ENSO ON TOUR: AUSTRIA, CZECH, GERMANY

NICOLA BENEDETTI violin
Ye-EUN CHOI violin
Estonian National Male Choir
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Conductors NEEME JÄRVI and MIHHAIL GERTS
Reviews concerning the whole tour:
- ERSO läbimurre kõrgemale ja kaugemale (Ia Remmel, Postimees, 1.10.2019)
- Delta. ERSO käis Euroopas, mis seal nendega juhtus? (Estonian Public Broadcasting / Klassikaraadio, 2.10.2019)
Reviews and photo galleries by concerts:

ENSO, Nicola Benedetti and conductor Neeme Järvi in Musikverein Vienna, 20.09.2019. Photo: Jeunesse – musik.erleben.
20.09.2019, Musikverein in Vienna – Golden Hall
Eller. Tone Poem “Dawn”
Sibelius. Violin Concerto
Bruckner. Symphony No 4 “Romantic”
Nicola Benedetti violin
ENSO, conductor Neeme Järvi
The opening concert of the tour is held in the Golden Hall of the Wiener Musikverein, the home of the Vienna Philharmonic. Next to Konzerthaus Berlin, this is the second venue considered one of the most prominent in the world that Maestro Järvi and ENSO are visiting.
- TV News “Aktuaalne kaamera” (Estonian Public Broadcasting / ETV, 20.09.2019)
- ERSO Euroopa tuur algas Viinis kestvate ovatsioonidega (Postimees, 23.09.2019)

ENSO, Estonian National Male Choir and conductor Neeme Järvi on Brucknerhaus Linz, 22.09.2019. Photo: Reinhard Winkler.
22.09.2019, Brucknerhaus in Linz – Bruckner Hall
International Bruckner Festival “Brucknerfest”
Anton Bruckner
Symphony No 4 “Romantic”
“Volksfest”
Cantata “Helgoland”
ENSO, Estonian National Male Choir
conductor Neeme Järvi
The second concert was held in the Brucknerhaus in Linz within the International Bruckner Festival programme. Neeme Järvi and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra performed at Brucknerfest, a festival held since 1974, alongside the Bruckner Orchestra Linz and conductor Markus Poschner, the Munich Philharmonic and conductor Valery Gergiev, the Orchestre des Champs-Élysées with Philippe Herreweghe, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, and many others.
- Photo gallery
- Review. Bruckners Sonnenaufgang (Heinz Haunold, Oberösterreichisches Volksblatt, 23.09.2019)
- Review. Tolle “Vierte”, und ein verzichtbarer zweiter Teil (OÖNachrichten, 23.09.2019)
- Review. Neeme Järvi mit estnischem Orchester. Wuchtiger Männerchor (Kronen Zeitung OÖ, 23.09.2019)

ENSO and Neeme Järvi, Final Concert of the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival, 23.09.2019. Photo: Petra Hajská / Prague Dvořák Festival Archive.
23.09.2019, Rudolfinum in Prague – Dvořák Hall
Final Concert of the Dvořák Prague International Music Festival
Eller. Tone Poem “Dawn”
Sibelius. Violin Concerto
Bruckner. Symphony No 4 “Romantic”
Nicola Benedetti violin
ENSO, conductor Neeme Järvi
The third concert of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra with conductor Neeme Järvi was the final concert in this year’s Dvořák Prague International Music Festival. The Dvořák Hall in Rudolfinum is home to the Czech Philharmonic and has witnessed the most important concerts of the famous Prague Spring music festival for over 70 years. The Dvořák Festival in Prague has been held as of 2008 and has featured Estonian musicians such as Paavo Järvi, and Tõnu Kaljuste with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, performing music by Arvo Pärt.
- Photo gallery
- News in Czech Television (Česká televize / Tšehhi TV, 23.09.2019)
- Kristjan Hallik: ERSO turnee Kesk-Euroopas on seni üks edukaimaid (ERR/ETV, 25.09.2019)
- Review. Humoreska uzavřela Dvořákovu Prahu (Ivan Ruml, Právo, 24.09.2019)
- Review. Estonští symfonikové, Neeme Järvi a Nicola Benedetti: Důstojné zakončení Dvořákovy Prahy (Anna Šerých, operaplus.cz, 24.09.2019)
- Review. Rozpačité finále Dvořákovy Prahy (Martin Jemelka, Časopis Harmonie, 24.09.2019)
- Review. Neeme Järvi s estonskými symfoniky – důstojný závěr Dvořákovy Prahy (Alena Sojková, KlasikaPlus, 26.09.2019)

ENSO, Nicola Benedetti and conductor Mihhail Gerts in Erlangen Heinrich-Lades-Halle, 24.09.2019. Photo: Maarja Kasema.
24.09.2019, Erlangen Heinrich-Lades-Halle
Eller. Tone Poem “Dawn”
Sibelius. Violin Concerto
Bruckner. Symphony No 4 “Romantic”
Nicola Benedetti violin
ENSO, conductor Mihhail Gerts
Two concerts were held in Germany – in Erlangen and Viersen – conducted by Mihhail Gerts.
- Photo gallery: concerts in Erlangen & Viersen
- Review. Absolute Präsenz und Leidenschaft (Sabine Kreimendahl, Erlanger Nachrichten, 24.09.2019)

ENSO and conductor Mihhail Gerts Viersen Festhalle, 26.09.2019. Photo: Maarja Kasema.
26.09.2019, Viersen Festhalle
Eller. Tone Poem “Dawn”
Sibelius. Violin Concerto
Bruckner. Symphony No 4 “Romantic”
Nicola Benedetti violin
ENSO, conductor Mihhail Gerts
- Review. Intensiver Orchesterklang und traumhaft sichere Solo-Technik (Gert Holtmeyer, RP Online, 27.09.2019)

ENSO and Neeme Järvi in Festspielhaus Bregenz, 27.09.2019. Photo: Udo Mittelberger.
27.09.2019, Bregenz Festspielhaus
Eller. Tone Poem “Dawn”
Sibelius. Violin Concerto
Bruckner. Symphony No 4 “Romantic”
Ye-Eun Choi violin
ENSO, conductor Neeme Järvi
The last concert of the tour were performed in Austria, in the Bodensee Hall of the Festspielhaus in Bregenz.
- Photo gallery
- Review. Mit einer faszinierenden Klangkultur zu musikalischen Höhenflügen – die Violinistin Ye-Eun Choi und das Estonian National Symphony Orchestra mit Neeme Järvi am Pult
(Silvia Thurner, Kulturzeitschrift online, 29.09.2019) - Review. Zwölf Punkte für Estland (Fritz Jurmann, Vorarlberger Nachrichten, 30.09.2019)
For the first time, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra had a tour organised by one of the most renowned international agencies, IMG Artists.