Atonal explorations “through the forest” in Tallinn

Por Timmy Fisher, 07 mayo 2019

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“at times one certainly felt immersed in dense, intellectual thicket”

Crítica hecha desde House of the Blackheads, Tallinn el 5 mayo 2019

Hirsch, Lõuend (Canvas) for string orchestra (World premiere)

Rääts, Concerto for chamber orchestra no. 2, Op.78

Porębski, Semi-Ouverture for string orchestra

Demoč, Struny: steny, zhluky, sny (Strings: Walls, Clusters, Dreams) for string orchestra

Han, Point Pooints Pooointss… for string orchestra

Lee, Sorimuni 2

Tarm, Memories of the Earth (World premiere)

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

Risto Joost, Dirección

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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Celebrating a musical hero: Neeme Järvi at 85

Alexander Hall, 13th July

Neeme Järvi celebrates his 80th birthday in style, together with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and his daughter Maarika, in works by Mozart, Gluck and Dvořák.

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Two “Firsts” as Beethoven opens the Pärnu Music Festival

Mark Pullinger, 16th July

While Kalle Randalu proves an amiable soloist in the First Piano Concerto, it is Beethoven the firebrand who startles in Paavo Järvi's account of the First Symphony with the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.

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Into silence: Arvo Pärt's distinctive soundworld casts a spell

Matthew Rye, 3rd February

A portrait concert of music by Arvo Pärt, while single-mindedly contemplative in tone, proves surprisingly absorbing in the hands of his most authoritative interpreters.

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Arvo Pärt ou la modestie et l'humanité consacrées

Manuel Gaulhiac, 20th October

Arvo Pärt a fait le déplacement à la Philharmonie pour cette soirée entièrement consacrée à sa musique, avec l'Orchestre de chambre de Tallinn et le Chœur philharmonique de chambre d'Estonie.

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A high-flying Creation in Estonia

Simon Rees, 7th August

A high-flying, zip-wire staging of Haydn's The Creation in Tallinn.

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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.

What’s the poooints? Atonal explorations “through the forest” in Tallinn