Arvo Volmer

Chief Conductor & Music Director

Arvo Volmer took up his four-year appointment as Music Director of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in January 2004.

He began his professional conducting career with the Estonian National Opera in 1985, while still a student at the Estonian Music Academy. He made his debut with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in 1987, became their Associate Conductor in 1989 and was their Music Director between 1993 and 2001. In Spring 2005 he concludes a long tenure as Music Director of the Oulu Symphony Orchestra, a position he has held since 1994. In August 2004 he started as the Artistic Director of the Estonian National Opera.

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