The first concert will take place at Hamburg's Elbphilharmonie concert hall.

Paavo Järvi, of the famous Järvi clan of conductors, told AK that: "I am delighted that the Estonian Festival Orchestra is appearing in a legendary concert hall - the Elbphilharmonie. We are in Hamburg for the second time, and this is a very, very important hall, while seats are totally sold out."

"Incidentally, the program includes [Music from Estonian composer Erkki-Sven] Tüür, [Arvo] Pärt and, plus of course, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Rudolf Buchbinder, a legendary Austrian pianist, will be our soloist, " Järvi told AK.

"This is one event which helps to refocus a little attention on Estonia and Estonian culture and musicians - young Estonian musicians. So for me it is a major event," Järvi went on.

The Elbphilharmonie concert hall is considered one of the finest in the world, he added: "Not only in terms of sound, but also in terms of its architecture and what makes for a very interesting solution, located as it is on the top floor of a very tall building."

"So this is already very unusual in itself and has become something of a business card for Hamburg," Järvi added.

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