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Tobias String Quartet |
On February 20, once again, concert entitled Estonian Miniatures will be held at Viljandi St. John’s Church at 6 pm. The program, dedicated to the 90th anniversary of Estonian Republic, consists of Estonian miniatures for string instruments by Enn Võrk, Rudolf Tobias, Heino Eller and Tõnu Kõrvits and Estonian poetry of the last three centuries. Music will be performed by Tobias String Quartet: Maano Männi (violin), Kristjan Hallik (violin), Toomas Nestor (viola) and Aare Tammesalu (cello), poetry is selected and read by Estonian actress Anu Lamp. Concert with the same program was last performed in February 2008 in Tallinn, Pärnu, Keila and Ahtme. Concert is organised by State Concert Institute Eesti Kontsert. |
Tobias String Quartet, founded in 2000, has been regularly given concerts in Estonia as well as abroad (Stockholm, Berlin). The quartet’s first CD was released for the German label Erdenklang in 2003. Tobias String Quartet has recorded for Estonian Radio chamber music by Lepo Sumera, Veljo Tormis and Tõnis Kaumann. Their repertoire also includes masterpieces of the world’s quartet literature.
Agnes Toomla