Vibrant. Sonorous. Creative. Estonian Composers’ Union 100 – Estonian Music Days

Fri, April 25
18:00

Vibrant. Sonorous. Creative. Estonian Composers’ Union 100

Estonia Concert Hall
Venue info + map

Tickets: 22/30 €

Janika Lentsius (flute)

Lepo Sumera – Vaikiv odalisk

This year’s festival, with support from the fund, includes the publication of a special anniversary book dedicated to the Estonian Composers’ Union. The texts were written by musicologists Kerri Kotta, Äli-Ann Klooren, and Kristina Kõrver, and edited by Tiina Mattisen and Virge Joamets.

The new publication can be purchased on site or later ordered from the Estonian Music Information Centre.

The publication of the book has been supported by the Estonian Cultural Endowment, Estonian Ministry of Culture and Estonian Composers' Development Fund.

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Tuesday, April 8

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

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

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*, Jarko Hartikainen*, Helena Tulve*, Lepo Sumera, Madli Marje Gildemann, Aaro Pertmann*, Lola-Mariin Hermaküla*, Kuldar Sink, Lepo Sumera, Rein Rannap*

Sunday, April 27

Estonian Music and Theatre Academy, Grand Hall

EAMT Sinfonietta. New works of EAMT students

Erik Rauk, Igor Jaćimović, Jimena Cabrera Álvarez

Fotografiska Tallinn

Ensemble for New Music Tallinn (ENMT)

Maria Rostovtseva*, Liisa Hirsch*, Paul Beaudoin*, Arash Yazdani*, Einike Leppik, Justė Janulytė

Monday, April 28

Estonian Centre for Contemporary Music

“Studio Tallinn 1965”

Debate, Ekke Västrik in residency, EMA tape disco

Tuesday, April 29

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

Tartu Heino Eller Music School

Contest Young Composer 2025 Final Concert

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.

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

Estonian Music and Theatre Academy

Arditti Quartet

Nina Šenk, Toshio Hosokawa, Helena Tulve, Toivo Tulev, Helmut Lachenmann

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

Estonian Public Broadcasting, Studio 1

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

Lepo Sumera, Marianna Liik*, Kristjan Kõrver*, Lauri Jõeleht*

Sunday, May 4

Kloostri Ait, Tallinn

The Vicentino Singers

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

Estonian Centre for Contemporary Music

Festival Closing Event

Saturday, May 10

Viimsi Artium

Chamber Opera “The Dustborn” Premiere

Liisa Hõbepappel

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

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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 Tze Yeung Ho Valle-Rasmus Roots Xu Dong