SEASON FINAL CONCERT — TRIINU PIIRSALU & ELLER
33RD SEASON FINAL CONCERT — TRIINU PIIRSALU & ELLER
Saturday, 22 May 2027 at 19:00
Triinu Piirsalu, violin
Winner of the Estonian String Players’ Competition 2025
Henri Christofer Aavik, conductor
Programme:
Liisa Hõbepappel – new work, world premiere
Heino Eller – Violin Concerto in B minor (1937/1964)
Robert Schumann – Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61 (1846)
The closing chord of Pärnu City Orchestra’s 33rd season brings together the pure joy of discovery, Estonian lyricism and romantic surges of emotion. Appearing as soloist is violinist Triinu Piirsalu, winner of the Estonian String Players’ Competition 2025, whose performance will bring to the audience Heino Eller’s Violin Concerto — a work heard undeservedly rarely on concert stages. The evening opens with the world premiere of a new work by Liisa Hõbepappel and culminates in German Romantic composer Robert Schumann’s Second Symphony, inspired by deeply personal experiences.
The concert is dedicated to the 140th anniversary of Heino Eller’s birth.
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For over three decades, Pärnu City Orchestra has enriched the cultural landscape of Pärnu as the only professional symphony orchestra in the Western Estonia region. This musical ensemble, which unites the community, has created a diverse cultural space and offers unique experiences to audiences in both Pärnu and across Estonia. The orchestra brings together talented musicians from Pärnu, forming a dynamic community known for its flexibility and stylistic versatility.
The orchestra is dedicated to promoting Estonian music as well as premiering and recording new works every year. Long-term collaborations with various concert organisations and internationally renowned musicians have made it a foremost ensemble in Estonia’s music scene.
The chief conductor of Pärnu City Orchestra is Henri Christofer Aavik, who received the 2022 Cultural Endowment of Estonia’s Annual Award in Music and is part of a younger generation of Estonian conductors. He has also gained attention as a laureate of the 5th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition and the 8th International Jorma Panula Conducting Competition. Furthermore, he has conducted numerous renowned ensembles, including the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, the 18th Century Orchestra (Amsterdam), Sinfonia Rotterdam, Staatskapelle Weimar, Jena Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestra Senzaspine (Bologna).
Concerts take place at Pärnu Concert Hall, Aida 4, Pärnu 80011.