Estonia

The tour continued in Italy, where concerts of Rahkmaninov’s “All-Night Mass”
were given at the Bressanone and Merano churches on April 7 and 8. The choir
also performed at Osterfestival Tirol in Austria on April 8.
12 and 14/IV Händel 250. Performamces of Händel’s Messiah in Tartu and
Tallinn. Performers: Ellerhein Girls’ Choir, Estonian National Male Choir and
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. Soloists: Deborah York from Great
Britain, Ursula Eittinger, Albrecht Sack and Hans Christoph Begemann from
Germany. Conductor: Marc Andreae from Switzerland.
14–19/IV ETV Youth Choir, conducted by Külli Kiivet, won the Grand Prix
and the Best Programme, Best Interpretation and Best Mandatory Song awards
at the international 45 th Montreux Choral Festival 2009 in Switzerland.
16/IV European first performance of Arvo Pärt’s Symphony No. 4 at
Finlandiatalo in Helsinki. Performed by Helsinki City Orchestra, conductor:
Gem Mansur.
16–17/IV XI International Choir Festival Tallinn 2009 had 40 participating
choirs with over 1200 singers from nine countries. Grand Prix was give to
Ellerhein Girls’ Choir (conductor: Tiia-Ester Loitme).
16–20/IV XIII Estonian Music Days 2009. A festival
of Estonian Composers’ Union. (Artistic Directors: Timo
Steiner and Ülo Krigul). Over 30 first performances,
including the portrait programme of Erkki-Sven Tüür
“Searching for Tüür” and many others.
18–26/IV XX Tallinn
International Jazz Festival
Jazzkaar (Artistic Director: Anne Erm). Concerts were
held in Tallinn, Tartu, Viljandi, Pärnu, Haapsalu, Saku,
Rõuge, Kuressaare, Paide, Elva, Türi and Rapla. Top
musicians from 15 countries performed at 57 concerts,
attended by 15 000 visitors.
30/IV First performance of Rein Rannap’s composition for piano and chamber
orchestra “Kellapomm ja pommikell” (Clock Bomb and Clock Weight) at the
concert “Volbriõhtune klaveripalavik”, held in the new KUMU Art Museum.
Performers: the author and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.
MAY
4–5/V Students, postgraduates and the symphony orchestra of EAMT
performed Mozart’s opera ”The Pretend Garden-Maid”. Director: Thomas
Wiedenhofer, Musical Director and Conductor: Risto Joost.
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