“Blossomings”: a stunning display of contemporary choral music

Von Timmy Fisher, 07 Mai 2019

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“under the glowing direction of Kaspars Putniņš”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: St Nicholas' Church and Museum, Tallinn, am 4 Mai 2019

Borzík, Credo

Tulve, Nächtliche Gesänge (Nocturnal Songs) (World premiere)

Simaku, La leggiadra luna

Tulev, Ek het jou lief (World premiere)

Henderickx, Blossomings: Three Prayers for a Better World

Estnischer Philharmonischer Kammerchor

Kaspars Putniņš, Musikalische Leitung

Indrek Vau, Trompete

Estonian Festival Orchestra make Carnegie Hall debut with Arvo Pärt

David Wolfson, 23rd October

Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra don’t skirt all the pitfalls of a single-composer program in an all-Pärt evening at Carnegie Hall.

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A meditative Estonian celebration of 90 years of Arvo Pärt

David Smythe, 5th October

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste, present an Arvo Pärt portrait concert in Glasgow.

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Un Don Giovanni en PLS pour l’ouverture du Festival d’Aix

Romain Daroles, 4th July

La mise en scène de Robert Icke est une cruelle déception, pas compensée par les qualités de la distribution et de la direction musicale de Simon Rattle.

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Musically peerless but battering: Wozzeck in Aix

David Karlin, 7th July

Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO give an orchestral performance to remember, with a fine singing cast, but Simon McBurney's staging dials the bleakness to maximum too early.

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Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir intrigues in Dublin concert

Andrew Larkin, 16th November

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir shows poise and elegance in works by fellow Estonians Arvo Pärt and Veljo Tormis.

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Un Requiem en lumière pour Kristiina Poska à Bozar

Valentin Gautron Lavarone, 15th February

Des tourments d'Adam aux chemins de la rédemption, l'Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir et le Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen ont donné un programme parfois trop lisse mais toujours d'une grande beauté.

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Timmy Fisher

Timmy read musicology at Durham University, studying composition with Richard Rijnvos. He has written for Gramophone and The Spectator, and composes for both film and the concert hall. He has a special interest in contemporary choral music, and co-hosts The Classical Music Pod with Sam Poppleton, available on iTunes and Spotify. Follow him on twitter at @timmy_fisher.

“Blossomings”: a stunning display of contemporary choral music in Tallinn