Estonian culture in the world.
The contemporary artwork of Estonian and Spanish artists, called The Hypnotist Collector, is to be presented in Barcelona, Spain, from 6-27 June. The Hypnotist Collector is an exhibition that, according to the artists, “explores persuasive communication as a topic” and is an “object of reflection and creative strategy for Spanish and Estonian artists”. The Estonian […]
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At the end of May and beginning of June, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra with conductor Tõnu Kaljuste performed the music of Arvo Pärt at four concerts in the United States – two in Washington, DC, and two in New York City. Accompanied by a high-profile delegation from Estonia, including
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The Estonian electronic indie rock band Tenfold Rabbit became more well-known in their home country in 2012, when their song “Oblivion” won the third place in the Eesti Laul (Estonian Song) competition. In 2013, they had their first European tour and their debut album won a prize in the “best indie/alternative album of 2013” category at
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The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra with conductor Tõnu Kaljuste will perform the music of Arvo Pärt at four concerts in the United States – two in Washington, DC, and two in New York City. Pärt will also attend the concerts. The concerts take place at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall
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The curators of the Estonian pavilion at the 14th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition will build a virtual pavilion to complement the physical Estonian exhibition; the interactive web environment will allow digital users to affect the physical pavilion in real time. “In a country as digitally savvy as Estonia, public space can only be discussed
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“A bus ticket from Tallinn to Tartu costs twenty Estonian kroons” is how Tõnu Õnnepalu’s hefty tome Radio begins, and it is indeed hefty. As opening sentences go, it’s devoid of much beyond the literal meaning but it sets the scene for much of the following 600 odd pages. The narrator, an openly gay Estonian
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It goes without saying that concerts featuring any kind of crossover element tend to drag, but on the night of 24 April at the Barbican this adage, and a piano lift, were stretched to their maximum. Kicking off proceedings at London’s brutalist Barbican Centre was Arvo Pärt’s Fratres (“Brethren”), here in its strings and percussion
From 24 April to 25 May, the Estonian design review exhibition “Size doesn’t matter” will take place in Brussels at the Design Flanders Gallery; it’s the first time Estonian design is exhibited in the Belgian capital. According to Ilona Gurjanova, the curator of the exhibition, the Estonian Association of Designers developed the concept of “Size
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Art exhibition “Traces” brings two Estonian artists to Berlin – for the first time, Mari Roosvalt and Mara Ljutjuk present their work in the German capital. This vernissage is a part of an exhibition series started in autumn 2011, which presents well-sped contemporary artists. The exhibition opened on 8 April at the Estonian Embassy in
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As part of the London Southbank Centre choral festival, on 6 April the Estonian TV girls’ choir; a leading Estonian saxophonist, Villu Veski; and the British-Nigerian soul and jazz singer-songwriter, Ola Onabule, performed together for the first time in the UK. With the house lights still up, the Estonian TV girls’ choir entered London’s Queen
