--- title: "Pictures: The Tallinn Music Week 2025" id: "78806" type: "post" slug: "pictures-tallinn-music-week-2025" published_at: "2025-04-17T14:40:37+00:00" modified_at: "2025-04-22T10:00:58+00:00" url: "https://estonianworld.com/culture/pictures-tallinn-music-week-2025/" markdown_url: "https://estonianworld.com/culture/pictures-tallinn-music-week-2025.md" excerpt: "Tallinn Music Week, a major music event held in the Estonian capital from 3 to 6 April, featured a global line-up of over 200 performers […]" taxonomy_category: - "Culture" - "Pictures" taxonomy_post_tag: - "Music" - "Tallinn" - "Tallinn Music Week" - "TMW" publisher: "Estonian World" language: "en-GB" author: "Andrea Forlani" author_url: "https://estonianworld.com/author/andrea-forlani/" --- # Pictures: The Tallinn Music Week 2025 ![Tallinn Music Week 2025. Photo by Andrea Forlani.](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00377-1024x682.jpg) Motovilov Trio @ Telliskivi Green hall By [Andrea Forlani](https://estonianworld.com/author/andrea-forlani/) · April 17, 2025 · [Culture](https://estonianworld.com/category/culture/) , [Pictures](https://estonianworld.com/category/pictures/) · 2 minutes of reading ### Tallinn Music Week, a major music event held in the Estonian capital from 3 to 6 April, featured a global line-up of over 200 performers from 36 countries and welcomed a significant audience of more than 18,000. Andrea Forlani captured some of the key moments for Estonian World. Spring made us wait this year, but luckily, Tallinn Music Week arrived right on time – perhaps in an edition even more captivating than usual, spread across the golden triangle of Telliskivi, Kopli and Kalamaja. It was impossible to take in everything; choosing one concert meant missing at least half a dozen others scheduled at the same time. We were thrilled by the Taiwan Music Flight showcase, felt at home at the Viljandi Folk Music Festival stage, danced, jumped, were moved – and above all, had a lot of fun. [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00611.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00611.jpg) Alonette @ Fotografiska [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00670.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00670.jpg) Alonette @ Fotografiska [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-01205.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-01205.jpg) Puuluup @ Von Krahl Telliskivi [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00069.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00069.jpg) WOOONTA @ Erinevate Tubade Klubi [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-01054.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-01054.jpg) Megan Black @ Kivi Paber Käärid [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-01103.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-01103.jpg) Megan Black @ Kivi Paber Käärid [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00841.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00841.jpg) Duo Ruut @ Erinevate Tubade Klubi [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00866.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00866.jpg) Duo Ruut @ Erinevate Tubade Klubi [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00234.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00234.jpg) Heartlay @ D3 [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00052.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00052.jpg) Oyama @ Fotografiska [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00930.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00930.jpg) OneDa @ Fotografiska [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00896.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00896.jpg) OneDa @ Fotografiska [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00177-1.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00177-1.jpg) Outlet Drift @ Erinevate Tubade Klubi [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00267-1.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00267-1.jpg) SOLD @ D3 [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00323.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00323.jpg) SOLD @ D3 [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00006.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00006.jpg) Tallinn Music Week info box [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00690.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00690.jpg) Annael @ Fotografiska [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00732.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00732.jpg) Annael @ Fotografiska [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00406.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00406.jpg) Xani @ Telliskivi Green hall [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00462.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00462.jpg) Mumriq @ Fotografiska [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00541.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00541.jpg) Minimal Wind @ Erinevate Tubade Klubi [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00568.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-00568.jpg) Hanakiv @ Telliskivi Green Hall [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW-00077.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW-00077.jpg) Neon Fir @ Fotografiska [https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-01143F.jpg](https://estonianworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/TMW25-01143F.jpg) Abdoulaye Kouyaté @ Nihe Opening the TMW conference at the Nordic Hotel Forum on 4 April was the former President of Estonia (2016–2021) and current President of the Estonian Olympic Committee, [Kersti Kaljulaid](https://estonianworld.com/people/former-european-auditor-kersti-kaljulaid-elected-president-estonia/) , who said: “It’s extremely important that we do not shy away from the challenges we face as a society. Culture does not shy away from such challenges; it is a tool that helps us in Estonia, Northeast NATO, Ukraine, Taiwan, Canada and Denmark.” The Ukrainian Ambassador to Estonia, Maksim Kononenko, underscored the crucial role of culture in their resistance, stating: “Culture and art are the bedrock of freedom, our indomitable spirit, and potent weapons against apathy. Ukrainian musicians aren’t just surviving this war; they’re creating. In doing so, they’re defending something much bigger than themselves – their culture, their voice, their future.” ## About The Author ![Image](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/696f177d265dc296ba849edc8a982e3fe16afe319246b3a85b639ad54588e9e1?s=100&d=mm&r=g) [Andrea Forlani](https://estonianworld.com/author/andrea-forlani/) Andrea Forlani is an Italian [photojournalist](%E2%80%9C) , writer and startup entrepreneur, based in Tallinn and Milan, currently working for some of the most relevant international publishers and photo agencies. He is a regular contributor to magazines such as National Geographic Traveler, Lonely Planet Magazine and Rolling Stone, among others. He drives a cherry red Saab 99 from 1984, collects rare rock vinyl records and Eastern European posters. Fond of minorities and forgotten corners of the world, he's working on several personal projects, part of which are nothing less than utopian.