Our concerts
An overview of our forthcoming concerts.
Past concerts
Mass
Jan Dismas Zelenka’s Missa votiva (1679–1745), a rare jewel of Baroque music, performed by the Moran Choir from Israel and the Hortus Musicus Baroque Orchestra. Conductors: Tom Karni and Andres Mustonen.
A Celebration of Instruments
Harpsichords, kannel, harmonium, flute and violins shine at this evening. J. S. Bach’s Concerto for three harpsichords and Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 are heard, together with old and new music in a new guise. Soloists: Yizhar Karshon, Ene Nael, Saale Fischer, Anna-Liisa Eller, Taavi Kerikmäe, Neeme Punder and Andres Mustonen.
Colours of the Middle Ages
The first concert of the MustonenFest summer series: the legendary Hortus Musicus in medieval Tallinn Town Hall, with the richly coloured music of the Middle Ages.
Wondrous Beauty (final concert)
Soloist Irina Zahharenkova, piano, with the Narva City Symphony Orchestra. Conductors: Anatoli Štšura and Andres Mustonen. Orchestral works by Penderecki, Silvestrov and Štšura, the world premiere of a work by Eitan Steinberg, and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
A Celebration of Instruments
Old and new music in a new guise, including Bach’s Concerto for three harpsichords, performed on harpsichords, kannel, harp and electronic instruments by Yizhar Karshon, Ene Nael, Imbi Tarum, Anna-Liisa Eller, Lilian Langsepp and Taavi Kerikmäe.
Wondrous Beauty
Soloist Irina Zahharenkova, piano, with the Narva City Symphony Orchestra. Conductors: Anatoli Štšura and Andres Mustonen. Orchestral works by Penderecki, Silvestrov and Štšura, the world premiere of a work by Eitan Steinberg, and Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1.
Goldberg Variations
Yizhar Karshon, harpsichord. Johann Sebastian Bach’s iconic work in its authentic form.
On a Sacred Journey
Hortus Musicus and guests, dancing along eastern paths.
The Ways of the Lord…
Orthodox church music from Ukraine, Greece and Georgia, and new work inspired by ancient song. The men’s chamber choir Logos (Latvia). Conductors: Rihards Rudzītis and Max Roomsky.
Song of the Soul
Baroque that touches the soul. Soloist Pierre Lenoir, male soprano (France), the Barrocada Quartet (Israel) and Andres Mustonen. Bach, Handel, Marais and others.
Song of the Soul
Baroque that touches the soul. Soloist Pierre Lenoir, male soprano (France), the Barrocada Quartet (Israel) and Andres Mustonen. Bach, Handel, Marais and others.
Masses
Two masses in one concert. Kuninkaantien Muusikot from Finland perform Michael Haydn’s Missa tempore Quadragesimae (Lenten Mass, D minor, 1794) and Franz Schubert’s Deutsche Messe (1827). Organ: Ilpo Laspas. Conductor: Andres Mustonen.
Resurrection and Praise
Excerpts from Handel’s oratorio La Resurrezione, Vivaldi’s Gloria and a Marcello oboe concerto. The Hortus Musicus Baroque Orchestra with leading musicians of Barrocada, conducted by Andres Mustonen. Soloists: Pierre Lenoir, Shai Kribus, Anto Õnnis, Alvar Tiisler, Kädy Plaas, Karis Trass, Aule Urb and Triin Ella.
il Concerto dei Concerti
Soloists from the ensemble Barrocada (Israel) — Shai Kribus (oboe), Shlomit Sivan (violin), Amit Tiefenbrunn (viola da gamba), Eyal Leber (Baroque guitar) and Yizhar Karshon (harpsichord) — and Andres Mustonen (violin) perform music by German, Italian and French composers of the 17th and 18th centuries. The ensemble, already known and well loved by Estonian audiences, visited the Arvo Pärt Centre in 2021 and now at last gives a full-length concert there in a smaller formation.
A Sparkling Opening
Soloists Elina Nechayeva (soprano), Siret Sui (flute), Sten Heinoja (piano) and Tõnis Kaumann (baritone). Mozart’s Flute Concerto in G major, K. 313, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3, Adolphe Adam’s bravura variations for soprano and flute, the Queen of the Night’s aria from The Magic Flute, and Tõnis Kaumann’s Three Jewish Songs. Conductors Henri Christofer Aavik and Andres Mustonen, with the Pärnu City Orchestra.