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Venue: Pärnu Concert Hall

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AddressPärnu
Estonia
Google maps58° 23' 13.037" N 24° 30' 9.178" E
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Expansive: Paavo Järvi conducts grand-scale repertoire in Pärnu

Paavo Järvi conducts the Estonian Festival Orchestra © Kaupo Kikkas
Carl Nielsen’s Sinfonia espansiva forms the highlight as the Estonian Festival Orchestra brings full-throated symphonic sound to Pärnu. 
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Young conducting talent display their wares at the Järvi Academy Gala

Tania Mazzetti © Toiv Joul
Ten finalists from the Järvi Academy conducting course show their mettle in the Järvi Academy Gala.

Neeme Järvi and his young musicians open the Pärnu Music Festival

Neeme Järvi and the Järvi Academy Symphony Orchestra © Kaupo Kikkas
Pärnu’s young musicians play unfamiliar works with professional confidence and savoir faire, feeding richly on the wisdom of the elder statesman who conducts them.
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Bizet raises the roof at the Pärnu Music Festival

Paavo Järvi and Ksenija Sidorova © Tõiv Jõul
The Estonian Festival Orchestra is on scintillating form in a rare outing for Roma, Bizet's own “Italian Symphony”.
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Maestros in the making at the Pärnu Music Festival

Julia Kurzydlak conducts the Järvi Academy Sinfonietta © Tõiv Jõul
Haydn, Mozart and Pärt put ten young conductors through their paces in the Järvi Academy Gala.
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Smiles of a summer night: Paavo Järvi at the Pärnu Music Festival

Paavo Järvi © Kaupo Kikkas
New music, old friends and supercharged Strauss from the Estonian Festival Orchestra.
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Babylon on the Baltic: Kristjan Järvi parties like it's 1929

Kristjan Järvi, Erkki Otsman and the Baltic Sea Philharmonic © Kaupo Kikkas
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. 
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Estonian Festival Orchestra covers itself in glory in Pärnu

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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