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TONHALLE-ORCHESTER ZÜRICH ANNOUNCES THE 2025/26 SEASON WITH PAAVO JÄRVI

June 10th, 2025|

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.

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PAAVO JÄRVI & TONHALLE-ORCHESTER ZÜRIH LAUNCH MAHLER CYCLE WITH SYMPHONY No.5 ON ALPHA CLASSICS

February 24th, 2025|

On 14 March Alpha Classics releases Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich’s new recording of Mahler Symphony No.5, marking the start of a project that has been years in the making. Long admired for his powerfully intimate interpretation of Mahler’s symphonies, Paavo Järvi waited for the right moment to record the complete cycle – both in his own musical journey as well as in his collaboration with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.

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ESTONIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2025: CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR GOES TO “SHIP OF FOOLS”

February 3rd, 2025|

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 2024. More about this release here

VOTE FOR PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE – SHORT-LISTED FOR THE 2025 BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE ORCHESTRAL AWARD

January 26th, 2025|

Paavo Järvi and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony’s recording of “Pelléas et Melisande” on Alpha Classics has been nominated for this year’s prestigious BBC Music Magazine Awards. As per tradition, the short-list is selected by a jury of critics and the final vote is given to the public.

Join us in placing your vote for Paavo and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony online here. Voting closes at 23:59 GMT on Friday 28 February and the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 23 April in London.

What the jury said: “No sooner had this recording of Schoenberg’s symphonic poem been released than it became the new benchmark. It was no surprise that it, along with the Fauré, was made ‘Orchestral Choice’”.

“CREDO – ARVO PÄRT 90”

January 14th, 2025|

2025 Pärnu Music Festival
16 – 25 July 2025

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.

“I believe that Estonian culture is best represented through music which naturally expresses our national voice. Our country may be small, but Arvo Pärt’s iconic music is loved worldwide” says Paavo Järvi, “and whilst the world will be celebrating his landmark 90th birthday this year, it is doubly meaningful for us to celebrate here in Pärnu, as Arvo has been a close family friend for as long as I can remember.”

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NEWS

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.

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PAAVO JÄRVI & TONHALLE-ORCHESTER ZÜRIH LAUNCH MAHLER CYCLE WITH SYMPHONY No.5 ON ALPHA CLASSICS

On 14 March Alpha Classics releases Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich’s new recording of Mahler Symphony No.5, marking the start of a project that has been years in the making. Long admired for his powerfully intimate interpretation of Mahler’s symphonies, Paavo Järvi waited for the right moment to record the complete cycle – both in his own musical journey as well as in his collaboration with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich.

(more…)

ESTONIAN MUSIC AWARDS 2025: CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR GOES TO “SHIP OF FOOLS”

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 2024. More about this release here

VOTE FOR PELLÉAS ET MÉLISANDE – SHORT-LISTED FOR THE 2025 BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE ORCHESTRAL AWARD

Paavo Järvi and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony’s recording of “Pelléas et Melisande” on Alpha Classics has been nominated for this year’s prestigious BBC Music Magazine Awards. As per tradition, the short-list is selected by a jury of critics and the final vote is given to the public.

Join us in placing your vote for Paavo and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony online here. Voting closes at 23:59 GMT on Friday 28 February and the winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Wednesday 23 April in London.

What the jury said: “No sooner had this recording of Schoenberg’s symphonic poem been released than it became the new benchmark. It was no surprise that it, along with the Fauré, was made ‘Orchestral Choice’”.

“CREDO – ARVO PÄRT 90”

2025 Pärnu Music Festival
16 – 25 July 2025

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.

“I believe that Estonian culture is best represented through music which naturally expresses our national voice. Our country may be small, but Arvo Pärt’s iconic music is loved worldwide” says Paavo Järvi, “and whilst the world will be celebrating his landmark 90th birthday this year, it is doubly meaningful for us to celebrate here in Pärnu, as Arvo has been a close family friend for as long as I can remember.”

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CONCERT CALENDAR

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CONCERT CALENDAR

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PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Paavo Järvi’s family festival in Estonia celebrates its 14th year. Alongside the annual Järvi Academy Conducting Masterclasses, the 2024 festival features the internationally acclaimed Estonian Festival Orchestra in four concerts with guest soloists Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Kirill Gerstein (piano) and Hans Christian Aavik (violin). This summer also sees the start of a new, annual initiative to commission works from female Estonian composers, commencing with world-premieres by Helena Tulva and Maria Kõrvits.

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PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL

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Paavo Järvi’s family festival in Estonia celebrates its 14th year. Alongside the annual Järvi Academy Conducting Masterclasses, the 2024 festival features the internationally acclaimed Estonian Festival Orchestra in four concerts with guest soloists Ksenija Sidorova (accordion), Alisa Weilerstein (cello), Kirill Gerstein (piano) and Hans Christian Aavik (violin). This summer also sees the start of a new, annual initiative to commission works from female Estonian composers, commencing with world-premieres by Helena Tulva and Maria Kõrvits.

» Read more about Pärnu Music Festival

CONDUCTING ACADEMIES

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Paavo Järvi is strongly committed to supporting the next generation of conductors. In addition to the Järvi Academy which is an integral part of the annual Pärnu Music Festival, Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich created a Conductors’ Academy in 2021. Both Academies offer students daily masterclasses and public performances, as well as professional advice and contacts within the business. The prize winner of the Conductors’ Academy – chosen by the Zürich audience – receives an invitation to join the Järvi Academy, enabling them to immediately further their training with Paavo Järvi in Estonia.

For up to date information on future conducting courses visit The Pärnu Music Festival website

CONDUCTING ACADEMIES

academy
Paavo Järvi is strongly committed to supporting the next generation of conductors. In addition to the Järvi Academy which is an integral part of the annual Pärnu Music Festival, Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich created a Conductors’ Academy in 2021. Both Academies offer students daily masterclasses and public performances, as well as professional advice and contacts within the business. The prize winner of the Conductors’ Academy – chosen by the Zürich audience – receives an invitation to join the Järvi Academy, enabling them to immediately further their training with Paavo Järvi in Estonia.

For up to date information on future conducting courses visit The Pärnu Music Festival website

RECORDINGS & VIDEOS

RECORDINGS & VIDEOS

BIOGRAPHY

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Estonian Grammy Award-winning conductor Paavo Järvi is widely recognised as one of today’s most eminent conductors, enjoying close partnerships with the finest orchestras around the world. He serves as Music Director of the Tonhalle Orchester-Zürich, as the long-standing Artistic Director of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen since 2004, and as both the founder and Artistic Director of the Estonian Festival Orchestra.

Highlights of Paavo Järvi’s sixth season as Music Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich include performances of Bruckner Symphony No.1 and Mahler Symphonies Nos 1 & 7, as well as Archora by this year’s creative chair, Anna Thorvaldsdorttir, and John Adams’ piano concerto After the Fall with season focus artist Víkingur Ólafsson. Further highlights include a tour of Spain in October and guest performances in Hamburg, Paris, Frankfurt and Cologne in March. The season closes with a new bi-annual summer festival called tonhalleAIR, in which Paavo Järvi leads programmes with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, as well as the student orchestra of the Musikschule Konservatorium Zürich. Alpha Classics releases Bruckner Symphony No.9 in September, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth, followed in Spring 2025 by Mahler Symphony No.5, the first release in a complete cycle which will span the seasons to follow.

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BIOGRAPHY

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Estonian Grammy Award-winning conductor Paavo Järvi is widely recognised as one of today’s most eminent conductors, enjoying close partnerships with the finest orchestras around the world. He serves as Music Director of the Tonhalle Orchester-Zürich, as the long-standing Artistic Director of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen since 2004, and as both the founder and Artistic Director of the Estonian Festival Orchestra.

Highlights of Paavo Järvi’s sixth season as Music Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich include performances of Bruckner Symphony No.1 and Mahler Symphonies Nos 1 & 7, as well as Archora by this year’s creative chair, Anna Thorvaldsdorttir, and John Adams’ piano concerto After the Fall with season focus artist Víkingur Ólafsson. Further highlights include a tour of Spain in October and guest performances in Hamburg, Paris, Frankfurt and Cologne in March. The season closes with a new bi-annual summer festival called tonhalleAIR, in which Paavo Järvi leads programmes with the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich and soloist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, as well as the student orchestra of the Musikschule Konservatorium Zürich. Alpha Classics releases Bruckner Symphony No.9 in September, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the composer’s birth, followed in Spring 2025 by Mahler Symphony No.5, the first release in a complete cycle which will span the seasons to follow.

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