Crossing the Baltic Sea with Captain Kristjan Järvi

By Leopold Tobisch, 02 April 2015

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“this concert was exemplary of an ideal concert programme, both playful and serious at the same time”

Reviewed at Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris on 31 March 2015

Brahms, Academic Festival Overture, Op.80

Nielsen, An Imaginary Journey to the Faroe Islands

Grieg, Peer Gynt: Incidental music, Op. 23

Stenhammar, Sången (cantata), Op.44

Tubin, Setu Tants : Trois danses estoniennes ETW 15

Sibelius, Karelia Suite for orchestra, Op.11

Tchaikovsky, The Snow Maiden, incidental music, Op.12

Lutosławski, Little Suite

Gelgotas, Never Ignore the Cosmic Ocean

Kalniņš, Symphony no. 4, "The Rock Symphony"

Shostakovich, Festive Overture in A major for orchestra, Op.96

Baltic Youth Philharmonic

Kristjan Järvi, Conductor

Babylon on the Baltic: Kristjan Järvi parties like it's 1929

Richard Bratby, 14th July

Babylon Berlin comes to the Pärnu Music Festival, as Kristjan Järvi and the Baltic Sea Philharmonic perform an explosive celebration of music from the TV series.

****1

Energy, rhythm, colour: Kristjan Järvi’s extravaganza in Pärnu

Alexander Hall, 15th July

As an experience, this was quite something, with the music almost secondary and emotions carrying the day. The term minimalist could only be used to describe the rhythmic patterns.

***11

Pressing the “pause life” button with Arvo Pärt in Brussels

Zenaida des Aubris, 15th May

Kristjan Järvi conducts the Brussels Philharmonic and the Vlaams Radiokoor in a programme of Arvo Pärt's music.

****1

Pass the baton: Järvi Academy's conducting relay

Mark Pullinger, 20th July

Eleven conductors get to strut their stuff in an eclectic programme in Pärnu.

Divine Geometry measures up under Kristjan Järvi

Benjamin Poore, 29th November

The LSO served up a lively programme of genre-defying UK premières at the Barbican.

***11

Bach to basics at Bachfest Leipzig

Sam Johnstone, 11th June

Three concerts over one day at the opening weekend of Bachfest Leipzig combined Bach’s music with that of composers from Rachmaninov to Sibelius, but nothing matches the unrivalled bliss of Bach’s own music performed with total conviction.

***11

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Leopold Tobisch

Leopold is currently working on his PhD, examining the music and politics in Paris during the events of May '68. A violinist, amateur photographer and overall musical omnivore, he is currently living in Paris in order to further his PhD research.