Program

Mozart Overture to

Chopin Piano Concerto No. 2

Mozart Symphony No. 41 ‘Jupiter’

About the Conductor

Paavo Järvi

Estonian Grammy Award-winning conductor Paavo Järvi is widely recognised as one of today’s most eminent conductors, enjoying close partnerships with the finest orchestras around the world. He serves as Music Director of the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, as the long-standing Artistic Director of Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen since 2004, and as both the founder and Artistic Director of the Estonian Festival Orchestra.

2024 celebrates Paavo Järvi’s 20th anniversary as Artistic Director of Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, recently voted Orchestra of the Year by both Gramophone in the UK and Opus Klassik in Germany. Together they have performed and recorded benchmark performances of the complete orchestral works by Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms. Highlights in the 2024/25 season include extensive tours throughout Japan, South Korea and Europe and the release of Volume 2 in the Haydn London Symphonies project on RCA Red Seal.

In addition to his permanent positions, Järvi is much in demand as a guest conductor, regularly appearing with the Berliner Philharmoniker, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Philharmonia and the New York Philharmonic. This season, Järvi also conducts the San Francisco Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Staatskapelle Berlin, NDR Elbphilharmonie, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra and Hong Kong Philharmonic. He also continues to enjoy close relationships with many of the orchestras of which he was previously Music Director, including Orchestre de Paris, Frankfurt Radio Symphony and NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo.

About the Pianist

Yunchan Lim

Since becoming the youngest person to ever win gold at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition at the age of 18 in 2022, Yunchan Lim’s ascent to international stardom has been meteoric. His performances showcase a “magical ability” and a “natural, instinctive quality” (La Scena) that astounds listeners around the world. Marin Alsop, who conducted the 2022 Cliburn Final said, “Yunchan is that rare artist who brings profound musicality and prodigious technique organically together.”

In the year following his Cliburn win, Yunchan made successful orchestral debuts with the New York Philharmonic at the Lincoln Center, and Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, as well as Chicago Symphony, Lucerne Symphony, KBS Symphony, and Tokyo Symphony orchestras, among others; and recital debuts at the Wigmore Hall, Het Concertgebouw, Suntory Hall, and Seoul Arts Center.

His 23/24 season highlights include orchestral debuts with the Royal Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, Hungarian Radio Symphony, Boston Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Seoul Philharmonic, and Sendai Philharmonic orchestras, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and Orchestre de Paris. Recital highlights include appearances at Carnegie Hall, Verbier Festival, and Gstaad Festival, among other major stages.

About the Orchestra

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen is one of the world's leading orchestras, captivating audiences everywhere with its unique style of music-making. The Estonian conductor Paavo Järvi has been the orchestra's Artistic Director since 2004. This year, the dream team (NDR Kultur) celebrates 20 years of trusting and fruitful connection, a special feature in these fast-moving times.

For years, The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen has cultivated close musical friendships with international soloists such as Christian Tetzlaff, Maria João Pires, Janine Jansen, Igor Levit, Hilary Hahn and Martin Grubinger. In addition to the long-time artistic director Paavo Järvi, the young Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski has been the first Principal Guest Conductor since February 2022.

Since opening in 2017, The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen has been one of the resident orchestras of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg and a long-standing resident orchestra of the Kölner Philharmonie. In 2019, the orchestra was the first orchestra in residence at the Rheingau Music Festival and was awarded the Rheingau Music Prize for its pioneering projects and the associated writing of interpretation history.