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 […]
Arvo Pärt is the world’s most performed living composer fourth year running Read More
The events that helped Estonian culture to punch above its weight in 2014. 1. The continuing global success of Arvo Pärt’s music At the beginning
The top 5 events in Estonian culture in 2014 Read More
“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
Video: “Motherland” – a journey to the Estonian Song Celebration Read More
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
Video: Estonian kids in London add “va-va-voom” to a traditional song Read More
Pianist Kristjan Randalu and the Absolute Ensemble, led by conductor Kristjan Järvi, are currently on a tour in South Korea on what is among the
Kristjan Randalu and the Absolute Ensemble tour in South Korea Read More
Helen Sildna, the founder of Musiccase and the Tallinn Music Week, has been awarded the Exceptional Achievements in Music Business award at the Tampere Music
Estonian music promoter Helen Sildna wins the exceptional achievement award in Tampere Read More
The Japan Art Association in Tokyo presented Arvo Pärt with the prestigious Praemium Imperiale cultural award on 15 October. The award is considered equal to
In the autumn of 1970, a rumour about a major hippie gathering coming to the Town Hall Square was spread around Tallinn. All the long-haired guys
Make love, not war – hippie movement in the Estonian SSR Read More
The Estonian composer, Arvo Pärt, has received the prestigious Praemium Imperiale for Music award from the Japan Art Association. The winners of the 2014 Praemium
Arvo Pärt receives the Praemium Imperiale for Music award Read More
At this year’s Positivus Festival, one of the largest music festivals in the Baltic region, only two bands sang in Estonian. One of them was
Marten Kuningas – a singer-songwriter who persists singing in Estonian Read More
