Concerts

September 2008

OPENING CONCERT OF THE SEASON

September 10, 2008 at 7 pm — Tartu, Vanemuine Concert Hall
September 11, 2008 at 7 pm — Jõhvi Concert Hall
September 12, 2008 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Tamberg – Festivo (premiere)
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor
Dvořák – Symphony No 7 in D minor
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September 15, 2008 at 9 pm — Verona, Teatro Filarmonico

Pärt – Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Sibelius – Violin Concerto in D minor
Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 4 in F minor

October 1, 2008 at 1 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
October 1, 2008 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
October 2, 2008 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
October 3, 2008 at 7 pm — Tartu, Vanemuine Concert Hall

Berlioz – Dramatic symphony Roméo et Juliette
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October 10, 2008 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Britten – “Sinfonia da requiem”
Haydn – Cello Concerto in C major
Holst – The Planets Suite

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October 17, 2008 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Hindemith – Concerto for Trumpet, Bassoon and String Orchestra
Hindemith – Symphony Mathis der Mahler
Bizet/Shchedrin – Carmen Suite

THE 4th HEINO ELLER INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION: 3rd round

October 18, 2008 at 6 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
October 19, 2008 at 6 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

OPENING CONCERT OF FESTIVAL „PIANO‘08“

October 24, 2008 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Chopin – Piano Concerto No 2 in F minor
Liszt – Piano Concerto No 1 in E flat major
Ravel – „Alborada del gracioso“
Stravinski – Pétrouchka
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November 2008

VANEMUINE CONCERT HALL 10

November 6, 2008 at 7 pm — Tartu, Vanemuine Concert Hall

Wagner – Prelude to the third act of opera Lohengrin
Brahms – Hungarian Dance nr 5
Rimsky-Korsakov – Capriccio espagnol
Glinka – Overture to the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila
Borodin – Polovtsian Dances from the opera Prince Igor
R. Strauss – Tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra
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TOBIAS – “DES JONA SENDUNG”

November 21, 2008 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
November 22, 2008 at 7 pm — Tartu, Vanemuine Concert Hall

Tobias – Oratorio Des Jona Sendung
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ADVENT CONCERT

November 28, 2008 at 7 pm — Tartu, Vanemuine Concert Hall
November 29, 2008 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
November 30, 2008 at 5 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Saint-Saëns
– Symphony No 3 in C minor Organ
– Oratorio de Noël
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December 2008

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December 5, 2008 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Korngold – Violin Concerto in D major
Skryabin – Symphony No 1 in E major

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December 11, 2008 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

A. ja J. Philidor – Marche de Timbales
Haydn – Symphony No 103 in E flat major
J. Fischer – Symphony for Eight Timpani and Orchestra
Beethoven – Symphony No 6 in F major Pastorale

HANDEL – ISRAEL IN EGYPT

December 18, 2008 at 7 pm — Tartu, Vanemuine Concert Hall
December 19, 2008 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
December 20, 2008 at 5 pm — Jõhvi Concert Hall
December 21, 2008 at 5 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall

Handel
– Overture to the Oratorio "Solomon"
– Oratorio Israel in Egypt
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January 2009

NEW YEAR’S CONCERT OF HENNESSY AND EESTI KONTSERT: HANDEL GALA

December 30, 2008 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall
January 1, 2009 at 6 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Sophie Daneman (soprano, UK)Thomas Walker (tenor, UK)Estonian Philharmonic Chamber ChoirEstonian National Symphony OrchestraConductor DANIEL REUSSNarrator Aarne Üksküla

TOBIAS – “ST JOHN FROM DAMASCUS”

January 9, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Tobias – Cantata St John from Damascus
Tormis – Overture no 2
Tchaikovsky – Violin concerto in D major op 35
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SOLOIST NIKOLAI DEMIDENKO

January 16, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Brahms – Piano Concerto No 2 in Bb major
Berlioz – Symphonie fantastique
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OPERA GALA

January 23, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Arias and duets from popular operas
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Baroque Music Festival Opening Concert

January 30, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Pärt – Credo
Pärt – Collage über B-A-C-H
Bach/Webern – Ricercar
Bach/Stravinski – Cantata From The Heavens Above I Come
Bach/Stokowski – Prelude and Fugue (1911/1912)
Salieri – 26 Variations on La Follia di Spagna (for orchesta)
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February 2009

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February 6, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Pärt – Summa
Prokofjev – Piano Concerto No 3 in C major
Dvořák – Symphony No 8 in G major

TÜÜR’S VIOLA CONCERTO IN ESTONIA

February 20, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Brahms – Tragic Overture
Haydn – Symphony No 104 in D major London
Sibelius – The Swan of Tuonela
Tüür – Concerto for Viola and Orchestra (Estonian premiere)
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SOLOIST JOYCE YANG

February 27, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Pärt – Cantusin in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Rakhmaninov – Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor
Sibelius – Symphony No 2 in D major
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March 2009

TOUR OF THE UNITED STATES

March 24, 2009 at 8 pm — The Artemus W. Ham Concert Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada
March 25, 2009 at 8 pm — McCallum Theatre, Palm Desert, California
March 26, 2009 at 12 am — The Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, California
March 27, 2009 at 8 pm — Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts, Cerritos, California
March 28, 2009 at 8 pm — Jackson Hall, Mondavi Center, Davis, California
March 29, 2009 at 3 pm — Zellerbach Hall, Cal Performances, University of California, Berkeley, California

Pärt – Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten
Pärt – Summa
Rakhmaninov – Piano Concerto No 2 in C minor
Prokofiev – Piano Concerto No 3 in C major
Sibelius – Symphony No 2 in D major
Dvořák – Symphony No 8 in G major
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April 2009

HANDEL – ORATORIO “MESSIAH”

April 12, 2009 at 4 pm — Tartu, Vanemuine Concert Hall
April 14, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, St. John's Church

Handel – Oratorio Messiah
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May 2009

SEASON FINAL CONCERT OF EESTI KONTSERT

May 8, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
May 9, 2009 at 7 pm — Jõhvi Concert Hall

Haydn – Oratorio Die Jahreszeiten
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IVARI ILJA 50

May 15, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
May 16, 2009 at 7 pm — Pärnu Concert Hall

Mozart – Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat major K 365
Mozart – Concerto for Three Pianos in F major K 242
Brahms – Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor
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END OF THE SEASON CONCERT

May 22, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

Beethoven – Symphony No 7 in A major
Brahms – Violin Concerto in D major
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KREEK’S DAY IN HAAPSALU: SETU SYMPHONY

May 31, 2009 at 7 pm — Haapsalu Dome Church

Veljo Tormis – Little Symphony (Hommage à Joseph Haydn)
Cyrillus Kreek – Setu Symphony
Margo Kõlar – Mass (premiere)
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June 2009

ERI KLAS 70

June 7, 2009 at 7 pm — Tallinn, Town Hall Square

Verdi, Donizetti, Mozart, Gounod, Glinka, Bernstein, Webber, Naissoo, Ehala, Ojakäär
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Suure-Jaani Music Festival: Music and Theatre

June 19, 2009 at 7 pm — Hall of the Suure-Jaani Gymnasium

Mendelssohn/Shakespeare – “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” op. 21 & 61
Weber – Overture to the opera „Oberon“
Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor
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June 20, 2009 at 4 pm — Estonia Concert Hall

ERSO in Vormsi

June 27, 2009 at 8 pm — Vormsi island

Krigul-Valkonen-Steiner – Send / Receive / Resound (premiere)
Dvoŕák – Symphony No 9 From the New World
Villa-Lobos – Concerto for harmonica
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