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NEWS
PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 | 8–18 JULY
From 8–18 July, the 2026 Pärnu Music Festival celebrates its 16th edition and 35 years of renewed Estonian independence, with a programme highlighting nature, international talent and the next generation. Under the artistic direction of Paavo Järvi – joined by his father Neeme and brother Kristjan – the festival welcomes over 300 musicians from around the world, reinforcing Pärnu’s reputation as Estonia’s summer capital and a creative incubator for the musical architects of tomorrow.
MAHLER 5 RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) have named Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich’s recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 the best ‘Symphonic Music’ recording of 2025.
PAAVO JÄRVI EMBARKS ON A NEW RECORDING PROJECT OF SCHUBERT SYMPHONIES WITH THE DEUTSCHE KAMMERPHILHARMONIE BREMEN – “COULD THERE BE ANYONE BETTER?”
With an acclaimed partnership spanning more than 2 decades, Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen are now releasing the first instalment of their new Schubert cycle on RCA Red Seal / Sony Classical. Schubert’s Symphonies no. 7 and 4 are released this month to coincide with the latest tour, which takes them to Vienna and Köln, before returning home to Bremen for the next recordings in the cycle.
PAAVO JÄRVI & TONHALLE-ORCHESTER ZÜRICH CONTINUE THEIR MAHLER CYCLE
Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich’s Mahler project continues this Autumn with the release of Symphony No.1 on Alpha Classics. The album release is followed by three performances of Symphony No.2 (which will also be recordeded live) at the Tonhalle Zürich (12 – 14 November), and a tour to Vienna, Baden Baden, Köln and Paris (28 November – 2 December) featuring performances of both Symphonies Nos 1 & 2.
CREDO – ALPHA CLASSICS RUSH-RELEASE NEW RECORDING WITH THE ESTONIAN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA 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 by Paavo Järvi in 2010 and Credo, the work famously premiered by his father Neeme, in 1968. The album will be released on 5 September by Alpha Classics, just in time for Pärt’s 90th birthday on 11 September.
TONHALLE-ORCHESTER ZÜRICH ANNOUNCES THE 2025/26 SEASON WITH PAAVO JÄRVI
The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich celebrates the start of its 7th season with Music Director Paavo Järvi this September, with a continued focus on the complete Mahler Symphony Cycle and a tribute to Swiss-French composer Arthur Honneger on the 70th anniversary of his death. Additional highlights include performances with season focus artists and “old friends”, cellist Sol Gabetta and pianist Kirill Gerstein, as well as a year long exploration of the music of Thomas Adés, this year’s Creative Chair.
NEWS
PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL 2026 | 8–18 JULY
From 8–18 July, the 2026 Pärnu Music Festival celebrates its 16th edition and 35 years of renewed Estonian independence, with a programme highlighting nature, international talent and the next generation. Under the artistic direction of Paavo Järvi – joined by his father Neeme and brother Kristjan – the festival welcomes over 300 musicians from around the world, reinforcing Pärnu’s reputation as Estonia’s summer capital and a creative incubator for the musical architects of tomorrow.
MAHLER 5 RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) have named Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich’s recording of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 the best ‘Symphonic Music’ recording of 2025.
PAAVO JÄRVI EMBARKS ON A NEW RECORDING PROJECT OF SCHUBERT SYMPHONIES WITH THE DEUTSCHE KAMMERPHILHARMONIE BREMEN – “COULD THERE BE ANYONE BETTER?”
With an acclaimed partnership spanning more than 2 decades, Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen are now releasing the first instalment of their new Schubert cycle on RCA Red Seal / Sony Classical. Schubert’s Symphonies no. 7 and 4 are released this month to coincide with the latest tour, which takes them to Vienna and Köln, before returning home to Bremen for the next recordings in the cycle.
PAAVO JÄRVI & TONHALLE-ORCHESTER ZÜRICH CONTINUE THEIR MAHLER CYCLE
Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich’s Mahler project continues this Autumn with the release of Symphony No.1 on Alpha Classics. The album release is followed by three performances of Symphony No.2 (which will also be recordeded live) at the Tonhalle Zürich (12 – 14 November), and a tour to Vienna, Baden Baden, Köln and Paris (28 November – 2 December) featuring performances of both Symphonies Nos 1 & 2.
CREDO – ALPHA CLASSICS RUSH-RELEASE NEW RECORDING WITH THE ESTONIAN FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA 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 by Paavo Järvi in 2010 and Credo, the work famously premiered by his father Neeme, in 1968. The album will be released on 5 September by Alpha Classics, just in time for Pärt’s 90th birthday on 11 September.
TONHALLE-ORCHESTER ZÜRICH ANNOUNCES THE 2025/26 SEASON WITH PAAVO JÄRVI
The Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich celebrates the start of its 7th season with Music Director Paavo Järvi this September, with a continued focus on the complete Mahler Symphony Cycle and a tribute to Swiss-French composer Arthur Honneger on the 70th anniversary of his death. Additional highlights include performances with season focus artists and “old friends”, cellist Sol Gabetta and pianist Kirill Gerstein, as well as a year long exploration of the music of Thomas Adés, this year’s Creative Chair.
PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL
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