Elis Hallik
“Elis Hallik’s To Become a Tree (2016), by contrast, is sharp and to the point, a lyrical study of the continuing conflict between the technological and the natural worlds that inspired Einar Englund’s Blackbird Symphony back in 1947. Fine sound, committed performances, a fascinating listen.”
Guy Rickards, Gramophone, May 2022
“Written amidst the coronavirus pandemic, The Firehearted eventually premiered in 2021. Originally commissioned as part of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven programme, it draws upon themes from Beethoven’s Leonore overture. Beethoven comes in and out of focus, amplified and distorted by rumbling percussion crashes. It’s witty and somewhat disconcerting, as if seeing Beethoven through a magnifying lens, and displays Hallik’s virtuoso orchestral writing at its most dazzling.”
Kevin W Ng, Bachtrack, April 2022
“Elis Hallik’s To Become a Tree (2016), by contrast, is sharp and to the point, a lyrical study of the continuing conflict between the technological and the natural worlds that inspired Einar Englund’s Blackbird Symphony back in 1947. Fine sound, committed performances, a fascinating listen.”
Guy Rickards, Gramophone, May 2022
“Written amidst the coronavirus pandemic, The Firehearted eventually premiered in 2021. Originally commissioned as part of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven programme, it draws upon themes from Beethoven’s Leonore overture. Beethoven comes in and out of focus, amplified and distorted by rumbling percussion crashes. It’s witty and somewhat disconcerting, as if seeing Beethoven through a magnifying lens, and displays Hallik’s virtuoso orchestral writing at its most dazzling.”
Kevin W Ng, Bachtrack, April 2022
17.01.25 at 20:00 – Opéra Berlioz | Le Corum
Program:
Elis Hallik. Aegis
Béla Bartók. Concerto for Viola Sz. 120 BB 128
Johannes Brahms. Symphony No. 3 in F major Op. 90
Performers:
ADRIEN LA MARCA viola, Montpellier Occitanie, National Orchestra, Conductor: KRISTIINA POSKA
Around the concert:
Pre-concert talk at 19:00, Le Corum
July 2025 – Pärnu Concert Hall
Performers:
Estonian Festival Orchestra
Conductor: PAAVO JÄRVI
Event:
Pärnu Music Festival
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