Calendar of music events
Listening In. Brothers in music – Eduard Tubin and Arvo Pärt
18 June marks the 120th anniversary of the birth of composer Eduard Tubin. This anniversary year sheds new light on the direct and indirect links between the musical journeys of Eduard Tubin and Arvo Pärt. In addition to their common composition teacher, Heino Eller, who Tubin described as their “musical father”, the two composers also share some eloquent points of contact, revealed in words and sounds by Toomas Siitan and Mihhail Gerts.
The Lizard
Ballet by Lepo Sumera, Märt-Matis Lill and Marina Kesler
tonhalleAIR: Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich & Zurich Youth Symphony Orchestra
Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich & Zurich Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Paavo Järvi
10. Orchesterkonzert im Musikverein
Sergey Khachatryan (violin), Grazer Philharmoniker, conductor Kristiina Poska
10. Orchesterkonzert im Musikverein
Sergey Khachatryan (violin), Grazer Philharmoniker, conductor Kristiina Poska
ZEITLUPE Maria Kõrvits (UA)
Hannover Girls' Choir. Program: Maria Kõrvits (premiere), Arvo Pärt, Robert Schumann
7. Sinfoniekonzert 24/25
Frank Dupree (piano), Niederrheinische Sinfoniker, conductor Mihkel Kütson
7. Sinfoniekonzert 24/25
Frank Dupree (piano), Niederrheinische Sinfoniker, conductor Mihkel Kütson
7. Sinfoniekonzert – Hört’s mit Goertz!
Frank Dupree (piano), Niederrheinische Sinfoniker, conductor Mihkel Kütson. Moderator Dr. Wolfram Goertz
Haapsalu White Nights Music Festival. Distinctive colours
Triinu Piirsalu (violin), Harald Trass (guitar). Programme: Piazzolla, Bartók, Grieg, Mägi and others
ANAM at the Convent: Australian String Quartet
Program: Madli Marje Gildemann, Maria Kõrvits, Ludwig van Beethoven
European Choir Games 2025. Nordic Choral Cantatas
Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Ars Nova Copenhagen, conductor Risto Joost. Program: Pärt, Lang, Nørgård, Þorvaldsdóttir
Haapsalu White Nights Music Festival. Jubilate Olav Ehala
Kadri Voorand Quartet, Estonian National Male Choir, conductor Mikk Üleoja. The concert will showcase the wonderful and unique musical language of composer Olav Ehala, featuring his stage and film music that has resonated with several generations of Estonian musicians and music lovers.
7. Sinfoniekonzert 24/25
Frank Dupree (piano), Niederrheinische Sinfoniker, conductor Mihkel Kütson
Haapsalu White Nights Music Festival. The Fuel
Peedu Kass (double bass, electronics, artistic director), Villu Talsi (mandolin), Theodor Sink (cello), Simone Minn (viola, vocals)
Haapsalu White Nights Music Festival. To the Light. Erst Enno 150
Head Ööd, Vend! Chamber Choir, conductor Pärt Uusberg. Program: Pärt Uusberg
Haapsalu White Nights Music Festival. Summer Symphony
Sandra Laagus (mezzo-soprano), Triin Ruubel (violin), Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Kristiina Poska. Program: Tormis, Mozart, Tuvin/Puur, Kõrvits
Haapsalu White Nights Music Festival. Night Serenade
Hans Chistian Aavik (violin), Tim Crawford (violin), Xandi van Dijk (viola), Marcel Johannes Kits (cello), Theodor Sink (cello). Kavas: T. Kõrvits (premiere), Schubert
Haapsalu White Nights Music Festival. Children's Concert: Curly Strings
Eeva Talsi (violin, voice), Taavet Niller (double bass, vocals), Peeter Hirtentreu (guitar, voice), Villu Talsi (mandolin, vocals)
8. Sinfoniekonzert
Mirjam Mesak (soprano), Astrid Nordstad (mezzo-soprano), Opernchor des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters, Extrachor des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters, Lambertichor Oldenburg, Ansgari-Kantorei, Staatsorchester Oldenburg, conductor Hendrik Vestmann
XXVIII Song Celebration and XXI Dance Celebration ‘Kinship’. Folk Music Concert
The Folk Music Celebration „Iseoma” introduces those who keep our music alive – skilled musicians from both the past and present, creators and collectors of songs, and those who preserve and pass on our traditions.
XXVIII Song Celebration ‘Kinship’. Opening concert
The song festival consists of two different concerts. The opening concert, following the ceremonial lighting of the song festival flame and featuring a selection of choirs, takes place on Saturday, July 5th.
XXVIII Song Celebration ‘Kinship’. Main concert
The program of the Song and Dance Celebration’s grand concert will open on Sunday, July 6th at 14:00 with our youngest participants – the children’s choirs. After them, the stage will feature children’s choirs, boys’ and male choirs, female choirs, mixed choirs, as well as brass bands and symphony orchestras. In total, the program includes 40 diverse works, featuring both beloved classics and a wealth of new compositions.
Leading Voices. Estonian National Male Choir and Jazzchoir Musta Lammas
Program: Tormis, Bonato and Marttila, Jalkanen, improvisations, and more
Leading Voices. Night concert “And I Heard a Voice…”, Vox Clamantis
Program: Works by Arvo Pärt and Gregorian chants
Leading Voices. Final Concert of the Leading Voices Conductors’ Masterclass: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Program includes music by Pärt, Tormis, Rachmaninoff, Poulenc, Debussy, and Sibelius.
Leading Voices. Estonian National Opera's Boys' and Young Men's Choir and Jauna Muzika (Lithuania)
Program: Excerpts from the Requiems by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Cyrillus Kreek, and choral works by young Lithuanian composers
Final Concert of Leading Voices
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Boys’ Choir of Estonian National Opera, Chamber Choir “Jauna muzika” (Vilnius), Musta Lammas (Finland). Program includes: Pärt, Tormis, Grigorjeva, Seppar, Augustinas, Valgre, improvisations, and more.
Estonian National Male Choir. Ulla Krigul (organ)
Programme: Aints, Maimets, Kapp, Pärt, Bonato, Tobias
Suveklassika Kadriorus. Shadow Dance
Miia Ruubel (violin), Kärt Ruubel (piano)
Laudate Dominum
Moran Choir, artistic director Naomi Faran (Israel). Hortus Musicus, conductor Andres Mustonen
In the Footsteps of Abraham
Hortus Musicus, artistic director Andres Mustonen
Mediterranean Renaissance
Hortus Musicus, artistic director Andres Mustonen
Bach’s Partitas for Solo Violin
Andres Mustonen (violin)
Suveklassika Kadriorus. The Birth of Opera
Hortus Musicus. Artistic director Andres Mustonen
Tormis & Pärt
Estonian National Male Choir, conductor Mikk Üleoja
Saaremaa Opera Festival: Yun Isang. Sim Tjong
Sim Tjong by Isang Yun was commissioned by Germany for the opening ceremony of the 1972 Olympics in Munich. This opera, performed with Western instruments, is particularly notable for its impressive blend of traditional Korean folk tale and contemporary music. It was premiered that year at the Bayerische Staatsoper and received high praise for “expressing the mysterious spiritual world of the East with profound sound and meticulous design”.
Saaremaa Opera Festival: C. W. Gluck. Orpheus and Eurydice
Orfeo ed Euridice by the composer Ch. W. Gluck, known as the ‘Opera Reformer’, is based on the Greco-Roman myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The story turns out happily where Orfeo, unable to forget his suddenly deceased wife Euridice, descends to the underworld to find her and moves the god with his song, allowing him to return to the earth with Euridice. Noteworthy is the use of water to represent the worlds of the living and the dead, showcasing the essence of traditional Baroque opera to the audience.
Saaremaa Opera Festival: KOREAN DANCE GALA
As a special performance for the Saaremaa Opera Festival, the Daegu Opera House is showcasing Korean Traditional Dance Evening. To present the most Korean and beautiful music as well as dance, the Daegu Metropolitan Traditional Music Orchestra will perform together. The performance features joyful songs and exciting melodies played on traditional Korean instruments, combining traditional music with dance. It conveys the audience with the diverse charm and beauty of Korean cultural heritage.
Saaremaa Opera Festival: G. Puccini. Madama Butterfly
Puccini’s beloved opera Madama Butterfly set in Nagasaki, Japan. It tells the tragic story of Cio-Cio San, who waits alone for her husband to come back with lyrical and dramatic melodies. It is well known for its famous arias including “Un bel di vedremo” from Act 2 and the “Humming Chorus” from Act 3 and the use of the Eastern pentatonic scale in parts of the opera creates an exotic atmosphere. Cio-Cio San’s poignant longing and love, expressed through Puccini’s music, promise to leave an unforgettable impression on the audience.
Saaremaa Opera Festival: Midnight Lounge OPERA ROYAL
Mirjam Dede Band
Saaremaa Opera Festival: Opera Gala
The grand finale of Saaremaa Opera Days 2025 will be a gala concert of popular opera numbers composed by Daegu Opera House.
Saaremaa Opera Festival: Midnight Lounge OPERA ROYAL
Haldi & ans Flamingo
Saaremaa Opera Festival: Raimo Kangro and Leelo Tungal. Children’s musical "Puss in Boots"
Direction Ain Anger and Oksana Tralla
Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra Summer Concert 2025
Soloists Kadi Jürgens, Riccardo della Sciucca (Italy), Brett Pruunsild, Federico Mechelli Uhl (violin), Mari Ellen Lutsar (cello). Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra, conductor Risto Joost. Conférencier Oskar Seeman
Suveklassika Kadriorus. Trio ’95
Trio ’95: Robert Traksmann (violin), Marcel Johannes Kits (cello), Rasmus Andreas Raide (piano). The program includes the premiere of Pärt Uusberg’s new composition
BBC Proms: Arvo Pärt at 90
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste, Kadri Toomoja (organ)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Program: Pärt, Grigorjeva, Rahmaninov, Bach, Tormis
VFO / PAAVO JÄRVI / KHATIA BUNIATISHVILI
Khatia Buniatishvili (piano), Verbier Festival Orchestra, conductor Paavo Järvi
Suveklassika Kadriorus. Distant Echo
Viola Asoskova (piano)
Suveklassika Kadriorus. Cocktail List
Helin Hallik (guitar), Sarah Badlissi (guitar, USA). The program includes arrangements by Helin Hallik
Orchestre Français des Jeunes
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Orchestre Français des Jeunes, conductor Kristiina Poska
Late Night Modern: Ludensemble • Chamber Music in Fotografiska 2025
Ludensemble: Maria Luisk (flute), Theodor Sink (cello), Kärt Ruubel (piano)
Orchestre Français des Jeunes
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Orchestre Français des Jeunes, conductor Kristiina Poska
Orchestre Français des Jeunes
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Orchestre Français des Jeunes, conductor Kristiina Poska
Kristjan Järvi’s enchanted world of music - Twilight Senses
At Meelte Videvik (Twilight Senses) nature and creativity intertwine into a unified experience.
Usk. Lootus. Armastus
The Maarjamaa Philharmonic Orchestra and choir invites you to enjoy a late-summer August evening and good music on August 24 at 8 pm on the Estonian National Museum summer stage. The range of works to be performed is very wide - well-known songs from the pop genre, operettas, musicals, arias and choruses from operas. A variety of soloists will take the stage - so that the audience with very different musical tastes will have something to listen to and enjoy.
Orchestre Français des Jeunes
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Orchestre Français des Jeunes, conductor Kristiina Poska
Orchestre Français des Jeunes
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Orchestre Français des Jeunes, conductor Kristiina Poska
Russisches Leben im Exil – Inner Emigration VII Sinfoniekonzert
Sol Gabetta (cello), Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, conductor Paavo Järvi
Orchestre Français des Jeunes
Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Orchestre Français des Jeunes, conductor Kristiina Poska
Pärt and Aphex Twin
Vambola Krigul (percussion), ERSO soloists and chamber formations