November, 2017: Symphony No. 5 / Vaaks / Akademisches Orchestra Freiburg

This is the second in a series of recordings made by the Academic Orchestra of Freiburg, Germany. The conductor for this recording is Tarmo Vaask. Tarmo Vaask studied at the Estonian Academy of Music in Tallinn until 1991 and then from 1996 to 1998 at the Stuttgart University of Music and Performing Arts . From 1992 to 1994 he was a guest at the Estonian National Opera and headed the Opera Academy of the Estonian Academy of Music and won second place at the National Choir Competition in Tallinn. After studying in Stuttgart, he became the director of the Academic Orchestra Freiburg until 2002. This recording comes from a concert given on July 13, 2001 in the Konzerthaus in Freiburg. The orchestra released this performance as part of a CD of the concert.