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Maestro Elts to Lead Two Premieres at Lyon Biennale Musiques en Scène

Olari Elts conducts a diverse program of Tüür, van der Aa, Ghisi and Mussorski in Lyon this week. The concerts with violinist Simone Lamsma are part of the Biennale Musiques en Scène 2016.

Maestro Elts and Orchestre national de Lyon present two premieres. The audience is treated to a world premiere of Daniele Ghisi’s Any Road, inspired by Alice in Wonderland and computer games of table tennis. A film by Boris Labbé accompanies the French premiere of violin concerto by Michel van der Aa, the guest composer of the Biennale.

Exodus by Erkki-Sven Tüür and Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky in the Ravel orchestration are old favorites of Maestro Elts. He has conducted Tüür with numerous orchestras across the world and enjoys close cooperation with the composer, having recorded a number of works by Tüür. 

Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is played to animations by Osamu Tezuka, the father of Japanese Manga. Maestro Elts conducted the piece with animations most recently a few months ago with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.

1 March 2016
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Olari Elts appointed as Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra from 20/21

Today, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ENSO) announces in a press conference that Olari Elts will become ENSO’s Music Director and Chief Conductor from the 2020/2021 season, for an initial period of three seasons. His first concert with ENSO took place in 1998 and he has been the Principal Guest Conductor of ENSO since 2007.
4 December 2019

Olari Elts wins Estonian Music Award 2019

28 January 2019