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25.04.–04.05.2025
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Sun, May 4
20:30
Festival Closing Event

Estonian Centre for Contemporary Music
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Estonian Music Days 2025 culminates in a special closing night at the Estonian Contemporary Music Centre.

Music selected by:
Liisa Hõbepappel, Viktoria Grahv, Ülo Krigul, Roomet Jakapi, Gerhard Lock and Iti Teder

Programme      Venues      Biographies
Tuesday, April 8
18:00

Estonian Centre for Contemporary Music

Residentuu:r 4 – Tradition and Human Psyche

A public rehearsal and fourth showing of Liisa Hõbepappel and Ensemble U:’s chamber opera The Dustborn ahead of its official premiere.
Friday, April 25
18:00

Estonia Concert Hall

Vibrant. Sonorous. Creative. Estonian Composers’ Union 100

Authors Kristina Kõrver and Äli-Ann Klooren discuss the book created for the 100th anniversary of the Estonian Composers’ Union. The conversation is moderated by Ardo Ran Varres
19:00

Estonia Concert Hall

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Michael Wendeberg

Lepo Sumera, Märt-Matis Lill*, Timo Steiner*, Eino Tamberg, Mari Vihmand*, Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes*, Rasmus Puur*, Artur Lemba
Saturday, April 26
17:00 – 21:00

Arvo Pärt Centre

Grand Concert “Overcoming” at Arvo Pärt Centre, 17:00–21:00

René Eespere, Marianna Liik, Galina Grigorjeva, Lauri Jõeleht, Alo Põldmäe, Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes, Tõnu Kõrvits, Arvo Pärt, Toivo Tulev*, Andrus Kallastu*, Helena Tulve*, Lepo Sumera, Madli Marje Gildemann, Aaro Pertmann*, Lola-Mariin Hermaküla*, Kuldar Sink, Lepo Sumera, Rein Rannap*
Sunday, April 27
17:00

Estonian Music and Theatre Academy, Grand Hall

EAMT Sinfonietta. New works of EAMT students

Erik Rauk, Igor Jaćimović, Jimena Cabrera Álvarez
19:00

Fotografiska Tallinn

Ensemble for New Music Tallinn (ENMT)

Maria Rostovtseva*, Liisa Hirsch*, Paul Beaudoin*, Arash Yazdani*, Einike Leppik, Justė Janulytė
Monday, April 28
18:00

Estonian Centre for Contemporary Music

“Studio Tallinn 1965”

Debate, Ekke Västrik in residency, EMA tape disco
Tuesday, April 29
19:00

Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom, Tallinn

Momir Novakovic. Accordion

Jug Markovic, Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes*, Aleksandr Žedeljov*, Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski, Mariliis Valkonen*
Thursday, May 1
15:30

Tartu Heino Eller Music School

Contest Young Composer 2025 Final Concert
17:00

Tartu Heino Eller Music School

Vibrant. Sonorous. Creative. Estonian Composers’ Union 100

Composer Alo Põldmäe and the book’s editor and project manager Marge Raun will present the book created for the 100th anniversary of the Composers’ Union. The discussion will be moderated by Ardo Ran Varres.
19:00

Tartu St. John's Church

Estonian National Male Choir in Tartu

Raimo Kangro, Tõnis Kaumann, Aare Kruusimäe, Ülo Krigul, Tõnu Kõrvits, Tõnis Kaumann
Friday, May 2
19:00

Estonian Music and Theatre Academy Grand Hall

Arditti Quartet

Nina Šenk, Toshio Hosokawa, Helena Tulve, Toivo Tulev, Helmut Lachenmann
22:00

Tallinn Philharmonic The House of the Black Heads

Ensemble of the Estonian Electronic Music Society (EMA)

Malle Maltis*, Kristi Allik*, Kris Kuldkepp, + improvisational development of Veljo Tormis’ music
Saturday, May 3
19:00

Estonian Public Broadcasting, Studio 1

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

Lepo Sumera, Marianna Liik*, Kristjan Kõrver*, Lauri Jõeleht*
Sunday, May 4
19:00

Kloostri Ait, Tallinn

The Vicentino Singers

Helena Tulve, Sebastian Dumitrescu, Tze Yeung Ho, Liina Sumera*, Galina Grigorjeva, Juhani Nuorvala
20:30

Estonian Centre for Contemporary Music

Festival Closing Event
Saturday, May 10
19:00

Viimsi Artium

Chamber Opera “The Dustborn” Premiere

Liisa Hõbepappel
Programme      Venues      Biographies
Arvo Pärt Centre Estonia Concert Hall Estonian Centre for Contemporary Music (ECCM) Estonian Music and Theatre Academy Estonian Public Broadcasting, Studio 1 Fotografiska Kloostri Ait Tartu Heino Eller Music School Tartu St. John’s Church The House of the Black Heads Vabamu
Programme      Venues      Biographies
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Aaro Pertmann Abel Delgado Vallejo Aleksandr Žedeljov Alo Põldmäe Andrus Kallastu Arash Yazdani Arditti Quartet Artur Lemba Arvo Pärt Astra Irene Susi Brenda Pärtel Bronisław Kazimierz Przybylski Eino Tamberg Ensemble for New Music Tallinn Erik Rauk Galina Grigorjeva Helena Tulve Helmut Lachenmann Igor Jaćimović Jimena Cabrera Álvarez Jug Marković Juhani Nuorvala Justė Janulytė Kadri-Ann Sumera Kris Kuldkepp Kristjan Kõrver Kuldar Sink Lauri Jõeleht Lepo Sumera Liina Sumera Liis Jürgens Liisa Hirsch Madli Marje Gildemann Malle Maltis Marcel Johannes Kits Maria Rostovtseva Marianna Liik Mariliis Valkonen Märt-Matis Lill Merilyn Jaeski Michael Wendeberg Momir Novakovic Monika Mattiesen Nina Šenk Paul Beaudoin Piano duo Kadri-Ann Sumera & Talvi Hunt Rasmus Puur Rein Rannap René Eespere Sebastian Dumitrescu Tähe-Lee Liiv Talvi Hunt Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes The Sinfonietta of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Vicentino Singers Timo Steiner Toivo Tulev Tõnu Kõrvits Toomas Vavilov Toshio Hosokawa Tze Yeung Ho Valle-Rasmus Roots Xu Dong