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Tension and release: Paavo Järvi brings the Estonian Festival Orchestra to Zurich

By Sarah Batschelet, 23 January 2018
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“Järvi shimmied head-to-toe to shake up the players”
Reviewed at Tonhalle Maag, Zurich on 20 January 2018
Programme
Pärt, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten
Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
Pärt, Fratres (ver for orchestra and percussion)
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 6 in B minor, Op.54
Performers
Viktoria Mullova, Violin
Paavo Järvi, Conductor
Estonian Festival Orchestra
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In a programme of Lutosławski, Richard Strauss and Tchaikovsky conducted by Paavo Järvi, there are no weak links in the playing of the EFO and Stefan Dohr’s versatility on the horn is once again on display.

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Arvo PärtCantus in memoriam Benjamin BrittenDmitri ShostakovichEstonian Festival OrchestraFratresJean SibeliusPaavo JärviSymphony no. 6 in B minor, Op.54Viktoria MullovaViolin Concerto in D minor, Op.47
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Sarah Batschelet
Sarah Batschelet
Sarah Batschlelet, long based in Switzerland, took a degree in Art History from Smith College, Northampton, Massachuetts, and lives as a freelance writer and editor near Zurich.