Concerts

September 2004

OPENING CONCERT OF THE SEASON

September 17, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Tormis – Overture No. 2
Brahms – Concerto for violin, cello and orchestra a minor
Shostakovich – Symphony No. 15 A major
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October 2004

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC DAY: Peacock Tales

October 1, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Hillborg – Clarinet Concerto “Peacock Tales” (Estonian premiere)
Nielsen – Symphony No. 5
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THE ESTONIAN HERO WITH A DOUBLE BASS: LUDWIG JUHT 110

October 8, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Grieg – Lyric Suite
Tubin – Double Bass Concerto
Rakhmaninov – Symphony No. 2 e minor
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Festival “PIANO 2004″

October 22, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Ravel – “La Valse”
Kancheli – “Valse Boston”
Schumann – Piano Concerto in a minor
Ravel – “Daphnis ja Chloe”. Suite No 2
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November 2004

MUSIC FOR ALL SOULS’ DAY

October 31, 2004 at 5 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
November 1, 2004 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
November 2, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Vaughan Williams – “Fantasy on a Theme by Thomas Tallis”
Vaughan Williams – “Five Mystical Songs”
Fauré – Requiem
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THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS

November 12, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Schubert – Symphony No 3 in D
Saint-Saëns – Piano Concerto no 2 in g minor
Rimski-Korsakov – Symphonic Suite “Sheherazade”
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BURATINO, FRIENDS AND THE ORCHESTRA

November 19, 2004 at 12 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
November 19, 2004 at 3 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
November 20, 2004 at 12 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
November 21, 2004 at 11 am — Estonia Concert Hall

ERSO is visited by the famous characters from the children’s story by Aleksey Tolstoy and the Estonian Television’s popular children’s programme that is based on the adventures of Pinocchio
Libretto by Wimberg
Music by Tauno Aints and Olav Ehala
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ADVENT CONCERT

November 26, 2004 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
November 27, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
November 28, 2004 at 5 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall

Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Oratorio “St. Paul”
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December 2004

ESTONIAN NATIONAL MALE CHOIR 60

December 4, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Sibelius – “Kullervo”
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December 10, 2004 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
December 11, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Kõrvits – “The Songs of Survivors” (premiere)
Vivaldi – Piccolo Recorder Concerto
Tüür – Concerto for percussions and orchestra “Magma” (Symphony No. 4; Estonian premiere)
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GOOD MUSIC FROM KIND HEARTS

December 17, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

The Charity Concert in support of the Tallinn Children’s Hospital
Korngold – “Baby serenade”
Barber – “Knoxville. Summer of 1915″
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 1 “Winter daydreams”
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT

December 21, 2004 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
December 22, 2004 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
December 23, 2004 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Haydn – “Harmoniemesse”
Adams – “Harmonium” (Estonian premiere)
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December 30, 2004 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hal

Soloists from the OPERA EBONY (USA) Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: VELLO PÄHN

January 2005

A NEW YEAR’s DAY CONCERT

January 1, 2005 at 6 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Soloists from the OPERA EBONY (USA) Estonian National Symphony Orchestra Conductor: VELLO PÄHN

OPERA GALA EVENING

January 14, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Arias, duets and overtures from the world-famous operas.
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January 21, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Haydn – Symphony No. 49 “La Passione” Mahler – “Kindertotenlieder” Beethoven – Symphony no. 3 “Eroica”
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HERO’S LIFE

January 28, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Vaughan Williams – “The Wasps Overture”
Elgar – Violin Concerto in B minor
R. Strauss – Tone poem “Ein Heldenleben” (“Hero’s Life”)
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February 2005

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February 3, 2005 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall

Handel – Oratorio “Solomon”
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February 11, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Mozart – Ballet Music from “Idomeneo” Ravel – Piano Concerto G major Liszt / Adams – “The Black Gondola” (Estonian premiere) Schumann – Symphony No. 1 in B flat (“Spring”)
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PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION

February 18, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Mussorgski / Gortchakov – “Pictures At An Exhibition”
Prokofiev – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D
Stravinsky – “The Rite of Spring”
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YOUNG TALENT: PIANIST JAAN KAPP

February 26, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Rakhmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 2 in c minor
R. Strauss – “The Alpine Symphony”(“Eine Alpensinfonie”)
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March 2005

MAARIKA and KRISTJAN JÄRVI

March 10, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Beethoven – “Fidelio” Overture
Eller / Coleman – “Three pieces” (premiere)
E. Kapp – Flute Concertino
Eespere – “Concerto Flauto”
Sibelius – Symphony No. 6 in d minor
Sibelius – Symphony No. 7 in C major
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MUSICAL CIRCKUS!

March 15, 2005 at 3 pm — Haljala Culture House
March 15, 2005 at 5 pm — Haljala Culture House
March 16, 2005 at 12 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
March 16, 2005 at 3 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
March 17, 2005 at 3 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
March 18, 2005 at 3 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
March 19, 2005 at 11 am — Estonia Concert Hall

March 15-19, 2005 in Tallinn, Tartu and Haljala MUSICAL CIRCUS Clown Melvin Tix from Norway and the Estonian National Symphony
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March 24, 2005 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
March 25, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
March 26, 2005 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall

Rossini – “Stabat Mater “
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April 2005

KLASSIKARAADIO 10

April 1, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Schumann – Manfred Overture
Tamberg – Tuba Concerto (premiere)
Brahms – Symphony No. 3 in F
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THE EVENING OF ARVO PÄRT’S MUSIC

April 8, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

“Pro et contra” for cello and orchestra
“Credo” for mixed choir, piano and orchestra
“Da pacem, Domine” for mixed choir and orchestra (premiere)
“Lamentate” for piano and orchestra
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April 14, 2005 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
April 15, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
April 16, 2005 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall

Bach / Stokowski – Passacaglia and Fugue in c minor Pyysalo – “Devotion”, “The Ever Changing”, “Estate” Respighi – “Fountains of Rome”, “Pines of Rome”
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April 23, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Berio – “Coro”
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HEBREW RHAPSODY

April 29, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Bruch – “Kol Nidrei: Adagio on Hebrew Melodies” for cello and orchestra
Bloch – “Schelomo: Rhapsodie hebraique” for cello and orchestra
Prokofiev – Symphony No. 6 in e flat minor
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May 2005

FESTIVAL “ORIENT”

May 6, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Tōru Takemitsu – “Rain Coming”
Tan Dun – Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa
Isang Yun – Symphony No 4
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ERSO presents: “HEART AFFAIRS” by Lepo Sumera

May 9, 2005 at 9 pm — Rotermann's Salt Storage
May 10, 2005 at 7 pm — The Black Hall of the Viljandi Academy of Culture

“Heart Affairs” (“Südameasjad”), multi-media performance by Sumera
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END OF THE SEASON CONCERT

May 13, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Sumera – “In memoriam”
Rakhmaninov – Symphony No. 3 in a minor
Beethoven – Mass in C major
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Festival “Eduard Tubin and His Time”

May 18, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Tüür – “Aditus”
Tubin – Symphony No. 5
Sumera – “Musica profana”
Sibelius – Symphony No. 5 in E flat
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BURATINO, FRIENDS AND THE ORCHESTRA

May 20, 2005 at 3 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
May 20, 2005 at 5 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
May 21, 2005 at 5 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
May 22, 2005 at 2 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
May 22, 2005 at 4 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall

ERSO is visited by the famous characters
from the children’s story by Aleksey Tolstoy
and the Estonian Television’s popular children’s programme
that is based on the adventures of Pinocchio.
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Festival “Tubin and His Time 2005″

May 28, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

E. Kapp – Suite from the ballet “Kalevipoeg”
Tubin – Symphony No. 6
Stenhammar – Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor
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June 2005

KING ARTHUR GALA 2005

June 2, 2005 at 7:30 pm — The machinery hall of the former Plywood & Furniture Factory (Vana-Lõuna 39, Tallinn)

Arias, duets and choirs from the operas by Wagner, Verdi, Mozart, Rossini, Gounod, Puccini and Bizet.
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Festival “Tubin and His Time 2005″

June 17, 2005 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Tubin – Toccata
Tubin – Violin Concerto no. 1
Tubin – Symphony No. 3
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July 2005

DAVID OISTRAKH FESTIVAL

July 2, 2005 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall

Pärt – Symphony No. 1 (“Polyphonic”)
Shostakovich – Violin Concerto no. 2 in c minor
Schoenberg – “A Survivor from Warsaw”
Sibelius – Symphony no. 3
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