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Integration Foundation to provide free Estonian classes to 500 people in autumn

The Integration and Migration Foundation is to provide free A2, B1 and B2 Estonian language courses to 500 people this autumn, the registration for the courses has commenced. The courses will be run with the support of the “Activities supporting integration in Estonian society” programme of the European Social Fund. Advance registration is open to anyone

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Wales gets a taste of Estonian classical music

The Estonian Music Development Centre and the Estonian Embassy in London organised an event in Cardiff, Wales, for introducing Estonian classical music to the UK market and developing contacts. At the event, preliminary agreements were signed for commissioning Estonian musical compositions and bringing musical performing groups to the UK. The event, entitled “Estonia – A

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Ilon Wikland: “All along, I’ve been trying to paint the emotions”

Ilon Wikland is an Estonian-Swedish artist and illustrator, renowned for her illustrations for the world-famous Swedish children author Astrid Lindgren. Born in Tartu in 1930, and raised in Haapsalu, on Estonia’s western coast, Wikland fled from the Soviet occupation of Estonia in 1944 and found a safe haven in Sweden. A talented illustrator, she applied for

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“Adam’s Passion” – a unique cooperation of Arvo Pärt and Robert Wilson premieres in Tallinn

As the world celebrates its most performed living composer, Arvo Pärt’s 80th jubilee this year, an equally influential artist, Robert Wilson, is paying his homage with a special production in Tallinn. Estonian composer Arvo Pärt and American theatre visionary Robert Wilson will come together for a new creation of modern music theatre titled “Adam’s Passion”.

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Estonia second in the world by number of opera performances

According to statistics recently published by Operabase, Estonia holds the second place in the world in a ranking of total opera performances per million residents. The statistics took into account the performances during the 2013/2014 season. Austria holds the first spot, followed by Estonia, Switzerland and Germany. Estonian National Opera had 20 operas in its

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Andrew Childs: The music industry in Estonia has never been better, but…

I recently attended the annual music conference and festival, the Tallinn Music Week (TMW), which is a fantastic event, and something I have now attended five times. It deserves every accolade it receives, and indeed there have been many. TMW shines a positive beacon, but I can’t help but foster a concern that engagement with

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