Paavo Järvi

“Paavo Järvi’s vision of the music is built on subtle expression… Emotional and cerebral intelligence are harnessed by Paavo Järvi, a musician clearly dedicate to Fauré’s cause. Even the composer’s familiar Pavane, done here with optional chorus and stripped of false sentiment, sounds fresh and new in its classical elegance.” (Classic FM Magazine, December 2011)

“Paavo Järvi's recent recordings of Beethoven's 9th Symphony and Brahms' Ein Deutsches Requiem have demonstrated his ability to marshall grand forces – the latter comparison is most pertinent here, in another beautifully-balanced Requiem of shorter, gentler, Gallic persuasion...But it's Järvi's uncanny knack to somehow derive spiritual uplift from the gloomiest of subjects that most impresses here, a talent tailored to fit such needs.” (Fauré: Requiem, Vigin Classics - The Independent, September 2011)

“In this concert the Kammerphilharmonie’s artistic director took the orchestra in a completely different direction to the extremely graphical and sharp sound of the orchestra’s Beethoven symphonies cycle recordings that were released a few years ago. It would be possible to discuss endlessly Järvi’s intriguing talent of commanding the most precise of musical timings or his ability to shape the most unified yet clearly defined orchestral texture. His unique way of working with paradigms of musical culture is exactly why he is considered to be one of the most prominent conductors of the world.” (Kommersant, July 2011)

"It was evident that Järvi was not following a preconceived tradition of performance practice – rather, he was using his own, incredibly refined artistic intuition in interpreting the works of the German genius. Using his ability to tune in to the innermost workings of the orchestra, Järvi presented four romantic views of the world, full of energy, optimism, clarity, punctuality and incredibly intricate sonorities." (Rossiiskaya Gazeta, July 2011)