Stepping in at short notice to conduct the opening concerts of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Paavo Järvi’s performances have been met with critical acclaim:
“Abbado’s worthy successor” wrote the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. “From Mozart to Mahler, Paavo Järvi has set new standards in conducting here in Lucerne, an epicenter of orchestral art. Anyone who competes here with this orchestra in the future will have to be measured by that.”

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On 11 and 12 August, Paavo Järvi will conduct the opening concerts of this year’s Lucerne Festival, stepping in for Riccardo Chailly who has had to withdraw due to illness. It is the first time that Paavo Järvi conducts the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and he opens the festival with a performance of Mahler Symphony No. 3, followed the next night with a programme featuring Mozart’s Piano Concerto K.271 (Jeunehomme) with Maria João Pires and Brahms Symphony No. 4.

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Voting is now open for Gramophone’s Orchestra of the Year and amongst the 10 nominees is The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen which has been shortlisted alongside the Berlin Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra in Washington and others.

Vote now for DKAM here!

WORKS BY TUBIN, LUTOSLAWSKI & BACEWICZ RECORDED LIVE AT THE PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL

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.

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Acclaim for Paavo Järvi and the Deutsche Kammerphilhamonie’s first recording of Haydn’s London Symphonies are flowing in. With five star reviews from both the London Times and Germany’s Rondo Magazine, the new recording project has been described as “finely tuned” (BBC Radio 3) and “brimming with life” (Gramophone).

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Watch Episode 2 of Paavo Järvi’s new interview series with guest artists performing with the Tonhalle-Ortchester Zürich.

They made recording history with their decade long project dedicated to Beethoven, followed by in-depth focuses on the orchestral music of Brahms and Schumann. Now after a four year exploration of Haydn’s London Symphonies, Paavo Järvi and The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen (DKAM) release their first Haydn album on RCA Red Seal, featuring Symphonies Nos 101 (“The Clock”) and 103 (“Drum Roll”).

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How does Paavo Järvi get around in Zurich? In the tram, of course. In a new video series «Tram for Two» he takes guests of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich on a ride through the city. First up: Emmanuel Pahud

Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra’s album Estonian Premieres has been named Classical Album of the Year at the 2023 Estonian Music Awards.

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This month Alpha Classics releases Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich’s first recording of Bruckner, captured live in concert in January 2022, during Järvi’s third season as Music Director. Symphony No. 7 is the first of three Bruckner releases, to be followed by Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9 in the run up to the composer’s bicentenary in 2024.

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