Concerts

September 2007

ERSO AND EESTI KONTSERT’S OPENING CONCERT OF THE SEASON

September 13, 2007 at 7 pm — Narva, Geneva Center
September 14, 2007 at 3 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
September 14, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Rakhmaninov – Piano Concerto no 2 in C Minor
Ravel – Piano Concerto for the left hand
Ravel – Suite no 2 from Daphnis and Chloe
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SOFIA GUBAIDULINA – ST. JOHN PASSION

September 21, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

INTERNATIONAL MUSIC DAY

September 29, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major
Haydn – Symphony No 60 in C major Il distratto
Bartók – Suite from The Miraculous Mandarin
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October 2007

October 2, 2007 at 3 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
October 3, 2007 at 12 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
October 4, 2007 at 12 pm — Jõhvi Concert Hall
October 6, 2007 at 12 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
October 6, 2007 at 2:30 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Director ANDRES DVINJANINOVComposer TAUNO AINTSALO KURVITS – Limpa, ANTI KOBIN – Limmo, LAURA PETERSON – LimmaANDRES DVINJANINOV – father, SandmanTIINA
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OPENING CONCERT OF THE FESTIVAL NYYD ’07

October 12, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Sciarrino – Il suono e il tacere
Sciarrino – Shadow of Sound
Pärt – Mein Weg
Pärt – La Sindone (new version)
Ligeti – Requiem
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Festival NYYD 2007

October 19, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Turnage – Scorched for a jazz trio and orchestra
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THE FINAL CONCERT OF THE FESTIVAL NYYD ’07

October 21, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Turnage – A Prayer Out of Stillness, commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, festival NYYD ’07 and the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra (the world premiere)
Tulve – extinction des choses vues (world premiere)
Tüür – Prophecy, Concerto for Accordion and Orchestra (Estonian premiere)
Ligeti – Athmospheres
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October 26, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Adams – Slonimsky’s Earbox
Messiaen – L’ascension
Mendelssohn – The Hebrides Overture
Schubert – Symphony No 8 in B minor Unfinished

NAPOLEON IN MUSIC

November 8, 2007 at 6 pm — Võru Community Center Kannel
November 9, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Beethoven – Symphony No 3 in E-flat major Eroica
Haydn – Nelson Mass in D minor
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November 16, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Beethoven – Violin Concerto in D major
Wagner – Symphonic compilation of Tristan and Isolde by Henk de Vlieger

JÜRI ALPERTEN 50

November 23, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Mozart – Overture to The Impresario
Mozart – Concert Aria Ch’io mi scordi di te… Non temer, amato bene, K 505
Mozart – Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat major, K 365
R. Strauss – Tone Poem Thus Spoke Zarathustra
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November 30, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Shostakovich – Symphony No 10 in E minor
Prokofiev – Suite from the music for the film Lieutenant Kijé

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December 6, 2007 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
December 7, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Franck – Symphonic Variations for Piano and Orchestra
Ravel – Piano Concerto in G major
Debussy – Iberia from Images

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December 14, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Vasks – Cello Concerto
Sibelius – Symphony No 6 in D minor
Debussy – Three symphonic sketches The Sea

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December 18, 2007 at 7 pm — Jõhvi Concert Hall
December 19, 2007 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
December 21, 2007 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
December 22, 2007 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall

Haydn – Oratorio The Creation

NEW YEAR’S CONCERT OF HENNESSY AND EESTI KONTSERT

December 30, 2007 at 5 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
January 1, 2008 at 6 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Sonora Vaice (soprano, Latvia)Jean-Pierre Furlan (tenor, France)Dancers from Vanemuine Theatre: Nashua Dahhab, Hayley Jean Blackburn, Antonio AyestaEstonian National Symphony OrchestraConductor
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OPERA GALA

January 18, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Arias and duets from popular operas and operettas
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PORTRAIT OF PYOTR TCHAIKOVSKY

January 24, 2008 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
January 25, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
January 26, 2008 at 5 pm — Jõhvi Concert Hall

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: an overview of his works
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February 2008

BAROQUE MUSIC FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT

January 31, 2008 at 7 pm — Vanemuine Concert Hall
February 1, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Baroque music of England and France from 17-18th centuries: famous
arias, choruses and orchestral numbers from operas by André Campra, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Philippe Rameau and Henry Purcell
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February 8, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Stravinsky – Requiem Canticles
Stravinsky – Symphony of Psalms
Prokofiev – Symphony No 7 in C-sharp minor

INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT

February 24, 2008 at 4 pm — Jaani Church, Tallinn

Aints – Cantata A Time To Love for male choir and symphony orchestra (premiere)
Tubin – Festive Prelude
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SOLOIST PEEP LASSMANN

February 29, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No 1 in B-flat minor
Prokofiev – Suite from the ballet Romeo and Juliet
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March 2008

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March 7, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Bruckner – Symphony No 4 in E-flat major Romantic
Lorentzen – Double Concerto for trumpet and trombone

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March 14, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Mendelssohn – Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor
Sibelius – Symphony No 1 in E minor

BACH’s “EASTER ORATORIO”

March 22, 2008 at 7 pm — Pärnu, St Elizabeth's Church
March 23, 2008 at 6 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

J. S. Bach – Cantata Ich hatte viel Bekümmernis BWV 21
J. S. Bach – Easter Oratorio BWV 249
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March 29, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Tchaikovsky – Fantasy overture Romeo and Juliet
Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
Mozart – Symphony No 40 in G minor

ESTONIAN MUSIC DAYS

April 4, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

New compositions by Kristo Matson, Timo Steiner, Eino Tamberg and Margo Kõlar
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April 11, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Riisager – Overture Erasmus Montanus Op 1
Ligeti – Double Concerto for flute and oboe
Brahms – Serenade No1 in D major

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April 23, 2008 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
April 24, 2008 at 7 pm — Helsinki, Finlandia-talo

Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Stravinsky – Scherzo à la russe
Tüür – Prophecy, Concerto for accordion and orchestra
Kodály – Dances of Galánta

The Final Concert of 7th Estonian Piano Competition

April 29, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall
April 30, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

On 29th of April:
Grieg – Piano Concerto A minor
Mozart – Piano Concerto No 9 E flat major KV 271
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No 5 E flat major
On 30th of April:
Chopin – Piano Concerto No 1 E minor
Liszt – Piano Concerto No 1 E flat major
Prokofjev – Piano Concerto No 3 C major
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May 2008

CONCERT FOR CHILDREN: ORCHESTRA AND FAIRY TALE

May 8, 2008 at 12 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
May 9, 2008 at 11 am — Estonia Concert Hall
May 9, 2008 at 2 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

08. May 12:00 – Pärnu Concert Hall 09. May 11:00 – Estonia Concert Hall 09. May 14:00 – Estonia Concert
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END OF THE SEASON CONCERT

May 16, 2008 at 7 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

Mahler – Song of the Earth
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MUSICAL GIFT FOR SWEDEN

May 22, 2008 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
May 24, 2008 at 6 pm — Berwaldhallen, Stockholm

Tulev – Future Continuous (premiere)
Stravinsky – Symphony in Three Movements
Tüür – Symphony No 5 for Electric Guitar, Big Band and Orchestra
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