All posts by Chris Glew

Cambridge Baltic Conference 2014 to focus on education
October 6, 2014 · 1 comment

Some of the finest minds in the Baltic are to gather in Cambridge on 10/11...

Book review: “Radio” by Tõnu Õnnepalu
May 5, 2014 · No comments

“A bus ticket from Tallinn to Tartu costs twenty Estonian kroons” is how Tõnu Õnnepalu’s...

Concert review: London Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kristjan Järvi/Dhafer Youssef/Barbican Centre, London
May 5, 2014 · No comments

It goes without saying that concerts featuring any kind of crossover element tend to drag,...

Review: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir at LSO St Luke’s in London
January 26, 2014 · No comments

As part of the London A Cappella Festival, on 22 January the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir performed...

Arvo Pärt world’s most performed composer for third year running (video)
January 10, 2014 · 5 comments

Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has, for the third year running, been given the title of...

Map: Estonians in England and Wales – how many really are there?
November 26, 2013 · 8 comments

In April 2013, Labour MP and shadow immigration minister Chris Bryant courted controversy when he...

President Ilves in London: “Big Brother” vs “Little Sister”
November 26, 2013 · No comments

President of Estonia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, extolled the virtues of Estonia’s e-government infrastructure and IT...

Book review: Caught between Scylla and Charybdis – “Forest Brothers” by Geraint Roberts
November 24, 2013 · No comments

The year is 1944. During the last half-decade, Estonia has been ravaged by the Soviets...

Mapping diplomacy – Estonia’s global servants
November 10, 2013 · 7 comments

What “c” do Aberdeen, Miami and Tavira have in common? Currency? No. Climate? Certainly not....