Estonian culture in the world.
Peedu Kass is an active Estonian instrumentalist and winner of prestigious awards such as the Elion Young Jazz Talent Prize in 2010 and the Sony Jazz Stage Competition in 2006. He is not only an accomplished musician but also the chairman of the Estonian Jazz Union since June 2014. His work and experience give him […]
Peedu “The Cat” Kass: an inside perspective on the Estonian jazz scene Read More »
For the past 25 years the Tallinn International Jazzkaar Festival has celebrated the onset of spring with a series of concerts and performances dedicated to jazz music. The festival is founded and organised by the renowned Estonian jazz vocalist, music editor of Estonian Radio and main organiser of Winter Jazz, Christmas Jazz and Autumn Jazz
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The Tallinn Music Week (TMW), the annual music conference and showcase festival, will bring 90 speakers from around the world to Tallinn, the Estonian capital. The TMW, running from 25-29 March, is a music industry conference and one of the biggest indoor festivals in the Nordic and Baltic region. The mission of the festival, taking
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“House of Unconsciousness”, an Estonian animation about “the dreams of chimney sweepers”, has won a Grand Prize at the Holland Animation Film Festival (HAFF). The animation, directed by Priit Tender, is a psychedelic drama about a chimney sweeper and a burning woman. The film is apparently based on a long-term study of the dreams that
An exhibition at the Gabo Manchano Gallery in London is showcasing the art by emerging Estonian artists Lilian Hiob, Saskia Järve, Mauri Gross, Gerli Kont and Ulla Juske. The exhibition, organised in collaboration with Leyden Gallery and called ERROR, will showcase the interplay where each artist observes the faults made unintentionally through their own artistic
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Estonian artist Kiwa is to give a performance and a lecture in New York on 24 March, titled “Hippies without acid – in memory of A. Hoffmann”. According to one of the curators of the event, Mary Jordan, the Estonian multimedia artist Kiwa will be giving an audio-sound performance, followed by a presentation on Soviet
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Rüüt is an Estonian folk band, consisting of Juhan Uppin (diatonic accordion), Maarja Soomre (vocals, melodica), Maili Metssalu (vocals, fiddle) and Toomas Oks (diatonic accordion). Rüüt’s music is a good listening for folk lovers, those interested in technical intricacies and also to wonderers of mellow musical landscapes. They have made characteristic arrangements to quite a
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Music editor and producer Michael Pärt has paved the road to the top of the game. Henrik Ehte interviews him on past, present and future works (including “The Hobbit” with Howard Shore, “Vulnicura” with Björk and upcoming “Tulip Fever”). He is also one of the founders of the Arvo Pärt Centre. What is it in
Michael Pärt takes care of the film’s soul Read More »
Estonian writer Anton Hansen Tammsaare wrote in his most famous book, “Truth and Justice”, that one must work hard and love will follow. Piret Kuusik contemplates about the true meaning of this wisdom – and says that Tammsaare thought it with irony. When I was a child, I remember my grandmother saying, “Work hard, then comes love”. From
“Work hard, then comes love”– really? Read More »
On 21 March, the Stonewall Chorale, the first US gay and lesbian choir, will present “From Estonia with Love”, a concert that features works by two of Estonia’s most esteemed composers, Arvo Pärt and Tõnu Kõrvits, and will be performed at New York’s Church of the Holy Apostles. Featured on the program is Pärt’s Berliner Messe (Berlin Mass)
