2023

JÄRVI SESSIONS VOL. 4 “Fear of Making a Mistake”

Kristjan Järvi
Paavo Järvi
Neeme Järvi

Järvi Sessions Vol. 4: concert-chat “Fear of Making a Mistake” is a creative meeting during which the internationally renowned conductors Kristjan, Paavo and Neeme Järvi will share their experience in conducting and creative arts management. The topic of the session “Fear of Making a Mistake” focuses on how worry and doubt limit artistic creativity, how to let go of fear and make way for true playfulness in music.

The concert-chat will be in English

JÄRVI ACADEMY IN TALLINN

Tuesday, 11 July 2023 20:00, St. John’s Church, Tallinn

Järvi Academy in Tallinn

Participants of Järvi Academy
Järvi Academy Sinfonietta
Theodor Sink (cello)

Arvo Pärt (1935) – Mein Weg (1995/2000)

Galina Grigorjeva (1962) – Molitva (The Prayer) (2005/2011)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) – Symphony No. 31 in D major KV 297/300a “Paris” (1778)
I Allegro assai
II Andante
III Allegro

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Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959) – The Path and the Traces (2005)

Charles Gounod (1818–1893) – Symphony No. 1 in D major (1855)
I Allegro molto
II Allegretto moderato
III Scherzo. Non troppo presto
IV Finale. Adagio – Allegro vivace

JÄRVI ACADEMY IN ARVO PÄRT CENTRE

Tuesday, 11/07/2023 13:00, Arvo Pärt Centre

Järvi Academy in Arvo Pärt Centre

Participants of Järvi Academy 
Järvi Academy Sinfonietta
Theodor Sink (cello)

Arvo Pärt (1935) – Summa (1977) 

Galina Grigorjeva (1962) – Molitva (The Prayer) (2005/2011)

Arvo Pärt – Mein Weg (1995/2000)

Ardo Västrik from the Arvo Pärt Centre provides insights about Arvo Pärt’s composition Mein Weg.

Arvo Pärt – Mein Weg (1995/2000)

Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959) – The Path and the Traces (2005)

Arvo Pärt – Da pacem Domine (2004/2006)

PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT

Wednesday, 12 July 2023 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall

Pärnu Music Festival Opening concert
Conductor Neeme Järvi
Sinfonietta Rīga

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) – Divertimento No. 17 in D major KV 334/320b (1779/1780)
I Allegro
II Tema con Variazioni. Andante
III Menuetto – Trio – Menuetto
IV Adagio
V Menuetto – Trio I – Menuetto – Trio II – Menuetto
VI Rondo. Allegro

— intermission —

Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor “Farewell” (1772)
I Allegro assai
Madis Järvi (1988) – Haydn went mad (2023)
Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor “Farewell” 
II Adagio
III Menuet. Allegretto
Madis Järvi (1988) – Haydn screams (2023)
Joseph Haydn – Symphony No. 45 in F-sharp minor “Farewell” 
IV Finale. Presto – Adagio

JÄRVI ACADEMY GALA

Thursday, 13 July 2023 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall

Järvi Academy gala
Teachers and participants of Järvi Academy
Järvi Academy Sinfonietta
Theodor Sink (cello)

Richard Strauss (1864–1949) – Sextet for Strings from Capriccio (1943)
Alissa Margulis, Eva-Christina Schönweiß (violin), Julia Dinerstein, Xandi van der Dijk (viola), Marko Ylönen, Wayne Foster-Smith (cello)

Tõnu Kõrvits (1969) – The Source (2000)
Johan van der Linden (alto saxophone), Henrik Knarborg Larsen (vibraphone)

Paul Hindemith (1895–1963) – Little Chamber Music for Wind Quintet Op. 24 No. 2 (1922) 
I Lustig. Mäßig schnelle Viertel (Joyfully. Moderately fast quarters)
II Walzer. Durchweg sehr leise (Waltz. Very quiet)
III Ruhig und einfach. Achtel (Quiet and easy. Eighths)
IV Schnelle Viertel (Fast quarters)
V Sehr lebhaft (Very lively)
Niamh McKenna (flute), Kyeong Ham (oboe), Tuulia Ylönen (clarinet), Björn Olsson (horn), Jesús Villa Ordóñez (bassoon)

— intermission —

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) – Symphony No. 31 in D major KV 297/300a “Paris” (1778)
I Allegro assai
II Andante
III Allegro

Galina Grigorjeva (1962) – Molitva (The Prayer) (2005/2011)

Charles Gounod (1818–1893) – Symphony No. 1 in D major (1855)
I Allegro molto
II Allegretto moderato
III Scherzo. Non troppo presto
IV Finale. Adagio – Allegro vivace

PAAVO JÄRVI & ESTONIAN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

Saturday, 15 July 2023 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall

Paavo Järvi & Estonian Festival Orchestra
Conductor Paavo Järvi
Estonian Festival Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman (viola)
Amanda Forsyth (cello)

Jüri Reinvere (1971) – On the Ship of Fools (premiere)

Richard Strauss (1864–1949) – Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) Op. 24 (1890)
Largo – Allegro molto agitato – Meno mosso, ma sempre alla breve – Moderato

— intermission —

Max Bruch (1838–1920) – Kol Nidrei Op. 47 (1880)

Hector Berlioz (1803–1869) – Symphony Op. 16 Harold in Italy (1834)
I Harold in the mountains
II March of the pilgrims
III Serenade
IV Orgy of bandits

PAAVO JÄRVI & ESTONIAN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA

Sunday, 16 July 2023 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall

Paavo Järvi & Estonian Festival Orchestra
Conductor Paavo Järvi
Estonian Festival Orchestra
Mirjam Mesak (soprano)

Jüri Reinvere (1971) – On the Ship of Fools (premiere)

Alban Berg (1885–1935) – Sieben frühe Lieder (Seven Early Songs) (1905–1908/1928)
I Nacht (Night)
II Schilflied (Song amid the Reeds)
III Die Nachtigall (The Nightingale)
IV Traumgekrönt (Crowned in Dream)
V Im Zimmer (Indoors)
VI Liebesode (Ode to Love)
VII Sommertage (Summer Days)

Richard Strauss (1864–1949) – “Morgen” (“Tomorrow”) Op. 27 No. 4 (1894/1897)

— intermission —

Richard Strauss (1864–1949) – Tod und Verklärung (Death and Transfiguration) Op. 24 (1890) 
Largo – Allegro molto agitato – Meno mosso, ma sempre alla breve – Moderato

Josef Strauss (1827–1870) – Waltz Delieren Op. 212 (1867)

ESTONIAN FOUNDATION OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GALA

Monday, 17 July 2023 19:00, Pärnu Concert Hall

Estonian Foundation of Musical Instruments gala
Florian Donderer 
Artists of the Estonian Foundation of Musical Instruments
Pärnu Music Festival Chamber Orchestra

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) – Concerto in G minor RV 156
I Allegro
II Adagio
III Allegro

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695–1764) – Concerto for four violins in F major Op. 4 No. 12 
I Allegro
II Largo
III Allegro
Florian Donderer, Robert Traksmann, Kaija Lukas, Katariina Maria Kits

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) – Concerto for two celli in G minor RV 531
I Allegro
II Largo
III Allegro
Theodor Sink, Leho Karin

Pietro Antonio Locatelli (1695–1764) – Concerto in E flat major Op. 7 No. 6 “Il Pianto d’Arianna”
I Andante – Allegro – Adagio – Andante – Allegro – Largo
II Largo Andante
III Grave
IV Allegro – Largo

NIGHT CONCERT

Monday, 17 July 2023 22:00, Pärnu Concert Hall

Pärnu Music Festival Night Concert
Zee Zee (piano), Sha Katsouris, Artur Podlesniy (violin), Andres Kaljuste (viola), Marcel Johannes Kits, Benjamin Nyffenegger (cello)

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873–1943) – Sonata in G minor for Cello and Piano Op. 19 (1901)
I Lento. Allegro moderato
II Allegro scherzando
III Andante
IV Allegro mosso
Zee Zee, Marcel Kits

Amy Beach (1867–1944) – Piano Quintet in F-sharp minor Op. 67 (1907)
I Adagio – Allegro moderato
II Adagio espressivo
III Allegro agitato – Adagio come prima – Presto
Zee Zee, Sha Katsouris, Artur Podlesniy, Andres Kaljuste, Benjamin Nyffenegger

CHAMBER MUSIC GALA

Tuesday, 18 July 2023 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall

Pärnu Music Festival Chamber music gala
Artists from the Estonian Festival Orchestra

Florence Price (1887–1953) – Adoration (1951)
Signe Sõmer (clarinet), Tuuli Talvitie, Lisanne Altrov (violin), Sandra Klimaitė (viola), Māra Botmane (cello)

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) – Quintet in E flat major Op. 97 (arr. for horn and strings: Jeremy Thurlow and Alec Frank-Gemmill)
I Allegro non tanto
II Allegro vivo
III Larghetto
IV Finale (Allegro giusto)
Alec Frank-Gemmill (horn), Sharon Roffman, Grace Lee (violin), Liisa Randalu (viola), Theodor Sink (cello)

— intermission —

Erkki-Sven Tüür (1959) – Synergie (2010) 
Benjamin Baker (violin), Theodor Sink (cello)

York Bowen (1884–1961) – Ballade Op. 133
Paula Ernesaks (horn), Martine Värnik (oboe), Mika Chang (piano)

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) – Keiser-Walzer (Emperor Waltz) Op. 437 (1889)
Kärt Ruubel (piano), Adela Bratu, Triinu Piirsalu (violin), Andres Kaljuste (viola), Marius Järvi (cello), Matthew Hunt (clarinet), Maria Luisk (flute)

— intermission —

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) – Souvenir de Florence (1890/1891–1892) 
I Allegro con spirito
II Adagio cantabile e con moto
III Allegretto moderato
IV Allegro con brio e vivace
Triin Ruubel, Emma Yoon (violin), Xandi van der Dijk, Sarina Zickgraf (viola), Benjamin Nyffenegger, Thomas Ruge (cello) 

JÄRVI ACADEMY FINAL CONCERT

Wednesday, 19 July 2023 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall

Järvi Academy Final Concert
Participants of Järvi Academy
Matthew Hunt (clarinet)
Järvi Academy Youth Symphony Orchestra

Artur Kapp (1878–1952) – Overture Don Carlos (1899)

Claude Debussy (1862–1918) – Première Rapsodie (1910)

Johann Strauss II (1825–1899) – Künstlerleben (1867)

— intermission —

Jean Sibelius (1865–1957) – Symphony No. 1 in E minor Op. 39 (1899/1900)
I Allegro, ma non troppo – Allegro energico
II Andante (ma non troppo lento)
III Scherzo. Allegro
IV Finale. Quasi una fantasia

PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL FINAL CONCERT I

Thursday, 20 July 2023 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall

Pärnu Music Festival Final Concert I
Conductor Paavo Järvi
Estonian Festival Orchestra
François Leleux (oboe)

Arvo Pärt (1935) – Collage über B-A-C-H (1964)

Richard Strauss (1864–1949) – Concerto for Oboe in D major (1945)
I Allegro moderato
II Andante
III Vivace – Allegro

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Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) – Symphony No. 1 in G minor Op. 13 “Winter Daydreams” (1866/1874)
I Allegro tranquillo
II Adagio cantabile ma non tanto
III Scherzo. Allegro scherzando giocoso
IV Finale. Andante lugubre – Allegro moderato – Allegro maestoso

PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL FINAL CONCERT II

Friday, 21 July 2023 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall

Pärnu Music Festival final concert II
Conductor Paavo Järvi
Estonian Festival Orchestra
Fazıl Say (piano)

Arvo Pärt (1935) – Collage über B-A-C-H (1964)

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37 (1800)
I Allegro con brio
II Largo
III Rondo. Allegro

— intermission —

Pyotr Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) – Symphony No. 1 in G minor Op. 13 “Winter Daydreams” (1866/1874)
I Allegro tranquillo
II Adagio cantabile ma non tanto
III Scherzo. Allegro scherzando giocoso
IV Finale. Andante lugubre – Allegro moderato – Allegro maestoso