Concert series Symphonic lunches

Series

“SYMPHONIC LUNCHES” CONCERT SERIES 

Lunch breaks that invigorate the mind 

A lunch break that invigorates the mind. The Thursday lunch concerts will bring audiences the best selection of the Friday night programme. 

I: Opening Concert of the Season. Mahler’s Fourth 

Thursday, 18.09.2025 at 13:00 

Estonia Concert Hall 

Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 4 

SANDRA LAAGUS mezzo-soprano, ERSO, conductor OLARI ELTS 

II: Kullervo 

Thursday, 16.10.2025 at 13:00 

Estonia Concert Hall 

Jean Sibelius The Wood Nymph 

Jean Sibelius Kullervo Symphony: I, IV and V movement 

TUURI DEDE mezzo-soprano, ANDREW FOSTER-WILLIAMS baritone, Estonian National Male Choir, ERSO, conductor MATTHEW HALLS 

III: Elts and Lamsma. Sibelius 

Thursday, 11.12.2025 at 13:00 

Estonia Concert Hall 

Arvo Pärt Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten 

Jean Sibelius Violin Concerto: I movement 

Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 2: III and IV movement 

SIMONE LAMSMA violin, ERSO, conductor OLARI ELTS 

IV: Pierre Bleuse and Liya Petrova. Stravinsky    

Thursday, 05.02.2026 at 13:00 

Estonia Concert Hall 

Igor Stravinsky Violin Concerto 

Emmanuel Chabrier Rhapsody España 

Claude Debussy Jeux (Choreographic Poem) 

LIYA PETROVA violin, ERSO, conductor PIERRE BLEUSE 

V: Grimal and Brahms 

Thursday, 12.03.2026 at 13:00 

Estonia Concert Hall 

Johannes Brahms Violin Concerto: I movement 

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 8 

DAVID GRIMAL violin, ERSO 

VI: Olari Elts and Mendelssohn 

Thursday, 26.03.2026 at 13:00 

Estonia Concert Hall 

Franz Schubert Overture in Italian Style 

Felix Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 

ERSO, conductor OLARI ELTS 

VII: Alessandrini and Bach 

Thursday, 23.04.2026 at 13:00 

Estonia Concert Hall 

Johann Sebastian Bach Sinfonia from the Cantata Ich liebe den Höchsten von ganzem Gemüte 

Johann Sebastian Bach Sinfonia from the Cantata Geist und Seele wird verwirret 

Johann Sebastian Bach Sinfonia from the Cantata Wir danken dir, Gott, wir danken dir 

Johann Sebastian Bach Sinfonia from the Cantata Falsche Welt, dir trau ich nicht 

Johann Sebastian Bach Orchestral Suite No. 3 

ERSO, conductor RINALDO ALESSANDRINI 

VIII: Season Finale Concert. Hungarian Dances 

Thursday, 14.05.2026 at 13:00 

Estonia Concert Hall 

Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, and 10 

Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 3: I and II movement 

Zoltán Kodály Suite from Háry János 

JENŐ LISZTES cimbalom, ERSO, conductor OLARI ELTS 

“SYMPHONIC LUNCHES” CONCERT SERIES PRICES: 

€90 / €78* 

A concert series ticket includes admission to eight concerts. 

Discounted prices apply to students, university students, and pensioners upon presentation of a valid ID at ticket check. 

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