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    Grete Pedersen conducts Chamber Choir Ireland

    As part of New Music Dublin 2019 Grete Pedersen conducts the Chamber Choir Ireland on 3 March for an A cappella concert of contemporary music which includes works by Kaija Saariaho, Orjan Matre, Louis Andriessen, Deirdre McKay, Rhona Clarke, Maja Linderoth as well as Irish and Norwegian Folk Tunes.

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    Arcis Saxophone Quartet in Berlin

    The Arcis Saxophone Quartet guests at Berlin Watergate on 4 March to perform parts of the programme Dances of Russia with pianists Ferhan and Ferzan Önder.

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    Risto Joost conducts Bergen Philharmonic

    Risto Joost gives his debut with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra on 6 March with music by Mahler/Schönberg, Schumann/Hellstenius and Sibelius.

Anna-Maria Helsing at rostrum of Iceland Symphony

Anna-Maria Helsing conducts the Iceland Symphony in Reykjavik on 14 March with an Icelandic contemporary programme: Karolina Eiriksdottir: Toccata, Thorsteinn Hauksson: Symphony No. 2, Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Illumine and John Speight: Symphony No. 5.

Tonu Kaljuste at Perth Festival

Tonu Kaljuste conducts the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir at the Perth Festival in two concerts on 15 February with Arvo Pärt's Kanon Pokajanen and on 16 February featuring "Nordic Lights" with music by Rautavaara, Veljo Tormis, Pärt, Britten and Raymond Murray Schafer.

Risto Joost: Musician of the Year 2018

The Estonian Broadcasting Company ERR has nominated Risto Joost as Musician of the Year 2018. The annual award honors Risto Joost for his activities of the advancement of music.

Florian Helgath conducts Opening concert of Chor@Berlin

Florian Helgath conducts ChorWerk Ruhr in the Opening concert of the vocal festival Chor@Berlin on 21 February featuring the programme „The Sound of Silence“. Deutschlandfunk Kultur broadcasts the concert live at 20:00 (CET). https://www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de/konzert.1090.de.html?drbm:date=2019-02-21

 

 

Paul Hillier conducts Birthday concert

Paul Hillier conducts Ars Nova Copenhagen and Theatre of Voices joined by special guests to celebrate his 70th birthday in a concert in Copenhagen on 9 February. The ensembles perform music by Maxwell Davies, Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, MacMillan, Cage, Strawinsky among others.

Kaspars Putnins conducts Swedish Radio Choir

Kaspars Putnins conducts the Swedish Radio Choir in Stockholm on 9 February featuring music by J.S. Bach and Sven-David Sandström.

Tonu Kaljuste: ICMA Award for Pärt album

Tonu Kaljuste's recording of Arvo Pärt's Symphonies No.1-4 for ECM Records with the Wroclaw Philharmonic has won the ICMA Award 2019 in the category Contemporary Music.

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