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Maestro Paavo Järvi talks Paris, Estonia, Russia and music with Estonian World

On the eve of conducting the opening concerts of the new Philharmonie de Paris, Maestro Paavo Järvi found time to speak to Estonian World about the new hall in Paris, as well as Estonia, Russia, and music. As Music Director of the Orchestre de Paris, one of the main resident ensembles, renowned Estonian conductor Paavo […]

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Arvo Pärt is the world’s most performed living composer fourth year running

Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has, for the fourth year running, been given the title of the “world’s most performed living composer” by the classical music event database, Bachtrack. Placing 37th in the overall composers’ ranking, Pärt was ranked a place higher than last year. Among the living composers, John Williams and John Adams came respectively second and third,

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Video: “Motherland” – a journey to the Estonian Song Celebration

“Motherland” is a short film about Estonian Canadian Kaja Wichman’s journey to the Estonian Song Celebration in summer 2014. In the late 1940s and early 1950s, about 17,000 Estonians arrived in Canada. Currently, there are up to 50,000 people of Estonian descent living in “The Great White North”.  Twenty-five-year-old Kaja Wichman from Toronto is one of

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An Estonian arts and culture festival to open in Melbourne

Estonia is set to celebrate its twenty–fifth international arts and culture festival in Melbourne, Australia, 28-31 December. Eesti Päevad – the Estonian Days – is a bi-annual festival marked by the Estonian Australians who gather to share traditional craft skills, celebrate artistic endeavours, as well as enjoy a mix of sports and food events. The

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Estonian-Georgian film “Tangerines” among nine Oscar nominees

The Estonian-Georgian movie, “Tangerines” (“Mandariinid” in Estonian), is among the nine films that have advanced to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 87th Academy Awards. According to the academy, the shortlist will be winnowed down to the category’s five nominees by specially invited committees in New York, Los

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Video: Estonian kids in London add “va-va-voom” to a traditional song

Children from the Estonian School in London took an old Estonian pop song “Mesimumm”, added a modern twist to it, and performed it in the streets of the cosmopolitan capital of Britain. In a clear indication that Estonians want to preserve their language and culture while living abroad, an Estonian-language school was founded by the

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Estonian-Georgian film “Tangerines” nominated for a Golden Globe

The Estonian-Georgian movie, “Tangerines” (“Mandariinid” in Estonian), has been nominated for the Golden Globe award in best foreign film category. “Tangerines” has become one of the most, if not the most, successful film involving Estonian filmmakers, notching up tens of international awards since 2013. The movie tells a story that takes place in 1992 during the

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