EST (English below) Näitus „Pärandiluup“ tutvustab pärandit, millega rahvusliku metallitöö, ehituse ja tekstiil erialadel igapäevaselt tegeletakse. Pärand on osa meist, meie identiteedist, eneseteadvusest, koha- ja ruumitajust, igapäevasest keskkonnast. Pärand on elus asi. See areneb meiega koos ja leiab üha uusi vorme ja väljundeid.

Näitus „Pärandiluup“ võtab lähivaatesse traditsioonilised tehnikad ja materjalid, kuid seda eelkõige tänapäevases kontekstis.

Näituse korraldaja: TÜ Viljandi kultuuriakadeemia rahvusliku käsitöö osakond.
Näitust toetab Eesti Kultuurkapital.

Näitus avatakse New Yorgi Eesti Kultuuripäevad 2022 raames New Yorgi Eesti majas

ENG Handicraft heritage is a part of us, of our identity, self-awareness, perception of place and space, of our everyday environment. Heritage is a living thing – it develops with us and finds more and more new forms and outlets.

Collegium Musicale concert “Arvo Pärt Concert : Forgive us, Ukraine”

The concert is dedicated to the Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. The concert focuses on Pärt’s music but also includes works by Tõnu Kõrvits, Pärt Uusberg, Veljo Tormis, and Erkki-Sven Tüür whose latest work “For Ukraine” will be performed.

All proceeds will be donated to help the people of Ukraine.

Renowned Estonian chamber choir Collegium Musicale was founded in Tallinn by conductor Endrik Üksvärav in 2010. The choir’s repertoire stretches from renaissance to contemporary composers with a particular emphasis on Estonian composers. The choir’s concert tours have taken it to Italy, France, Russia, Malta, Lebanon, Greece, Holland and Japan.

Endrik Üksvärav (1980) is a conductor, singer and the artistic director of Pühalepa music festival. He is both a singer and a musician (trumpet) and has studied with Eri Klas, Jorma Panula, Neeme Järvi, Paavo Järvi and Peter Kooij at the Royal Conservatory in the Hague. 

Follow the choir at www.facebook.com/choircollegium and at www.collegiummusicale.ee

Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) is well-known for his unique compositional technique tintinnabuli that has also been linked to the new simplicity style. His avant-garde works – the ones with no connection with either the Orthodox music or the Gregorian chant – have only recently found interest outside Estonia. In 1980, the composer emigrated to Vienna and in 1981 he moved to West Berlin. He lived in Germany until the early 2000s when he returned to live in his homeland. In 1984, Pärt began a collaboration with the ECM record label that has released many albums with Pärt’s music. Pärts most acclaimed of recent years is “Adam’s Lament” from 2012, which was also nominated for the Grammy Award.

Arvo Pärt has received honorary doctorate degrees from many universities as well as numerous significant awards and recognition for his works and his works’ recordings. In 2011, Pope Benedictus XVI appointed Arvo Pärt member of the Pontifical Council for Culture. There are festivals dedicated to Arvo Pärt and numerous books and films about his life and works. In 2010, the composer and his family founded the Arvo Pärt Centre in Laulasmaa, which preserves the creative heritage of the composer. Pärt has been a role model and inspiration for countless composers and performers around the globe.

Program:

Arvo Pärt „Virgencita"

Tõnu Kõrvits Elegies for Bassoon and mixed choir. Soloist Martin Kuuskmann (bassoon)

Arvo Pärt "Lauliku lapsepõli"

Arvo Pärt „Alleluia Tropus“

Arvo Pärt „I am the True Vine“

Pärt Uusberg „In Paradisum“

Arvo Pärt „Ja ma kuulsin hääle“ (And I Heard a Voice…)

Veljo Tormis „Kuulmata kuskil kumiseb kodu“

Erkki-Sven Tüür „Kui vaikivad päevased tuuled“

Arvo Pärt „Da Pacem Domine“

EST (ENG below)

Põhjaka mõisa restoran on parimast kohalikust toorainest rahvusköögi põhimõtteid järgiv toidukoht Järvamaal, kus pakutakse värsket ja ehedat sööki. Tule ja avasta, mida huvitavad pakuvad Põhjaka kokad Ott Tomik ja Eduard Perman New Yorgis. Põhjaka Brunch: vestleme Põhjaka kokkadega Eesti köögist, maitsetest ja restorani saamisloost. Eesti Kultuurifond kutsub tähistama Kultuuripäevade 50. aastapäeva lõpetamist shampuse ja sünnipäevatordiga.

Ainult eelregistreerimisega. Hind $35

ENG

Brunch and conversation with the chefs Ott Tomik and Eduard Perman from Põhjaka restaurant. Celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Days.

Conversation with the Põhjaka manor restaurant chefs about the Estonian cuisine, tastes and how the restaurant came to be. The Foundation of Estonian Arts and Letters also invites to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Days with cake and champagne.

Only with pre-registering! Price of the brunch: $35

Tasuta/Free

EST (ENG below) Pool sajandit tagasi käis oma esimesel Liivimaa ekspeditsioonil helilooja Veljo Tormis ja reisilt saadud eredad elamused andsid inspiratsiooni kooritsükli "Liivlaste pärandus" sünniks. 30 aasta jooksul järgnesid vadja, isuri, ingeri, vepsa ja karjala fokloorile põhinevad kooritööd, millest kokku sündis suurteos "Unustatud rahvad". Tänaseks on surnud kõik rahvalaulikud, kelle lauldud laule Tormis oma teostes kasutas. Mitmed neist läänemeresoome rahvastest on hääbumise äärel ja on keeli, mida kõnelevad veel vaid mõned üksikud inimesed. Eesti tippkammerkoor "Collegium Musicale" ja soome-ugri rahvastega koostööd edendav organisatsioon Fenno-Ugria külastasid kolme aasta jooksul kõiki rahvaid, keda helilooja Veljo Tormis on oma suurtsüklis muusikaliselt kujutanud, et neile laulda nende endi folkloorile põhinevat muusikat ning toetada meie paljukannatanud hõimlasi oma kultuuri elushoidmisel. Režissöör Erle Veber, operaator Meelis Kadastik, toimetaja Ruth Alaküla.

Eesti

2021

ENG The film follows Estonian chamber choir Collegium Musicale as they travel to visit and perform for the Finno-Ugric peoples whose folklore was the basis for Veljo Tormis’ choral masterpiece "Unustatud rahvad"/"Forgotten Peoples".

Half a century ago, composer Veljo Tormis went on his first expedition through historical Livonia, and the experiences he gained from the trip inspired the creation of his choral cycle piece "Liivlaste pärandus". For 30 years, choral works based on Votian, Isurian, Ingrian, Veps and Karelian folklore followed, which resulted in the cumulative masterpiece "Unustatud rahvad"/"Forgotten Peoples". Many of these Baltic Finnish peoples are on the verge of extinction and have languages spoken by only a few people. For three years, the top Estonian chamber choir "Collegium Musicale" and Fenno-Ugria, the organization promoting cooperation with the Finno-Ugric peoples, visited all the peoples whom composer Veljo Tormis had musically portrayed in his in this work, where they sang them the music based on their own folklore.

EST (ENG below)

Nublu nime taha peidab end noor Eesti räppar Markus Pulk, kes ühegi eestlase jaoks ei vaja tuvustamist. Komeedina aastal 2017 Eesti muusikataevasse sööstnud mõminaräppar on noppinud Eesti Muusikaauhindade Galal igal aastal järjest auhindu ning jätkab oma tähelendu tehes koostööd teiste Eesti muusikutega, sh Curly Strings, reket, Noep, Gameboy Tetris jpt.

Ms Madli on helilooja ja plaadiprodutsent. Eestis sündinud produtsent ja helilooja. Ms Madli pälvis laiema tuntuse 2015. aastal New Yorgis toimunud iStandardi produtsendiesitluse võitmisega. Sellest alates jõudis ta isegi rahvusvahelisse showcase’i, kus võistles konkursil „Beast of the Beats”, kus osales 100 võitjad kogu maailmast. Selles intensiivses 4-päevases lahingus avaldas Ms Madli kohtunikele muljet oma mitmekülgse stiiliga ja kindlustas kolmanda koha.

Sellest ajast alates on Ms Madli võitnud mitmeid teisi showcase’e ja osalenud kuulsuste cypher’is üle kogu riigi, esitledes oma muusikat koos muusikutega, nagu Bink!, 808 Mafia, The Olympiks ja Major Seven. Hiljuti esines ta saates "Sway in the Morning", kus ta oli Friday Morning Cypheri külalisprodutsent.

Klassikaliselt koolitatud muusikuna on Ms Madli loonud mitmesuguseid sünkroon-litsentsimisi, sellistele ettevõttetele nagu AirbnB ja Planned Parenthood. Tema muusikat saab kuulata HBO, History Channel, ABC ja teiste suuremate võrkude telesaadetes.

Ms Madli osaleb sageli laulukirjutamislaagrites koos suurte plaadifirma artistidega, sealhulgas Elle Varner ja Ryan Toby. Ta on innukas koostööpartner, kes on töötanud koos selliste muusikutega nagu Rockwilder ja Breakbeat Lou, Yelawolf, Fred the Godson, Anett ja paljud teised.

https://www.msmadli.com

ENG

Nublu is the stage name of a young Estonian rapper Markkus Pulk.

Debuting with a couple of comedy-laden bedroom recordings in 2017 (with featured topics such as FIFA and an anthem to lawn-mowing, an apt description of Estonian summer culture), nublu shortly catapulted to heights that made him the defining act of 2018 in Estonian music. His breakthrough, a collaboration with reket titled Mina ka, set up a dominoesque row of similarly successful singles still in motion. At Estonian Music Awards 2018 he collected both Male Artist of The Year and Song of The Year titles, and the prestigious media enterprise Express Media named him as the Most Influential Person of 2018. At Estonian Music Awards 2021 he won 6 awards including The Artist of The Year and The Album of The Year. With many exciting releases and collabs lined up, nublu is just getting started. The ski-goggle-sporting mumble rap star has fittingly released a new single featuring Gameboy Tetris called Für Oksana, for which the video is understandably shot in various vibrant spots in and around the border town Narva.

Ms Madli,

Estonian born composer and producer Ms Madli gained wider recognition after winning iStandard’s Producer Showcase in NY in 2015. From that event she advanced to the international showcase where she competed in the “Beast of the Beats” competition going head to head with over 100 winners and runner ups from all around the US and the world. In this intense 4-day beat battle, Ms Madli, impressed the judges with her versatile style and secured the third place spot.

Since then, Ms Madli has won several other showcases and participated in celebrity cyphers across the country, presenting her music alongside industry heavyweights like Rockwilder, Bink, 808 Mafia, The Olympiks and Major Seven. Recently, she was featured on “Sway in the Morning” where she was the guest producer for the Friday morning cypher.

 As a classically trained musician, Ms Madli has composed for various sync licensing opportunities, most notably scoring hours of music for corporate clients like AirbnB and Planned Parenthood. Her music can be heard in prime time TV shows on HBO, CBS, ABC, History Channel, Nickelodeon and other major networks.

EST (ENG below)

Elu hammasrataste vahele jäänud noor automehaanik Kiik saab ühel päeval teada, et tema tüdruksõbra süda on uue noormehe poolt võidetud. Hingevalust vabanemiseks otsustab Kiik koos filmitegijast parima sõbraga sõita riigi teise otsa, et maha raiuda igavese armastuse puu. Teekond müstilise puuni kujuneb aga okkaliseks, endassevaatavaks ja kriminaalseks.

Režissöör: Meel Paliale

Stsenaristid: Meel Paliale, Urmet Piiling

Osades: Urmet Piiling, Herman Pihlak, Marko Matvere, Andrus Vaarik, Jan Uuspõld, Egon Nuter, Mihkel Raud, Franz Malmsten, Hanna-Ly Aavik, Pirte Laura Lember, Toomas Tross, Valter Uusberg, Raivo Hein.

Eesti keeles, ingliskeelsete subtiitritega.

Järgneb kohtumine filmitegijate Meel Paliale ja Urmet Piilinguga 

Pilet $10

ENG

“Tree of Eternal Love” is a humor-spiced debut feature film by new generation filmmakers from Estonia - Meel Paliale and Urmet Piiling (2021).

Frustrated with his life, a self-centered car mechanic and his filmmaker friend embark on a crazy, criminal and perhaps even melodic journey of self-discovery to the other side of the country to cut down the Tree of Eternal Love.

Director: Meel Paliale

Writers: Meel Paliale, Urmet Piiling

Cast: Urmet Piiling, Herman Pihlak, Marko Matvere, Andrus Vaarik, Jan Uuspõld, Egon Nuter, Mihkel Raud, Franz Malmsten, Hanna-Ly Aavik, Pirte Laura Lember, Toomas Tross, Valter Uusberg, Raivo Hein

In Estonian, English subtitles.

$10

Screening is followed by Q&A with Meel Paliale and Urmet Piiling

EST (ENG below)

Curly Strings on akustiline neljast liikmest koosnev ansambel, mis ammutab inspiratsiooni osalejate isiklikust pärimusest praeguses Eesti kultuuriruumis. Nende originaalloomingu peamisteks alustaladeks on intensiivne ja mänguline musitseerimine, meeldejäävalt ilusad meloodiad ja siiras esitus. Ansambli tõus sabatähena Eesti muusikataevasse 2013. aastal oli omamoodi fenomen tänu millele jõudis bändi looming paljude Eestlaste südametesse, kuhu ta on jäänud tänapäevani.

Eeva Talsi – viiul, laul
Taavet Niller – kontrabass, laul
Jaan Jaago – kitarr, laul
Villu Talsi – mandoliin, laul

Pilet $25, sooduspilet vanusele 12-17 $15

ENG

One of the most successful bands on the Estonian folk scene, Curly Strings is a great mix of modern bluegrass and their homeland's tradition

Curly Strings is an acoustic four-piece band that draws its inspiration from their own personal heritage in the current Estonian cultural space. Intense and playful ensemble work paired with a sincere presentation of their original music forms the main basis of Curly Strings’ soundscape. The band’s rise in the Estonian music scene in 2013 was a phenomenon unlike any other: a folk music artist became mainstream by collecting national music awards and being the top seller in music stores for more than a year. They bring their unique Baltic take to the acoustic music world in combining the familiar with the unfamiliar, having catchy heartfelt songwriting side-by-side with folk music aesthetics, making them an exciting act to look out for.

Eeva Talsi – fiddle, lead vocals

Taavet Niller – upright bass, vocals

Jaan Jaago – guitar, vocals

Villu Talsi – mandolin, vocals

Ticket $25, Youth Ticket (13-17) $15

EST (ENG below)

Urmas Vadi näidendis “Head tüdrukud lähevad taevasse, (teised vaatavad ise kuidas saavad)” saavad uue hingamise ja sõnumi Raja Teele, “Libahundi” Tiina, Polkovniku lesk ja veel mitu tuntud Eesti kirjanduse arhetüüpset kangelannat. Saab kuulda ja näha, mis nendega vahepeal juhtunud on ja mida nad tänasest elust arvavad. Kui ühel õhtul laval nii palju erinevaid naisi kokku saab, siis pole loomulikult pääsu, et jutuks tulevad ka mehed.

Osades: Kärt Tammjärv, Piret Laurimaa, Piret Rauk ja Tiit Palu.

Pilet $25

Eesti keeles

ENG

In Urmas Vadi’s play “Good Girls Go to Heaven”, Raja’s Teele, Werewolf’s Tiina, the Colonel’s widow and several other archetypical heroines of well-known Estonian literature receive a new breath and message. You will see what has happened to them since their appearance in literature and what they think of today’s life. When so many different women meet on the stage, it leaves a little room for men to talk.

Starring: Kärt Tammjärv, Piret Laurimaa, Piret Rauk, Tiit Palu.

Ticket: $25

In Estonian

Eesti Vabariigi ja Põhja-Ameerika eesti kultuuriorganisatsioonide esindajad vestlevad kultuuri rollist Eesti ja maailmas laiali olevate kogukondade sidustamisel. Mis on meie eesmärk ning kuidas me sinna püüdleme? Kuidas kultuuri abil saame Eestit maailmas suuremaks teha?

Panelistid: Tiit Terik (Eesti Vabariigi kultuuriminister), Jaanika Peerna (kultuurirefent, Eesti Peakonsulaat New Yorgis), Ellen Valter (KESKUS International Estonian Centre projektijuht), Tõnu Viitas (San Fransisco Eesti Selts)

ST (ENG below)

Nublu nime taha peidab end noor Eesti räppar Markus Pulk, kes ühegi eestlase jaoks ei vaja tuvustamist. Komeedina aastal 2017 Eesti muusikataevasse sööstnud mõminaräppar on noppinud Eesti Muusikaauhindade Galal igal aastal järjest auhindu ning jätkab oma tähelendu tehes koostööd teiste Eesti muusikutega, sh Curly Strings, reket, Noep, Gameboy Tetris jpt.

Ms Madli on helilooja ja plaadiprodutsent. Eestis sündinud produtsent ja helilooja. Ms Madli pälvis laiema tuntuse 2015. aastal New Yorgis toimunud iStandardi produtsendiesitluse võitmisega. Sellest alates jõudis ta isegi rahvusvahelisse showcase’i, kus võistles konkursil „Beast of the Beats”, kus osales 100 võitjad kogu maailmast. Selles intensiivses 4-päevases lahingus avaldas Ms Madli kohtunikele muljet oma mitmekülgse stiiliga ja kindlustas kolmanda koha.

Sellest ajast alates on Ms Madli võitnud mitmeid teisi showcase’e ja osalenud kuulsuste cypher’is üle kogu riigi, esitledes oma muusikat koos muusikutega, nagu Bink!, 808 Mafia, The Olympiks ja Major Seven. Hiljuti esines ta saates "Sway in the Morning", kus ta oli Friday Morning Cypheri külalisprodutsent.

Klassikaliselt koolitatud muusikuna on Ms Madli loonud mitmesuguseid sünkroon-litsentsimisi, sellistele ettevõttetele nagu AirbnB ja Planned Parenthood. Tema muusikat saab kuulata HBO, History Channel, ABC ja teiste suuremate võrkude telesaadetes.

Ms Madli osaleb sageli laulukirjutamislaagrites koos suurte plaadifirma artistidega, sealhulgas Elle Varner ja Ryan Toby. Ta on innukas koostööpartner, kes on töötanud koos selliste muusikutega nagu Rockwilder ja Breakbeat Lou, Yelawolf, Fred the Godson, Anett ja paljud teised.

https://www.msmadli.com

Isa, laulja, räppar, DJ ja hobinäitleja ehk multitalendist muusiku Pavel Botšarovi minevik on kirju. Haapsalus sündinud ning 12-aastaselt pealinna Tallinnasse kolinud Paveli muusikukarjääri algus ulatub 20 aasta taha. Osadele muusikasõpradele on ta tuntud hoopis kui DJ Pavel Pi või bändide Gorõ Lana ja Catapulta liige. Teised teavad teda alates 2016. aastast kui veidi skandaalse koosluse 5Miinust ”Venelast”. Kõige meeldejäävamalt tunnevad Eesti popmuusikat kuulavad inimesed gameboy tetrist kindlasti aga loost ”für Oksana”, mille ta koos Nubluga kuulsaks laulis.

Verivärske karjääri jooksul on gameboy tetris jõudnud koostööd teha teistegi trendikate kodumaiste artistidega. Kui 2019. a augustil ilmus koos Nubluga “für Oksana”;  siis 2020. a augustikuus anti välja koos Clicheriku & Mäxiga singel “Maakas” ja novembris Villemdrillemiga “Soolane Värska”. Hiljuti lisandusid nimekirja Nublu äsja ilmunud albumilt “Café Kosmos” kaks ühist lugu, “Tamburiin (feat. Buck Fuddi)” ja “Paraadna (feat. Raul Ojamaa)”.

ENG

Nublu is the stage name of a young Estonian rapper Markkus Pulk.

Debuting with a couple of comedy-laden bedroom recordings in 2017 (with featured topics such as FIFA and an anthem to lawn-mowing, an apt description of Estonian summer culture), nublu shortly catapulted to heights that made him the defining act of 2018 in Estonian music. His breakthrough, a collaboration with reket titled Mina ka, set up a dominoesque row of similarly successful singles still in motion. At Estonian Music Awards 2018 he collected both Male Artist of The Year and Song of The Year titles, and the prestigious media enterprise Express Media named him as the Most Influential Person of 2018. At Estonian Music Awards 2021 he won 6 awards including The Artist of The Year and The Album of The Year. With many exciting releases and collabs lined up, nublu is just getting started. The ski-goggle-sporting mumble rap star has fittingly released a new single featuring Gameboy Tetris called Für Oksana, for which the video is understandably shot in various vibrant spots in and around the border town Narva.

Ms Madli,

Estonian born composer and producer Ms Madli gained wider recognition after winning iStandard’s Producer Showcase in NY in 2015. From that event she advanced to the international showcase where she competed in the “Beast of the Beats” competition going head to head with over 100 winners and runner ups from all around the US and the world. In this intense 4-day beat battle, Ms Madli, impressed the judges with her versatile style and secured the third place spot.

Since then, Ms Madli has won several other showcases and participated in celebrity cyphers across the country, presenting her music alongside industry heavyweights like Rockwilder, Bink, 808 Mafia, The Olympiks and Major Seven. Recently, she was featured on “Sway in the Morning” where she was the guest producer for the Friday morning cypher.

 As a classically trained musician, Ms Madli has composed for various sync licensing opportunities, most notably scoring hours of music for corporate clients like AirbnB and Planned Parenthood. Her music can be heard in prime time TV shows on HBO, CBS, ABC, History Channel, Nickelodeon and other major networks.

gameboy tetris wears many hats on a day to day bases – artist, songwriter, father, radio host and sometimes even actor. He is most known as a member of bands Gorõ Lana and Catapulta, as well as one of the five members of legendary Estonian rap group 5MIINUST. gameboy tetris has been recognized by the Estonian President with a national honorary badge for his great contribution to national integration.

As a solo artist, he recently released his solo first single ‘Incognito‘ together with a nostalgic summery music video. Other popular releases include features with nublu on tracks ”für Oksana” and “Paraadna (feat. Raul Ojamaa)”, also “Biology” with Cartoon, “Maakas” with Clicherik & Mäx.

Tõnu Kõrvits (b. 1969) “The Mystic Trumpeter” (2022 ) (Three Songs on the Poems of Walt Whitman). The world premiere of Tõnu Kõrvits’ new work for bass, bassoon and piano.

Kristjan Randalu (b. 1978) “Kolm ohvrikivi laulu” (2018/2022, premiere) Tekst: Indrek Hirv. 1. Jõgi voolab/The River Flows 2. Kunagi/Sometime 3. See jõgi/This River

Tõnu Kõrvits (b. 1969) “Puudutus” “Touch” [2012/2017]

Franz Schubert (1797–1828) / Kristjan Randalu “Winterreise / Winter Journey” D.911 (1827) / (2022) Text: Wilhelm Müller

Gute Nacht / Good Night/ Head ööd

Rast /Rest/ Puhkus

Winterschlaf / Hibernation/ Talveuni

Frühlingstraum / Dream of Spring/ Kevadunelm

Einsamkeit / Loneliness/ Üksindus

Der Wegweiser / The Sign Post/ Teeviit 

Ain Anger has been a regular presence on the stage of Wiener Staatsoper since his house debut as Monterone (Rigoletto) in 2004, going on to sing more than forty roles there ranging from Dosifei in Mussorgsky’s epic Khovanshchina conducted by Semyon Bychkov and König Heinrich (Lohengrin) under Christian Thielemann to Philippe II (Don Carlos), Zaccaria (Nabucco) and Fiesco (Simon Boccanegra), and was awarded the honorary title of Kammersänger by the Austrian government in June 2020. Ranked among the world’s best Wagnerian basses, Anger made his Bayreuth Festival debut as Fafner in Das Rheingold and Siegfried under Christian Thielemann, and his debut at Teatro alla Scala as Daland (Der fliegende Holländer) under Hartmut Haenchen. As Hunding, he has appeared in new Ring Cycles at Bayerische Staatsoper under Kent Nagano, Wiener Staatsoper under Franz Welser-Möst, Oper Frankfurt under Sebastian Weigle, Lyric Opera of Chicago under Sir Andrew Davis, and at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden under Sir Antonio Pappano. As Pogner (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), Anger debuted at San Francisco Opera under Sir Mark Elder, and is a frequent guest of Deutsche Oper Berlin with whom he also appeared at the BBC Proms in Tannhäuser under Donald Runnicles. Most recent seasons have brought further expansion of the Wagner repertoire with debuts as Hagen (Götterdämmerung) for the Canadian Opera Company conducted by Johannes Debus, and at the Edinburgh International Festival with Sir Andrew Davis, and as König Marke (Tristan und Isolde) for the Cleveland Orchestra under Franz Welser-Möst, and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra under Asher Fisch, released by ABC Classics. 

Estonian-born bassoonist Martin Kuuskmann counts as one of the leading voices on his instrument, performing repertoire landmarks from across the entire scope of classical music and avant-garde with celebrated orchestras like the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra on the one hand and world famous conductors such as Paavo Järvi and Dennis Russel Davies on the other. Kuuskmann’s unmatched expressiveness on his reed has led to numerous bassoon concertos being written explicitly for him by A-list composers in the vein of Erkki-Sven Tüür and Christopher Theofanidis. His reputation as a chamber musician precedes him, creating countless opportunities for international collaborations with esteemed chamber music ensembles such as the Berlin Philharmonic Winds and producing partnerships with the likes of Leif Ove Andsnes and Kirill Gerstein. Kuuskmann’s exceptional artistry is documented in a steadily expanding recording catalogue that includes two Grammy-nominations and holds promising projects for the near future. Not only has the bassoonist performed on the most renowned international stages – ranging from Carnegie Hall to Sala Sao Paolo – but Kuuskmann also balances his deep expertise in classical and chamber music with occasional forays into the jazz format – collaborations with the likes of John Patitucci and Joe Zawinul included. Besides holding a chair as Professor of Bassoon and Chamber Music at the University of Denver, Kuuskmann continues to pursue a prolific career as one of the most sought-after performers in his field. The New York Times has gone as far as using the words “amazing” and “stunning” to describe Martin Kuuskmann’s craft, confirming that the bassoonist is one of the great virtuosos of our time.

 Kristjan Randalu belongs to the most sought-after piano players of his generation, carrying the torch in both the improvised world of jazz and the traditional realm of classical music – Herbie Hancock, the piano master himself, considering him “a dazzling piano player”. Between creating his own original blend of contemporary jazz as a leader and collaborating with several generations of respected musicians, from the likes of fellow ECM recording artist Trygve Seim to saxophonist David Liebman, Randalu has brought his music to some of the world’s most renowned jazz festivals and concert halls. At the same time, he is viewed as an esteemed interpreter of a broad spectrum of contemporary and classical music, performing alongside internationally acclaimed ensembles of the stature of the London Symphony Orchestra and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra on the one hand and esteemed conductors like Kristjan Järvi and Dennis Russell Davies on the other. His over 40 album-strong discography has won him several awards, including “Jazz Artist of the Year” and “Jazz Composer of the year” in Estonia.

Tõnu Kõrvits (1969) is a shining star of Estonian contemporary music. Beside Veljo Tormis’s shamanistic spells, Erkki-Sven Tüür’s energetic explosions and Arvo Pärt’s religious contemplations, Kõrvits’s sound world stands out as highly poetic, full of visionary fantasies. His music carries the listener along on hypnotic journeys through the landscapes of nature and folk tradition, human soul and subconscious.
His oeuvre includes all traditional genres from orchestral and instrumental music to choral music and operas. Currently, the list of his compositions contains 210 opuses. Figurative titles of his works often reflect romantic or mythological allegories. Breathing, song-like expression is the core of his personal idiom, reflecting delicate breeze from jazz and popular music. By its nature, Kõrvits’s idiom can be called as “magic impressionism”. 

EST (ENG Below)

New Yorgi Eesti Peakonsulaat, Eesti Kultuurifond Ameerika Ühendriikides ja New Yorgi Eesti Haridusselts kutsuvad pidulikule vastuvõtule tähistamaks New Yorgi Eesti Kultuuripäevade 50. aastapäeva.

Vastuvõtul saavad sõna Eesti Vabariigi kultuuriminister hr Tiit Terik, Eesti Vabariigi Peakonsul New Yorgis pr Kairi Künka, Eesti Kultuurifond Ameerika Ühendriikides esinaine pr Tiina Vaska. Esineb Collegium Musicale ning avatakse näitused “Tartu kui tänavakunsti pealinn” ja “Pärandiluup”.

Please R.S.V.P. esmaspäevaks, 28. märts, 2022. Registreerimine

ENG

The Estonian Consulate General in New York, The Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters, and the Estonian Educational Society in New York invite you to the opening of the 50th anniversary of the Estonian Cultural Days in New York. Welcoming remarks by Mr. Tiit Terik, Minister of Culture of the Republic of Estonia, Mrs. Kairi Künka, Consul General of Estonia in New York, and Mrs. Tiina Vaska, President of the Foundation for Estonian Arts and Letters. Entertainment will be provided by Estonian chamber choir Collegium Musicale. The evening marks the official opening of the exhibitions “Heritage Magnifier” and “Tartu, the Capital of Estonian Street Art”.

Please R.S.V.P. by Monday, March 28, 2022. Registration

We will follow the New York City regulations to prevent the spread of Covid-19

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https://www.runtheworld.today/app/invitation/41462