Paavo Järvi

“His performance of Brahms’ Symphony No.2 exceeded expectations. Here was a reading that was truly inspired, and stunningly played. The audience barely breathed during its four movements, and erupted in lengthy cheering at the conclusion.” (Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati.com, January 2013)

“The conductor always seems fresh and energetic…. Simple in his approach the result is never boring; rather he is able to make the orchestra play with a fiery energy that resembles blazing lava streams bundling under the concert hall floor.” (Clemens Haustein, Berliner Zeitung, November 2012)

"The performance was fresh and it was full of life force. They showed perfect tempo, dynamic, rhythm and expression of main theme, and their performance made it easy for listeners to understand complex structures of this music. " (Ongakuno Tomo, September 2012)

“Järvi is always animated and alert to the music’s expressive potential: he achieves the best of both worlds. His tempi are swift but never rushed; he runs the cursor along significant inner voices (these are extremely transparent readings), and his judgment of key musical transitions attests to genuine musical intuition…So, an unreserved recommendation.” (Gramophone, March 2012)

“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, Virgin Classics - The Independent, September 2011)