Pass the baton: Järvi Academy's conducting relay

Von Mark Pullinger, 21 Juli 2019

Laden, bitte warten...

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“Taavi Oramo... got the orchestra to dance, bringing wonderful luminosity to the string sound”

Rezensierte Veranstaltung: Pärnu Concert Hall, Pärnu, am 20 Juli 2019

Mägi, Bukoolika (Bucolic)

Honegger, Symphony no. 3, "Liturgique"

Bruch, Konzert für Klarinette, Violine, Viola und Orchester in e-Moll, Op.88

Mozart, Symphonie Nr. 38 in D-Dur, "Prag", KV504

Sibelius, Andante festivo

Triin Ruubel, Violine

Mari Adachi, Viola

Järvi Academy Youth Symphony Orchestra

Maria Seletskaja, Musikalische Leitung

Eirik Haukaas Ødegaard, Musikalische Leitung

Edmar Tuul, Musikalische Leitung

Stephanie Childress, Musikalische Leitung

Yaroslav Zaboyarkin, Musikalische Leitung

Boon Hua Lien, Musikalische Leitung

Holly Hyun Choe, Musikalische Leitung

Dorian Todorov, Musikalische Leitung

Ian Niederhoffer, Musikalische Leitung

Taavi Oramo, Musikalische Leitung

José Soares, Musikalische Leitung

Kristjan Järvi, Musikalische Leitung

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Mark Pullinger

Mark has been a Bachtrack editor since 2014. He is also an experienced critic, writing hundreds of reviews for the site, as well as a freelancer writing for other magazines and newspapers. He also writes programme notes and blogs on Substack. Mark has a particular passion for the operas of Verdi as well as Russian and French repertoire. Outside the concert hall and opera house, Mark enjoys cooking and travel and is probably at his happiest let loose in a French patisserie or a Viennese coffee house.