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Estonian conductor
Arvo Volmer
(born November 4, 1962, in
Tallinn
) is an
Estonian
conductor
.
[1]
Volmer was principal conductor of the
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
[2]
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.
[3]
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".
[4]
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
.
[5]
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.
[6]
Awards and nominations
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ARIA Music Awards
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The
ARIA Music Awards
is an annual awards ceremony held by the
Australian Recording Industry Association
. They commenced in 1987.
References
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Boland, Michaela (13 March 2010).
"Orchestral manoeuvres to redeem Adelaide Festival"
.
The Australian
. Retrieved
14 June
2010
.
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"International Edition - Culture"
.
Helsingin Sanomat
. 9 May 2005
. Retrieved
14 June
2010
.
- ^
Adelaide Symphony Orchestra web site
Archived
June 6, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
Strahle, Graham (October 31, 2013).
"The Volmer Decade"
.
Adelaide Review
. Archived from
the original
on March 10, 2015.
- ^
Estonian National Opera web site
Archived
October 10, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
Starke, Petra (September 3, 2013).
"Arvo Volmer appointed principal guest conductor and artistic advisor of Adelaide Symphony Orchestra"
.
The Advertiser
.
- ^
ARIA Award previous winners.
"ARIA Awards ? Winners by Award"
. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)
. Retrieved
12 November
2018
.
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