Calendar of Music Events
Baltic Sea Philharmonic. Nutcracker Reimagined
Gabrielė Bekerytė (piano), Baltic Sea Philharmonic, conductor Kristjan Järvi
Keelpillifookus. Katariina Maria Kits-Reimal (violin) and Marcel Johannes Kits (cello)
Katariina Maria Kits-Reimal (violin), Marcel Johannes Kits (cello)
Baltic Sea Philharmonic. Nutcracker Reimagined
Gabrielė Bekerytė (piano), Baltic Sea Philharmonic, conductor Kristjan Järvi
Keelpillifookus. Katariina Maria Kits-Reimal (violin) and Marcel Johannes Kits (cello)
Katariina Maria Kits-Reimal (violin), Marcel Johannes Kits (cello)
Opera Gala
Soloists Tamara Kalinkina (Ukraine), Karmen Puis, Raimonds Bramanis (Latvian National Opera), Rasmus Kull, Hisatoshi Nezu, Jānis Apeinis (Latvian National Opera), Simo Breede, Vanemuine symphony orchestra, conductor Vello Pähn. This year’s opera gala is dedicated to Giacomo Puccini to commemorate the passing of a hundred years from his death on 29 November.
Keelpillifookus. Katariina Maria Kits-Reimal (violin) and Marcel Johannes Kits (cello)
Katariina Maria Kits-Reimal (violin), Marcel Johannes Kits (cello)
Gastspiel in Hildesheim
Felix Klieser (French horn), Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, conductor Risto Joost
Gastspiel in Mülheim an der Ruhr
Felix Klieser (French horn), Württemberg Chamber Orchestra Heilbronn, conductor Risto Joost
Heinrich Schütz and his time
Hortus Musicus, artistic director Andres Mustonen
Going North
Villu Veski (saxophone), Jan Gunnar Hoff (piano, Norway). Program: Heino Eller, Arvo Pärt, Cyrillus Kreek, Jan Gunnar Hoff, Villu Veski
Light from the End of the World
Ballet by Jevgeni Grib and Alisson Kruusmaa.
Keelpillifookus. Nemanja Radulović and Double Sens
Ensemble Double Sens, Nemanja Radulović (violin, artistic director)
SEKIDO Classic Series
Rafał Blechacz (piano), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, conductor Paavo Järvi
All Colours of Sound
Lukas Gedvilas (piano, Lithuania)
Christmas Jazz 2024: Siim Aimla 50! Marianne Leibur, MUBA Vocal Ensemble & EDBB "21st Century Blues"
Siim Aimla, one of the most influential figures on the Estonian jazz scene, is celebrating his fiftieth birthday on 1 November – a milestone that deserves a grand celebration! At this year’s Christmas Jazz festival, the devoted saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer and renowned band leader will premiere his brand new work, 21st Century Blues, a piece Aimla says he wrote for the big band of his dreams.
SEKIDO Classic Series
Hilary Hahn (violin), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, conductor Paavo Järvi
3. Sinfoniekonzert. Hypnose
Simone Rubino (percussion), Osnabrück Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mihkel Kütson
SYMPHONIC LUNCH V: BRILLIANT OBOE. Haydn and Brahms
ERSO, conductor François Leleux
SEKIDO Classic Series
Hilary Hahn (violin), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, conductor Paavo Järvi
3. Hört’s mit Goertz
Jonian Ilias Kadesha (violin), Niederrheinische Sinfoniker, conductor Mihkel Kütson. Dr. Wolfram Goertz (moderator)
Alika and New Wind Jazz Orchestra
Alika, New Wind Jazz Orchestra, conductor Lauri Kadalipp
BRILLIANT OBOE. Haydn and Brahms
François Leleux (oboe), ERSO
Alika and New Wind Jazz Orchestra
Alika, New Wind Jazz Orchestra, conductor Lauri Kadalipp
Paavo Järvi, Artistic director The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Hilary Hahn (violin), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, conductor Paavo Järvi
Christmas Jazz 2024: Oleg Pissarenko “Seisundi muusika”
The phenomenon of mindfulness, the infinite multilayeredness of the human inner world, and the incredible possibilities that open up on invisible levels – these are the dimensions of the Great Unknown into which we will dive with Oleg Pissarenko’s latest work. At the concert in the Kumu Auditorium, pieces from the album Seisundi Muusika (Music of Your Condition) will be performed by the composer on a specially prepared piano and acoustic guitar.
Alika and New Wind Jazz Orchestra
Alika, New Wind Jazz Orchestra, conductor Lauri Kadalipp
Kreek’s Notebook (Tõnu Kõrvits)
Chancel Choir of Third Presbyterian Church, conductor James Kealey
ConTempo Countywide, Ballinasloe. Celebrating the Winter Solstice
Program: Arvo Pärt, Tõnu Kõrvits, Heino Eller, Age Veeroos, Sander Saarmets (premiere)
Christmas Jazz 2024: “Zappa!” Ludensemble XL, Vaiko Eplik & Valter Soosalu, conductor Kaspar Mänd
For one night only, exclusively at Christmas Jazz, the Alexela Concert Hall will host an electrifying tribute to the unique and unparalleled Frank Zappa! Conductor Kaspar Mänd, soloists Vaiko Eplik and Valter Soosalu, and a 30-piece orchestra, along with a jazz ensemble featuring top Estonian musicians, will unravel one of the greatest musical enigmas of the 20th century.
Kerstconcert
North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, conductor Risto Joost
CHRISTMAS CONCERT BY ERSO
Susanne Rull (flute), Lisanne Rull (harp), ERSO, conductor Olari Elts
Kerstconcert
North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, conductor Risto Joost
The Anticipation of Light
Hortus Musicus, artistic director Andres Mustonen
Paavo Järvi & Deutsche Kammerphilharmoniker (Piano Lim Yun-chan)
Yunchan Lim (piano), Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, conductor Paavo Järvi
Guitar duo Jelena Ossipova-Kristjan Tamm concert
Guitar duo Jelena Ossipova and Kristjan Tamm concert
Christmas concert of the Estonian National Male Choir
Estonian National Male Choir, conductor Endrik Üksvärav. Programm: Uusberg, Grigorjeva, Mägi, Pärt
Laudate Dominum
Yena Choi (soprano), Kai Rüütel-Pajula (mezzo-soprano), Danny Zhizhong Xie (tenor) Kim Sargsyan (bass), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste
Kerstconcert
North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, conductor Risto Joost
Laudate Dominum
Yena Choi (soprano), Kai Rüütel-Pajula (mezzo-soprano), Danny Zhizhong Xie (tenor) Kim Sargsyan (bass), Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste
The Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra Advent Concert
Christmas concert of the Estonian National Male Choir
Estonian National Male Choir, conductor Endrik Üksvärav. Programm: Uusberg, Grigorjeva, Mägi, Pärt
End-of-Year Concert
Mari Poll (violin), Liisa Randalu (viola), Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
End-of-Year Concert
Mari Poll (violin), Liisa Randalu (viola), Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Home for Christmas
The orchestra of young Estonian musicians studying in Europe, conductor Henri Christofer Aavik. Program: Ligeti, Tubin, Ginastera
Musical Garden of Joy. Ending the year with Hortus Musicus
Hortus Musicus, artistic director Andres Mustonen
End-of-Year Concert
Mari Poll (violin), Liisa Randalu (viola), Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Musical Garden of Joy. Ending the year with Hortus Musicus
Hortus Musicus, artistic director Andres Mustonen
Elts, Faust and Shostakovich
Isabelle Faust (violin), ERSO, conductor Olari Elts
Kwintessens
Chamber choir Kwintessens (Netherlands), conductor Raoul Boesten. Programmed among others are Arvo Pärt and Pärt Uusberg