Soloists Pirjo Jonas (soprano), Mati Turi (tenor), Taavi Tampuu (baritone), Vestards Šimkus (Latvia, piano)
Conductor Risto Joost
Vanemuine Opera Choir, the Chamber Choir of the University of Tartu, The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Choir, Tartu Boys Choir
Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra

Programme:
Tõnis Kaumann, Ouverture
George Gershwin, Concerto in F
Carl Orff Carmina Burana

The concert season of the Vanemuine symphony orchestra will be concluded with Carl Orff’s primal and powerful cantata Carmina Burana (1937), which is probably one of the most popular choral works today. The title of the composition refers to a 13th century manuscript discovered from a Bavarian monastery in Germany, from which Orff chose 24 songs to compose his masterpiece.

Latvian pianist Vestards Šimkus will present George Gershwin’s enthralling Piano Concerto in F major, blending the lively rhythms of Charleston with the soulful essence of American blues.

The program also highlights contemporary Estonian music, beginning with an overture composed by Tõnis Kaumann.

The concert will be conducted by Risto Joost, Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Vanemuine Theatre, who as of the 2024/2025 season also serves as Chief Conductor of the Württemberg Chamber Orchestra in Germany. With a soaring international career, Joost has brought both world-class classics and original Estonian operas to the stage of the Vanemuine Theatre, where his recent productions include Georg Friedrich Händel's Julius Caesar (2023), Eino Tamberg's Cyrano de Bergerac (2023), and Giacomo Puccini's Turandot (2024).