XVI Pärnu Music Festival The world meets in Pärnu! 8–18 July 2026 Tickets on sale now! XVI PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL The world meets in Pärnu! 8–18 July 2026 Tickets on sale now! XVI PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL The world meets in Pärnu! 8–18 [...]
PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL 8–18 JULY 2026 For the 16th year in a row, we invite you to one of the major highlights of the music world – the Pärnu Music Festival. For two weeks, Estonia’s summer capital becomes one of the most important stages in the global music scene, as Paavo Järvi and [...]
CREDO - ALPHA CLASSICS RUSH-RELEASE NEW RECORDING FOR ARVO PÄRT’S 90TH BIRTHDAY Credo is the title of Paavo Järvi’s new recording with the Estonian Festival Orchestra, recorded live at this summer’s Pärnu Music Festival and featuring ten of Arvo Pärt’s iconic works, including the world premiere recording of Silouette, dedicated to and premiered [...]
Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra’s recording Ship of Fools, has won Classical Album of the Year at the prestigious Estonian Music Awards (EMA) - Estonia’s equivalent to the Grammys. The recording - dedicated to new works by Jüri Reinevere, all premièred and recorded at the Pärnu Music Festival - was released on Alpha Classics in Spring [...]
Paavo Järvi and the EFO’s 2024 recording Ship of Fools, featuring music by Jüri Reinvere, has been nominated in 2 of the 4 classical music categories at this year’s prestigious Estonian Music Awards. The winner will be announced on 30 January.
TOUR SCHEDULE Tue, 16 Jan: Pärnu Concert Hall Wed, 17 Jan: Estonia Concert Hall (Tallinn) Fri, 19 Jan: Konzerthaus Dortmund Sat, 20 Jan: Kultur und Kongresszentrum Liederhalle (Stuttgart) Sun, 21 Jan: Tonhalle Zürich Wed, 24 Jan: Konzerthaus Vienna Thu, 25 Jan: Isarphilharmonie (Munich) PROGRAMME Programme [...]
TOUR SCHEDULE Wed, 16 Aug: Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Thu, 17 Aug: Grafenegg Festival PROGRAMME Programme 1 (Hamburg) TÜÜR: Incantation of Tempest BEETHOVEN: Concerto for Piano No. 3 in C minor PÄRT: Da Pacem Domine TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 1 in G minor Programme 2 (Grafenegg) TÜÜR: Incantation of [...]
In the lead up to this year’s Pärnu Music Festival, Alpha Classics releases Paavo Järvi’s latest album with the Estonian Festival Orchestra. Ship of Fools is dedicated to leading Estonian composer Jüri Reinvere, and three of his recent works, all of which were premiered in Pärnu by the Estonian Festival Orchestra and Järvi Chamber Academy. [...]
For their latest recording on Alpha Classics (release date 23 June), Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra celebrate composers from Estonia and Poland. Two nations closely connected by their history and the corridor imposed on them by 20th century occupation, which resulted in strong musical ties. Eduard Tubin is a composer whose ten symphonies [...]
The 2025 Pärnu Music Festival pays tribute to Arvo Pärt on his 90th birthday and celebrates the festival’s 15th edition in Estonia’s Summer Capital. Concerts Saturday, July [...]