Praised by the ›New York Classical Review‹ for her »magnetic presence« and fascinating technical ability, Alena Baeva is one of the most exciting violinists of her generation. This multi-award-winning violinist has rapidly become a highly acclaimed soloist, performing with many major orchestras, including the NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo, with Paavo Järvi and the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and with Vladimir Jurowski and the London Philharmonic Orchestra. She also collaborates with other outstanding ensembles and conductors such as Marek Janowski or performing artists such as Duncan Ward. Highlights of the current and upcoming season include debuts with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong and New York Philharmonic Orchestras, the Orchestre National de Lyon among others.

A passionate chamber musician, Alena Baeva also performs with esteemed musical colleagues such as Martha Argerich, Yuri Bashmet or Steven Isserlis as well as with the Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko, with whom she has had a musical partnership for more than a decade. Alena Baeva is known for her broad, rapidly expanding repertoire. This range is also reflected in her extensive discography. After her acclaimed concert debut with the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen in 2022, the violinist is now returning to this orchestra.

The Estonian conductor and Grammy Award winner Paavo Järvi has served as Artistic Director of the Deutsche Kammer­philharmonie Bremen since 2004. One of the many highlights of this long standing collaboration was the widely acclaimed Beethoven cycle, whose performances were celebrated by critics around the world and honoured with numerous awards, including the Echo Klassik for “Conductor of the Year.” The Beethoven project was followed by an intensive exploration of the symphonic works of Robert Schumann and Johannes Brahms; both cycles likewise received multiple distinctions. Since autumn 2021, the orchestra has turned its focus to Joseph Haydn’s twelve London Symphonies, followed in 2024 by an in depth engagement with the symphonies of Franz Schubert.

Since the 2019/20 season, Paavo Järvi has also served as Music Director of the Tonhalle Orchester Zürich. Starting with the 2028/29 season, Järvi will assume the position of Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the Estonian Festival Orchestra and the Pärnu Music Festival, which he established in 2011. As a guest conductor, he regularly appears with leading orchestras such as the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Amsterdam, the Berlin Philharmonic, the Staatskapelle Dresden, the New York and Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. In 2015, Paavo Järvi was named Artist of the Year by both Gramophone magazine (UK) and Diapason (France). This was followed in 2019 by the Opus Klassik award for Conductor of the Year. Further honours include a Grammy Award for his recording of Sibelius’ Cantatas with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and the title Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, awarded by the French Ministry of Culture. In recognition of his commitment to promoting the music of Jean Sibelius, he received the Sibelius Medal in 2015, and in 2012 he was awarded the Hindemith Prize for Art and Humanity. For his dedication to Estonian culture, Paavo Järvi was awarded the Order of the White Star by the President of Estonia in 2013, and in 2024 he received the Bremen Senate Medal for Art and Science.