A subdued finale for Dvořák's Prague

By Frank Kuznik, 27 September 2019

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Reviewed at Rudolfinum: Dvořák Hall, Prague on 23 September 2019

Eller, Koit (Dawn)

Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47

Bruckner, Symphony no. 4 in E flat major, "Romantic", WAB 104

Dvořák, Humoresque in G flat major, Op. 101 No. 7

Nicola Benedetti, Violin

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Neeme Järvi, Conductor

Oceanic swells, orchestral tangles: Baltic & Estonian Music Days

Lawrence Dunn, 28th April

The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra presents contemporary works, including three world premieres, by composers from across the Baltics.

***11

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra impresses at the Perth Festival

David Smythe, 20th May

Intense Pärt, vivid Rachmaninov with Barry Douglas and dramatic Dvořák on the most northerly point on the orchestra's UK tour.

****1

Shadows and energy, ghosts and pomposity

Simon Cummings, 7th April

The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra under Kristiina Poska strain, discharge energy and ultimately make magic at the annual Estonian Music Days.

****1

Spring in Tallinn: sexy swagger and emotional devastation

Simon Cummings, 15th April

New works for orchestra from the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra directed by Anu Tali

****1

Estonian Music Days launches in Tallinn

Gavin Dixon, 10th April

The Tallinn National Symphony Orchestra Easter concert represents new music patronage on a grand scale. Six up-and-coming Estonian composers are commissioned write a substantial work for orchestra, and an entire concert is given over to their first performances.

Joseph Calleja with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in Helsinki

Bèla Bianca, 8th October

Tenor Joseph Calleja, conductor Giuliano Carella and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra presented an interesting choice of repertoire on Monday. The composers were celebrated Italian and French masters of opera, and the programme alternated between overtures for orchestra and arias starring Calleja.

***11

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Frank Kuznik

Frank Kuznik is the former Editor-in-Chief and Culture Editor of The Prague Post, Central Europe’s premier English-language weekly newspaper. He currently divides his time between Prague and his hometown in the US, Cleveland, where he covers northeast Ohio's dynamic classical music scene. In Prague he is an habitué of the Rudolfinum, National Theater, State Opera and other storied classical music venues, and an unabashed fan of Czech music.