts<\/strong>, and also features two major festivals \u2013 the Estonian Music Days<\/strong>, which has the longest history of music festivals in Estonia and where new works by young composers (conductor Kaspar M\u00e4nd) will be performed, and Afekt<\/strong>, introducing the world\u2019s best modern music artists, where, in addition to Japanese and Austrian composers, Maria K\u00f5rvits<\/strong>\u2019s new piece, as well as M\u00e4rt-Matis Lill<\/strong>\u2019s Ruins of Hara Hoto<\/em> (conductor Clement Power<\/strong>) will be performed. In addition to T\u00fc\u00fcr\u2019s Symphony No. 9 Mythos<\/em><\/strong>, two new works will be performed for the Estonian audience at the 60th-birthday concert of T\u00fc\u00fcr: Solastalgia<\/em><\/strong>, performed by Vincent Cortvrint<\/strong>, the piccolo soloist of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra in Amsterdam, and Phantasma<\/em><\/strong>, commissioned by the Kymi Sinfonietta, the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra, and ENSO. In addition to the works of recent years of Steve Reich, one of America\u2019s most influential contemporary composers, of which Music for Ensemble and Orchestra was first performed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as late as at the end of 2018, the latest film project, created with artist Gerhard Richter and director Corinna Belz which premiered in New York only in April 2019, will be performed.<\/p>\n
\nFri, Oct. 4, 2019 at 6 p.m. (pre-concert event) and at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nErkki-Sven T\u00fc\u00fcr
\n\u201cPhantasma\u201d (premiere)
\n\u201cSolastalgia\u201d (Estonian premiere)
\nSymphony No. 9 \u201cMythos\u201d
\nVincent Cortvrint (piccolo flute), ENSO, conductor OLARI ELTS<\/p>\n
\nFri, Nov. 1, 2019 at 6 p.m. (pre-concert event) and at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nM. K\u00f5rvits. New work
\nHosokawa. \u201cFerne Landschaft\u201d I\u2013III
\nNeuwirth. \u201cMasaot\/Clocks without Hands\u201d
\nLill. \u201cRuins of Hara Hoto\u201d (\u201cHara Hoto varemed\u201d)
\nKristi M\u00fchling (kannel \u2013 Estonian zither), Vambola Krigul (percussion), ENSO, conductor CLEMENT POWER<\/p>\n
\nFri, Apr. 3, 2020 at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nNew Works by Kristjan K\u00f5rver, Malle Maltis, Evelin Seppar and Alisson Kruusmaa
\nEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, ENSO, conductor KASPAR M\u00c4ND<\/p>\n
\nFri, Apr. 17, 2020 at 6 p.m. (pre-concert event) and at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nSteve Reich. \u201cRunner\u201d, \u201cMusic for Ensemble and Orchestra\u201d
\n\u201cReich\/Richter\u201d (music by Steve Reich, film by Gerhard Richter and Corinna Belz)
\nENSO, conductor OLARI ELTS<\/p>\n
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<\/strong>In the concert series \u2018Romanticism\u2019, the main work of every concert is a romantic symphony: Rachmaninov\u2019s Second<\/strong> and Third<\/strong>, Bruckner\u2019s Eighth<\/strong>, and Glazunov\u2019s Fifth<\/strong>. Vassily Sinaisky<\/strong> will once again perform with ENSO after a decades-long break. Sinaisky won the Karajan Competition in 1973 and he has been the principal conductor of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the Russian National Orchestra, and the Malm\u00f6 Symphony Orchestra, as well as the long-time principal guest conductor of the BBC Philharmonic. Other concerts will be performed under the guidance of Neeme J\u00e4rvi<\/strong>, Nikolai Alexeev<\/strong>, the previous principal conductor of the orchestra, and Mihhail Gerts<\/strong>, who will go on tour to Central Europe with Neeme J\u00e4rvi and ENSO in September. The solo instruments include violin, piano, and, at two concerts, cello. The Norwegian violinist Ragnhild Hemsing<\/strong> first performed with ENSO in 2012, when she introduced the unique Hardanger fiddle here. This time, she will perform Tubin\u2019s Violin Concerto<\/strong>. Mihkel Poll<\/strong>, one of the most prominent pianists of Estonia\u2019s younger generation, will perform Tubin\u2019s Piano Concertino<\/strong>, and Marcel Johannes Kits<\/strong>, who won the prominent Estonian TV competition Stars of Classical Music, will perform Shostakovich\u2019s Cello Concerto No. 1<\/strong>. The cellist of the concert \u2018Dvo\u0159\u00e1k and Rachmaninov\u2019 will be\u00a0Anastasia Kobekina\u00a0\u2013 the Bronze medal winner at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition (2019) in St. Petersburg.\u00a0She will perform Dvo\u0159\u00e1k\u2019s Cello Concerto<\/strong>, a piece that belongs to the core repertoire for the cello.<\/p>\n
\nFri, Oct 11, 2019 at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nWagner. “Polonia” Overture
\nTubin. Violin Concerto No. 1
\nReger. Serenade
\nRagnhild Hemsing (violin), ENSO, conductor NEEME J\u00c4RVI<\/p>\n
\nFri, Jan. 24, 2020 at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nDvo\u0159\u00e1k. Cello Concerto
\nRachmaninov. Symphony No. 3
\nAnastasia Kobekina\u00a0(cello), ENSO, conductor NIKOLAI ALEXEEV<\/p>\n
\nFri, Feb. 28, 2020 at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nTubin. Concertino for Piano and Orchestra
\nBruckner. Symphony No. 8
\nMihkel Poll (piano), ENSO, conductor MIHHAIL GERTS<\/p>\n
\nThu, March 26, 2020 at 6 p.m. (pre-concert event) and at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nShostakovich. Cello Concerto No. 1
\nRachmaninov. Symphony No. 2
\nMarcel Johannes Kits (cello), ENSO, conductor VASSILY SINAISKY<\/p>\n
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Sharon Bezaly<\/strong>, the soloist of the opening concert of the series \u2018Harmony\u2019, who first performed with ENSO in 2012, has been called \u2018God\u2019s gift to flute\u2019 and the \u2018Paganini of the flute\u2019 in the press. Composers from 11 countries have written a total of 20 flute concertos for her. This time, she will also perform with the principal conductor of ENSO, Neeme J\u00e4rvi<\/strong>. The exciting and diverse programme ranging from Baroque to P\u00e4rt, the title of which refers to the main work of the concert, Mozart\u2019s Jupiter Symphony<\/em><\/strong>, will be performed by Bas Wiegers<\/strong>. Wiegers has worked together with ENSO on several occasions and has been described with the words \u2018charismatic\u2019 and \u2018openness\u2019. The concert soloist, recorder virtuoso Erik Bosgraaf<\/strong> from the Netherlands, calls his instrument an inexhaustible source of inspiration. He uses it to perform both improvisations and jazz works from medieval music to what he calls the \u2018music of tomorrow\u2019. ENSO\u2019s chamber concert is titled \u2018We!\u2019, a title borrowed from Lepo Sumera,<\/strong> as it perfectly describes the feeling of belonging that the orchestra members experience when performing with different groups. There are woodwind, brass, and percussion instrument artists, as well as the chamber orchestra. Audience has said that ENSO\u2019s chamber concerts are a great way to see and hear those musicians who otherwise play an important role in the back of the stage. The series will end with the traditional concert by ENSO and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre under the guidance of Paul M\u00e4gi<\/strong>, the principal conductor of Vanemuine Theatre. The soloist and the work performed by them will become known in November, when the winner of the IX Estonian Piano Competition<\/strong> is announced; the main work of the concert is Shostakovich\u2019s Symphony No. 10<\/strong>, which was planned for a long time and was completed just after Stalin\u2019s death.<\/p>\n
\nFri, Oct 18, 2019 at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nP\u00e4rt. Symphony No. 2, “Fratres”
\nTamberg. “Concerto grosso”
\nReinecke. Flute Concerto
\nFranz Schubert. Symphony No. 3
\nSharon Bezaly (flute), ENSO, conductor NEEME J\u00c4RVI<\/p>\n
\nFri, Dec 20, 2019 at 6 p.m. (pre-concert event) and at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nRebel. \u201cThe Elements\u201d (\u201cLes \u00e9l\u00e9mens\u201d)
\nP\u00e4rt. \u201cFratres\u201d
\nVivaldi. \u201cWinter\u201d (\u201cL’inverno\u201d) from \u201cFour Seasons\u201d (\u201cLe quattro stagioni\u201d)
\nMozart. Symphony No. 41 \u201cJupiter\u201d
\nErik Bosgraaf (recorder), ENSO, conductor BAS WIEGERS<\/p>\n
\nFri, Jan. 17, 2020 at 7 p.m., Estonia Concert Hall<\/strong>
\nTamberg. \u201cJourney with Cello and Percussion\u201d\u00a0(\u201cTeekond t\u0161ello ja l\u00f6\u00f6kpillidega\u201d), \u201cMusic for Five\u201d (\u201cMuusika viiele\u201d)
\nP\u00e4rt. \u201cArbos\u201d
\nSumera. \u201cPlay for Quintet\u201d\u00a0(\u201cM\u00e4ng kvintetile\u201d),\u00a0\u201cWe!\u201d (\u201cMeie!\u201d),\u00a0\u201cMusica profana\u201d,\u00a0\u201cLa folia\u201d
\nTormis.\u00a0Overture No. 2
\nENSO chamber ensembles and chamber orchestra, ENSO<\/strong><\/p>\n
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<\/strong><\/strong>The series \u2018Piano Concerto\u2019 is aimed at piano music lovers, but in addition to four amazing pianists and piano concerts, there are many more exciting things to expect. Garrick Ohlsson<\/strong>, winner of the international Chopin Piano Competition in 1970, will perform Chopin\u2019s Piano Concerto No. 1. The artist, who is popular all over the world, will be performing with ENSO for the third time now \u2013 the inspirational first meeting took place in 2018 on the American Tour in Florida and Michigan under the guidance of Neeme J\u00e4rvi<\/strong>. The concert will be carried out under the guidance of ENSO\u2019s principal guest conductor Olari Elts<\/strong>. Liszt\u2019s Piano Concerto<\/strong> will be performed by Kristi Kapten<\/strong>, winner of the 2011 International Piano Competition in Tallinn, who performs on stages all over the world and also plays in an eponymous trio. She will be joined by conductor Jun M\u00e4rkl<\/strong>, who won the hearts of the audience and the orchestra last season, and who has worked with reputable German and French theatres and orchestras. For the main piece of the concert, he chose Berlioz\u2019s Symphonie fantastique<\/em><\/strong>. The young French pianist Lucas Debargue<\/strong> first caught major attention when he came fourth in the Tchaikovsky competition and won the music critics\u2019 award. He has been compared to Glenn Gould and Van Cliburn and is a welcome guest in the world\u2019s most prestigious concert halls. At the Estonia Concert Hall, he will perform with the principal conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein<\/strong>, who is currently living in New York. The soloist of the last concert of the series is the pianist Anna Shelest<\/strong>, who lives in New York. Together with Neeme J\u00e4rvi, they will continue to perform and record Rubinstein\u2019s piano concertos. After Mozart\u2019s A Little Night Music<\/em><\/strong>, Lepo Sumera\u2019s Symphony No. 2<\/strong> will be performed. 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Estonian composer, teacher, chairman of the composers\u2019 union, and minister of culture. The year also marks the passing of 20 years from his death.<\/p>\n