Person · Male
Arvo Volmer
conductor
- From
- Tallinn, Estonia
- Since
- 1962–present
- Releases
- 32
About
Arvo Volmer (born November 4, 1962, in Tallinn) is an Estonian conductor.
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Volmer was principal conductor of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra from 1993 to 2001. From 2004 to 2013 he was Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and in 2014 was appointed Principal Guest Conductor and Artistic Advisor. The Adelaide Review wrote that Volmer's tenure as Chief Conductor saw the orchestra "improve out of all proportion and enter an unprecedented period of ascendancy".
From 2004 to 2012, Volmer combined his Adelaide duties with the posts of music director and principal conductor of the Estonian National Opera in Tallinn. He has also been guest conductor of many orchestras, especially in Scandinavia. Among his recordings are the complete orchestral works of Leevi Madetoja and the complete symphonies of Eduard Tubin and Jean Sibelius.
Since September 2014 he has been the Chief Conductor of the Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento.
Discography
Albums
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Musica Promotionum Universitatis Ouluensis
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Penderecki: Konzert für Flöte und Kammerorchester / Bartok: Suite Paysanne Hongroise / Eespere: Konzert für Flöte und Kammerorchester
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Violin Concerto / Violin Romances
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Estonian Piano Concertos
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Mozart & Reinecke
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Orchestral Works 1: I Have Fought My Battle
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Complete Symphonies, Volume 1: 2nd Symphony "Legendary" / 5th Symphony
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Orchestral Works 2: The Spirit Home of My Soul
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Orchestral Works 3: The Infinity of Fantasy
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Complete Symphonies, Volume 2: 3rd Symphony / 6th Symphony
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Nocturne / Saxophone Concerto / A Sentimental Journey with a Clarinet / Concerto grosso
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Music for the Theatre
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Orchestral Works 4: Laurel Wreaths
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Complete Symphonies, Volume 3: 4th Symphony "Lyrical" / 7th Symphony
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Complete Symphonies, Volume 4: 8th Symphony / 1st Symphony
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Complete Symphonies, Volume 5: 9th Symphony "Sinfonia semplice" / 10th Symphony / 11th Symphony (unfinished)
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Cantatas, Volume 2
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Oboe Concerto / Yanada / Ulpirra
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Okon Fuoko, Op. 58
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Kratt
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Orchestral Works 5: A Sea of Stars
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Messenius and Lucia
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Symphony no. 2 / Symphony no. 7 / Finlandia
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Requiem / Musica sacra
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Orchestral Music
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Complete Symphonies / Violin Concerto / Finlandia / Valse Triste
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Edwards: Maninyas / Sibelius: Violin Concerto, op. 47
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Saint‐Saëns: Organ Symphony - Poulenc: Organ Concerto
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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 / Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1
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Piano Concerto No. 5 / Choral Fantasy
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Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor / Rakhmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2
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Tags
- conductor
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
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- ISNI
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