The main news in April was my Japan tour with the wonderful Estonian Festival Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi. It was my first time in Japan and it really did not disappoint! We began with 2 days' rehearsal in Pärnu, south Estonia on the 19th and 20th and travelled to Tallinn for a mammoth concert on the 21st. The repertoire for this concert was: Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.1 Tchaikofsky Symphony No. 5 Interval Incantations of Tempest - Tüür Sibelius Symphony No. 2 Encore