ALBUMJean-Paul Dessy: RequiemsEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Risto Joost
ALBUMMozart: Piano Concertos Nos. 11-13Kalle Randalu, Juha Kangas & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMKõrvits: Moorland ElegiesEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Risto Joost
ALBUMTõnu Kõrvits: MirrorAnja Lechner, Kadri Voorand, Tõnu Kaljuste, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
ALBUMErkki-Sven Tüür/Brett Dean: GesualdoTallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
ALBUMMozart: Litaniae K. 109, K. 125 & K. 243 (Carus Classics)Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMDance of Life - Tallinn MassAarne Saluveer, Choir of Estonian Academy of Music & Theatre, Collegium Musicale Chamber Choir, Endrik Üksvärav, Estonian TV Girls’ Choir, Jaak Johanson, Laura Lindpere, Madis Metsamart, Mihhail Gerts, Patricia Rozario & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMAntonio Vivaldi: Missae & Vesperae (Carus Classics)Vilve Hepner, Kaia Urb, Anna Zander, Mati Turi, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae & Litania (Carus Classics)Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMEnter DenterKristjan Randalu & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMDe SpeSauli Tiilikainen, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Risto Joost, Jelena Voznesenskaya, Francois Soulet, Anu Lamp, Rene Soom & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
ALBUMPärt: in PrincipioEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMToivo Tulev: SongsEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Paul Hillier & Robin Blaze
ALBUMSumera: Mushroom Cantata / Concerto Per Voci E Strumenti / Island Maiden's Song From the SeaEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMFranssens: Harmony of the SpheresNetherlands Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMVivaldi: Gloria - Messsätze und VespernEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMMusica Triste - Estonian Flute ConcertosKristjan Järvi, Maarika Järvi & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMAntonio Vivaldi: Salmi a due coriTallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMEller: NeeniaTõnu Kaljuste & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMMozart: Litaniae K. 109, K. 125 & K. 243Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae et LitaniaEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMLitanyHilliard Ensemble, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMTüür: CrystallisatioEstonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Tõnu Kaljuste
ALBUMPärt: Te DeumTõnu Kaljuste, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMVeljo Tormis: ReminiscentiaeTallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tõnu Kaljuste
About Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Artist Biography
The Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, in Estonian the Tallinna Kammerorkester, has been a fixture of the audiophile recordings of music by contemporary Estonian composers released by ECM and other labels. The group has often performed and recorded with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir in music by Arvo Pärt and other figures in the minimalist style. Yet its repertoire covers a wide range of music and extends back to the Renaissance era.
The Tallinn Chamber Orchestra was founded in April of 1993 by conductor Tõnu Kaljuste, growing out of a Tallinn Conservatory String Orchestra that had been established by Jüri Gerretz four years earlier. Kaljuste was succeeded as conductor by Juha Kangas, Eri Klas, and, since 2013, Risto Joost. The orchestra's players are drawn from the top ranks of Estonian musicians, and the group has given concerts at its home base, the Tallinn Philharmonic concert hall; around Estonia; at a variety of European festivals; and on tour in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, Japan, and China. Guest conductors over the years have included Jaakko Kuusisto, Neeme Järvi, Kristjan Järvi, John Storgårds, Pietari Inkinen, Richard Tognetti, Terje Tønnesen, Alexander Rudin, Florian Donderer, and Dmitri Sitkovetsky.
Outside Estonia, the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra may be best known for its large catalog of high-quality recordings, beginning with its internationally acclaimed reading of Pärt's Te Deum on ECM in 1993. Since then the group has recorded for ECM, Carus, BIS, Estonian Record Productions, Warner Classics (in 2014, with Roxanna Panufnik's Tallinn Mass), and, as of 2017, Ondine, with a recording of Tõnu Kõrvits' Moorland Elegies. The latter recording, as well as several others from the group's catalog, featured the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. The Tallinn Chamber Orchestra's recorded output has hardly been limited to contemporary music; the ensemble has recorded (again with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir) masses and vespers settings of Vivaldi, and, for ECM in 2015, music by Carlo Gesualdo and by modern composers reflecting on his legacy. ~ James Manheim
Hometown
Tallinn
Genre
Classical
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