Olari Elts appointed as Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra from 20/21

Today, the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ENSO) announces in a press conference that Olari Elts will become ENSO’s Music Director and Chief Conductor from the 2020/2021 season, for an initial period of three seasons. His first concert with ENSO took place in 1998 and he has been the Principal Guest Conductor of ENSO since 2007.

Olari Elts wins Estonian Music Award 2019

New release: Olari Elts conducts Eller with Baiba Skride

Olari Elts recorded three works by Estonian composer Heino Eller with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Latvian violinist Baiba Skride.

New Release: Olari Elts conducts Erkki-Sven Tüür

Olari Elts and Tapiola Sinfonietta recorded three works by Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür.

Eesti Kultuurkapitali Music Prize

At the annual awards ceremony of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia (Eesti Kultuurkapitali) on Friday 2 February 2018, Olari Elts received the music prize for promoting Estonian music both in Estonia and abroad. Congratulations!

Artistic Advisor of the Kymi Sinfonietta

The Kymi Sinfonietta has appointed conductor Olari Elts as its Artistic Advisor as of January 1, 2018. The agreement is for three years with a further option. Olari Elts is an internationally esteemed, versatile conductor active in various genres of the arts and known for his innovative programming.

Stepping in at Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra

Olari Elts will step in for Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra this week, conducting the magnificent Turangalîla-Symphonie by Messiaen.

Midsummer Night's Dream at Konzerthaus Berlin

On the 6th of October Olari Elts conducts the German premiere of a special production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the Konzerthaus Berlin.

Olari at the Paris Presence Festival

Olari Elts is conducting Orchester National de France in a very special programme as part of the Presence Festival.

New recording released!

The new Brahms-Glanert: Four Serious Songs, etc. recording is now released. The disc, by Ondine, features Brahms-Glanert: Four Preludes and Serious Songs, Detlev Glanert: Distant Land (Music with Brahms for Orchestra) and Brahms-Berio: Op. 120 No. 1 (Clarinet Sonata No. 1 for clarinet and orchestra by Luciano Berio).

Olari Elts makes his debut with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Olari Elts makes his debut with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. With a programme of Rachmaninoff Die Toteninsel, Prokofiev piano concerto No.2 with Olli Mustonen at the piano and Tchaikovsky Symphony No.1, Olari Elts will conduct the orchestra in three concerts this week, on Thursday, Friday and Sunday.

Mahler Defines 2016/17 Season

Olari Elts conducts Mahler’s Ninth Symphony at the Casa da Musica in Porto, Portugal this week. The performances with the Casa da Musica Symphony Orchestra lead to a Mahler-heavy 2016/17 season.

Olari Elts Conducts Mahler’s Symphony of the Thousands

Maestro Elts worked with 3 choirs, an international cast of singers and Latvian National Symphony Orchestra to perform Mahler’s Eighth Symphony, also known as the Symphony of the Thousands.

Maestro Elts to Conduct Mendelssohn’s Complete Midsummer’s Night Dream

Olari Elts joins forces with NO99 theatre the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and girls’ choir Ellerhein to stage Mendelssohn’s Midsummer’s Night Dream in its rarely heard entirety. Nine performances with the full play are planned through summer 2016 at the Estonia Concert Hall.

Maestro Elts to Lead Two Premieres at Lyon Biennale Musiques en Scène

Olari Elts conducts a diverse program of Tüür, van der Aa, Ghisi and Mussorski in Lyon this week. The concerts with violinist Simone Lamsma are part of the Biennale Musiques en Scène 2016.

Dvořák and Glanert Bring Olari Elts Back to Estonian National Symphony Orchestra

Maestro Olari Elts returns to the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra with a new program featuring Dvořák and Glanert on February 26.

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Olari Elts will conduct a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream this June.

Olari Elts' latest CD release

Released in October 2014, Olari Elts’ latest recording by the Ondine label has received critical acclaim.

A northerly opera production

Olari Elts celebrates the successful opera production of Eugene Onegin in Norway.