Kaspars Putnins conducts the Swedish Radio Choir in Stockholm, Engelbrekt Church on May 5 with music by Ravel/Gottwald, Debussy, Saint-Saens, Wikander, Sven-David Sandström and Daniel-Lesur.
The Insula Orchestra, one of Europe’s most energetic new period instrument orchestras gives their UK debut at the Barbican London on 21 September under their Music Director Laurence Equilbey, joined by her renowned
chamber choir Accentus and four soloists. They perform an enthralling programme with Jan Zelenka's Miserere, Mozart's Solemn Vespers and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach's Magnificat.
Read moreRisto Joost gives his debut with the L’Orchestre Nationale d’ile de France in Paris on 12 September with an Anouar Brahem portrait at the Festival d’ile de France.
Paul Hillier conducts the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and soloists on 9 September at the Nargen Festival in Tallinn in an entire Arvo Pärt programme: Miserere, Festina lente und Sarah was ninety years old.
Risto Joost conducts an Opera Gala with the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra on 5 September in Amsterdam/Almere. The programme features overtures and arias by Franz Lehar with young soloists.
Risto Joost conducts the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony, MDR Leipzig Radio Choir and soloists in Dresden, Frauenkirche on 29 August at the final concert of the MDR Musiksommer featuring Händel’s Messiah.
Tõnu Kaljuste conducts at the Baltic Sea Festival in Stockholm on 29 August an homage to Arvo Pärt: The programme includes the symphonies No. 1-4 and one of his latest orchestral works, Swansong.