MURDVEE & BEETHOVEN’S NINTH

Conductor Mikk Murdvee leads Pärnu City Orchestra, soloists and combined choirs in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 and Wagner’s Good Friday Music.

Wednesday, 17 March 2027 at 19:00

Mikk Murdvee, conductor
Soloists: Kristel Pärtna, soprano; Tuuri Dede, mezzo-soprano; Mati Turi, tenor; Raiko Raalik, bass
Choirs from Pärnu and Tallinn

Programme:
Richard Wagner – ‘Good Friday Music’ from the opera Parsifal (1882)
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (1824)


The Beethoven symphony cycle, launched in 2016, reaches its grand finale, with leading Estonian singers appearing as soloists with Pärnu City Orchestra and choirs from both Pärnu and Tallinn joining forces. The concert — and the approaching Easter season — will be introduced by Wagner’s ‘Good Friday Music’ from his final opera Parsifal.