News & Reviews
ERSO performance of latest Steve Reich music a success
American minimalist composer Steve Reich’s “Music for Ensemble and Orchestra” (2018) had its maiden performance in Estonia, played by the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO) Friday night. Another new Reich offering, “Reich/Richter” (2019), also got its debut in Estonia. Dario Cavegn went along to the performance, at the Estonia Theater in Tallinn, and sent us this review.Read more
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra introduces a “virtual concert hall”
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and its new chief conductor and artistic director, Olari Elts, will begin its 94th season both at the Estonia Concert Hall and a virtual concert hall; the first concert will be broadcast live for free on the new online platform on 11 September.Read more
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and its new chief conductor and artistic director Olari Elts will begin the new season both in Estonia Concert Hall and the virtual concert hall
On 11 September, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO) will begin its 94th season at Estonia Concert Hall. The audience will be able to watch the concert at Estonia Concert Hall as well as via a live broadcast on the new online platform erso.tv and Klassikaraadio. Olari Elts, the new chief conductor and artistic director of the orchestra, will start on his position from this season. The central concepts of the season are Ludwig van Beethoven, who was born 250 years ago in December, and the musical revolution that was sparked by his musical genius and creation.Read more
ERSO and Philharmonic Chamber Choir want to build concert center
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO) and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir have said they want to build a new concert center in Tallinn, which would provide a hall that meets modern standards.Read more
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir presented the idea for the Heliorg Concert Hall
The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir present the project ‘Heliorg Concert Hall’ to the competition of nationally important cultural objects. The concert hall, the conceptual design of which includes a concert hall with good acoustics that does not exist in Tallinn to date, would become both an international and a national landmark. The concert hall would become the home of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, and the operating conditions would also improve for many other music groups.Read more
Les lumineux espaces estoniens d’Heino Eller
Estonian composer Heino Eller certainly wrote his best works for the orchestra. Four of them are brought together on this album. They follow a first volume placed under the baton of Olari Elts, as well. Read a review by Stéphane Friédérich!Read more
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi and Triin Ruubel-Lilleberg recorded Violin Concerto by Elgar and Two Sentimental Romances by Stenhammar
In early July, a recording with the works of two contemporaries who lived in different countries – England and Sweden – was released. Under the direction of Neeme Järvi, ENSO, and violin soloist Triin Ruubel-Lilleberg, who has been the concertmaster of ENSO since 2015, recorded the famous Violin Concerto by Edward Elgar and Two Sentimental Romances by Wilhelm Stenhammar for the American record company Sorel Classics.Read more
Concert series 2020/2021
In the 2020/21 season, ENSO presents five series – MAESTRO, ROMANTICISM, VALLEY OF SOUND, REVOLUTION #BEETHOVEN and PIANO CONCERTO.Read more
Happy Birthday, Maestro Neeme Järvi!
Here are a few memories from current and past members of the orchestra, trying to unlock the secret code, the treasure box of being a conductor – the magic key that Maestro carries within…Read more
Lepo Sumera – a restless creative mind and an extraordinary human being
Märt-Matis Lill, a composer and the chairman of the Estonian Composers’ Union, writes on the 70th anniversary of the birth of Lepo Sumera, one of the most influential composers in post-war Estonia, about his old mentor’s restlessness, warmth and work.Read more
