Festival pass • XVI Pärnu Muusikafestival
The Pärnu Music Festival will take place from July 6th to 18th, 2026.
The internationally acclaimed event of classical music invites the audience to the summer capital for the sixteenth time.
The festival will be opened by maestro Neeme Järvi with the Järvi Academy Youth Symphony Orchestra. The program will feature two closing concerts by Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra. On one evening, Kristjan Järvi and the Baltic Sea Philharmonics will perform in Pärnu, promising a concert experience that transcends the boundaries of classical music.
Every year, world-renowned soloists have surprised the local audience on the Pärnu stage, and this will also be the case in the upcoming music summer. The festival will fill Pärnu with a diverse community of musicians and music enthusiasts for ten days.
Concerts will take place every evening, surrounding the summer capital with the festive atmosphere of the festival. Although the festival program is still being refined, the schedule has been confirmed.
Programme:
Monday, 06 July 2026, at 20:00 Jaani Church
Järvi Academy in Tallinn
Participants of Järvi Academy, Järvi Academy Sinfonietta
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 at 17:00, at 20:00 Arvo Pärt Centre
Participants of Järvi Academy, Järvi Academy Sinfonietta
Wednesday, 8 July 2026 at 20:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
Pärnu Music Festival Opening Concert
Conductor Neeme Järvi
Järvi Academy Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, 9 July 2026 at 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Järvi Academy Gala
Friday, 10 July 2026 at 19:00 and 22:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
Kristjan Järvi and Nordic Pulse
Saturday, 11 July 2026⋅20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi
Sunday, 12 July 2026⋅20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi
Monday, 13 July 2026 at 11:00, 12:00, 13:00 students concerts and 20:30 teachers` concert
Pärnu St Elizabeth’s Church
Monday, 13 July 2026 at 19:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
The Estonian Foundation of Musical Instruments’ Gala
Monday, 13 July 2026 Pärnu Concert Hall
Late Night Concert
Tuesday, 14 July 2026 20:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
Estonian Festival Orchestra and Young Talents
Wednesday, 15 July 2026 at 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Järvi Academy’s Final Concert
Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Pärnu Music Festival Gala
Friday, 17 July 2026 at 20:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
Pärnu Music Festival Final Concert I
Saturday, 18 July 2026 at 20:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
Pärnu Music Festival Final Concert II
Event timeline/line-up
Monday, 06 July 2026, at 20:00 Jaani Church
Järvi Academy in Tallinn
Participants of Järvi Academy, Järvi Academy Sinfonietta
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 at 17:00, at 20:00 Arvo Pärt Centre
Participants of Järvi Academy, Järvi Academy Sinfonietta
Wednesday, 8 July 2026 at 20:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
Pärnu Music Festival Opening Concert
Conductor Neeme Järvi
Järvi Academy Symphony Orchestra
Thursday, 9 July 2026 at 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Järvi Academy Gala
Friday, 10 July 2026 at 19:00 and 22:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
Kristjan Järvi and Nordic Pulse
Saturday, 11 July 2026⋅20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi
Sunday, 12 July 2026⋅20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Estonian Festival Orchestra and Paavo Järvi
Monday, 13 July 2026 at 11:00, 12:00, 13:00 students concerts and 20:30 teachers` concert
Pärnu St Elizabeth’s Church
Monday, 13 July 2026 at 19:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
The Estonian Foundation of Musical Instruments’ Gala
Monday, 13 July 2026 Pärnu Concert Hall
Late Night Concert
Tuesday, 14 July 2026 20:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
Estonian Festival Orchestra and Young Talents
Wednesday, 15 July 2026 at 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Järvi Academy’s Final Concert
Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 20:00, Pärnu Concert Hall
Pärnu Music Festival Gala
Friday, 17 July 2026 at 20:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
Pärnu Music Festival Final Concert I
Saturday, 18 July 2026 at 20:00 Pärnu Concert Hall
Pärnu Music Festival Final Concert II