At the highSCORE Festival, 8-16 July, 2011, Pavia, young Estonian/Canadian composer Riho Esko Maimets presented three of his works: Sanctus for string quartet; My Beloved for french horn and piano; and Aftermath for solo guitar.
In recognition of his creation, Riho Esko Maimets has been awarded the 2011 highSCORE prize for "his mature and individual style, in spite of his relative youth. He presented scores of enchanting beauty and unique emotional and communicative impact at the highSCORE Festival 2011"

Riho Esko Maimets (1988, Toronto) began his composition studies in 2004 at the Claude Watson Program at Earl Haig Secondary School with the strings teacher, Alan Torok. In 2010, he graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in Tallinn, Estonia, where he had studied composition under the tutelage of Helena Tulve and René Eespere. He is currently pursuing graduate studies in composition at the University of Toronto with Christos Hatzis.
Riho Esko Maimets is a composer of concert and film music as well as music for children. His work …aux étoiles for symphony orchestra, written as a diploma work of EAMT, has also gained special recognition.

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