Estonian World’s Songs of the Year 2013
Choosing an Estonian song of the year was never going to be an easy task. The fact that the Estonian music scene is so broad […]
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Estonian literary classic Truth and Justice to be published in English
An Estonian literary classic, Anton Hansen Tammsaare’s “Truth and Justice” is going to be published in English for the first time. While Estonia has in
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From Syria to Saaremaa – Estonian artist Igor Ziko in search of the “Force”
Igor Ziko is a freelance interior designer and artist from Tallinn, Estonia. His work has been shown in numerous galleries in Tallinn, and most recently
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An ode to verivorstid
Sappho gave us Ode to Aphrodite. Beethoven composed the musical setting for Ode to Joy. John Keats praised a songbird in Ode to a Nightingale. But
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Video: A song written by Estonian artist Kerli becomes UK’s Christmas number one
“Skyscraper”, a song originally written by the Estonian recording artist Kerli Kõiv with Toby Gad and Lindy Robbins in 2011, and in 2013 re-recorded and
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Pärt, Kaljuste, Järvi among the nominees of the Grammy Awards 2014 (video)
Composer Arvo Pärt and conductors Neeme Järvi and Tõnu Kaljuste are among the nominees of the Grammy Awards 2014. Composer Arvo Pärt’s album “Adam’s Lament”
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Book review: Caught between Scylla and Charybdis – “Forest Brothers” by Geraint Roberts
The year is 1944. During the last half-decade, Estonia has been ravaged by the Soviets and the Nazis in almost equal measure. 10,000 people have
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Jazz vibes on canvas – Arvo Wichmann’s solo exhibition opens in Berlin
The Estonian Embassy in Berlin is housing an exhibition of paintings by the Berlin-based Estonian jazz photographer and painter Arvo Wichmann. Born in 1976 in
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Estonian-Georgian film Mandariinid (Tangerines) wins prizes in Germany (video)
The Estonian-Georgian film, Mandariinid (Tangerines), won two prizes at the 62nd International Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival. The film took home the Special Award of the Jury
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Review: From the ancient to the modern – Tõnu Kaljuste conducts London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall
As part of the London Philharmonic’s acclaimed “The Rest Is Noise” Festival, celebrating contemporary orchestral music, on 6 November Tõnu Kaljuste led a performance of
