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.  

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 [...]