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Through the Forest of Songs
Tallinn / Tartu
2.–10.05.2019
Olari Elts
The Forest of Sounds

Olari Elts’ passion for distinctive programming rich with invention has earned him much praise on the international music scene. Elts is Artistic Advisor of the Kymi Sinfonietta and Principal Guest Conductor of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. He was Principal Guest Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra from 2011–2014, Artistic Advisor of the Orchestre de Bretagne from 2006–2011, Principal Guest Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra from 2007–2010 and Chief Conductor of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra from 2001–2006. Born in Tallinn in 1971, Elts is founder of his contemporary music ensemble, NYYD Ensemble.

www.olarielts.com

Programme      Venues      Biographies
Wednesday, May 1 2019
18:00

Design and Architecture gallery

Exhibition Opening: Music Machines

Installations by Karl F. Gerber, Samu Gryllus, Ana Horvat, Claudia Molitor

Curator Raul Keller
Thursday, May 2 2019
18:00

Intersection of Hobujaama Street and Narva highway

Festival Opening. Through the Forest of Songs

Composers, authors of the concept: Timo Steiner,  Sander Mölder
Choreographer and stage director: Teet Kask

21:00

The Seaplane Harbour

Opening Concert: The Beauty of Decay

Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes, Helena Tulve, Kärt Tõnisson, Eva Eensaar-Tootsen

Programme: Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes*
Friday, May 3 2019
17:00

Estonian National Opera, Chamber Hall

The Turn

Norrbotten NEO (Sweden)

Programme: Mirjam Tally, Costas Tsougras, Isabel Urrutia, Wolfgang Rihm, Mikael Edlund
19:00

Estonia Concert Hall

The Forest of Sounds

Petri Kumela (guitar, Finland), Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, guest concert master Sandis Šteinbergs, 
Conductor Olari Elts

Programme: Ülo Krigul*, Eino Tamberg, Lotta Wennäkoski, Mayke Nas, Alex Nante, Ho-Chi So
21:00 – 04:00

Põhjala Factory

Frotee Records presents: Olev Muska Special

Programme: Olev Muska*, Dmytro Nikolaienko, Ruutu Poiss, DJs of Frotee Records
22:00

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Opera Studio

CoPeCo Collective

CoPeCo Collective, curator Taavi Kerikmäe

Programme: Alireza Farhang, Christiaan Richter, Jenny Hettne, Ting-Yi Ma, Clotilde Rosa

23:00

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Chamber Hall

First Contact

New Music Ensemble of Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre

Programme: Ansgar Bester*, Vlad Chlek*, Tze Yeung Ho, Tilen Lebar, Nick Snowball

Curator Taavi Kerikmäe and Tarmo Johannes
Saturday, May 4 2019
12:30

Estonian Academy of Arts

Mini Concerts

Helena Tuuling (clarinet), Signe Sõmer (clarinet), Vambola Krigul (percussion), Madis Metsamart (percussion), George Kentros & Mattias Petersson (violin, electronics)

Programme: John Cage, Anthony Leigh Dunstan, Marián Lejava, Guo Long, Patric Simmerud, Ants Sõber, Marta-Liisa Talvet*, Toivo Tulev*, Helena Tulve, Age Veeroos*, Ekke Västrik*

15:00

The Estonian Academy of Sciences

Metamorphosis and Resonances

Ensemble Una Corda (Estonia)

Programme: Pekka Jalkanen, Maria Kõrvits*, Margareta Ferek-Petrić, Hugo Vasco Reis, Mirjam Tally

17:00

Dome Church

Futile Spells

Collegium Musicale, conductor Endrik Üksvärav

Programme: Balázs Kecskés D. , Gabriel Dharmoo, Kristo Matson, Catharina Palmér, Franco Prinsloo, Peeter Vähi*, Mihyun Woo

19:00

St. Nicholas’ Church

Blossomings

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Kaspars Putniņš

Programme: Lukáš Borzík, Wim Henderickx, Thomas Simaku, Toivo Tulev*, Helena Tulve*

20:30

Sakala 3

Shadow Art

Sirje Viise (soprano), Monika Mattiesen (flute), Indrek Palu (electronics)

Programme: Paul Clift, Evelyn Celeste Frosini, Gilles Gobeil, Elis Hallik*, Pei-Fen Huang, Daniel Soley, Simon Steen-Andersen, Yinong Xie

21:30

Sakala 3

Spectres of Jazz

Jazz ensembles & poetry slam

Programme: Federico Bonifazi, Arnold Ludvig, Herluf Lützen
Sunday, May 5 2019
13:00

Tallinn Philharmonic Society House of Blackheads, White Hall

Butterfly Dance

Kadri-Ann Sumera (piano), Talvi Hunt (piano, electronics)

Programme: Simon Eastwood, Miyuki Ito, Raimo Kangro, Douglas Knehans, Riho Esko Maimets*, Yulan Qiu, Michal Rataj, Madli Marje Sink*, Livia Teodorescu-Ciocănea

15:00

Radio Studio One (Estonian National Broadcasting)

The New Stroke

Estonian Electronic Music Society’s Ensemble

Programme: Andreja Andric, Vahid Jahandari, João Castro Pinto, Jasna Veličković, Ekke Västrik*
18:00

Tallinn Philharmonic Society House of Blackheads, White Hall

Point Pooints Pooointss…

Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Risto Joost

Programme: Adrián Demoč, DaeSeob Han, Liisa Hirsch*, Junghae Lee, Adam Porębski, Jaan Rääts, Jonas Tarm

20:00

Kanuti Gildi SAAL

Generation Kill

Ensemble for New Music Tallinn, artistic director Arash Yazdani

Programme: Shai Cohen, Francesco Filidei, Stefan Prins, Alexander Schubert, Max C. Vinetz
Monday, May 6 2019
15:00

Estonian National Museum

Dream Machine

Estonian Police and Border Guard Orchestra, conductor Hando Põldmäe

Programme: Marianna Liik, Margo Kõlar, Yasuhiro Miyake, Ardo Ran Varres*, Tauno Aints, Ostap Manuljak, Jukka-Pekka Lehto, Katherine Bergman, Rein Rannap, Malle Maltis*, Olav Ehala
17:30

St. John’s Church in Tartu

Horizon

Latvian Radio Choir, conductor Kaspars Ādamsons

Programme: Andris Dzenītis*, Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky, Jug K. Marković, Rósa Lind Page, Mārtiņš Viļums  
19:00

Tartu Harbour Theatre

Into the Fire

Opera by composer Märt-Matis Lill, writer Jan Kaus and director Taago Tubin

Production of Vanemuise Theatre

Tuesday, May 7 2019
16:00

Arvo Pärt Centre

On the Mount Yoshino

Naoko Kikuchi (koto, Japan), Kristi Mühling (Estonian chromatic kannel)

Programme: Märt-Matis Lill, Violeta Dinescu, John Buckley, Daryl Jameson, Liza Lim
20:00

Dome Church

Ring Out, Wild Bells

Monika Mattiesen (flute), Jakob Tulve (electronics), Vox Clamantis, conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve

Programme: Fang Fang, Tõnis Kaumann*, María Eugenia Luc, Jessica Meyer*, Arvo Pärt, Jüri Reinvere, Evelin Seppar*, Paul Stanhope, Karen Tanaka, Jakob Tulve / Nathan Tulve

Wednesday, May 8 2019
17:00

Kultuurikatel aka Tallinn Creative Hub

Tarantino Études

Defunensemble (Finland)

Programme: Hana Ajiashvili, Perttu Haapanen, Andrew Lewis, Nicole Lizée, Jan Martin Smørdal, Kotoka Suzuki, Arash Yazdani*
18:30

Kanuti Gildi SAAL

Ensemble U: & Mart Kangro

Programme: Chin-ting Chan, Bart de Vrees, Alex Taylor, Gordon Fitzell
19:00

Kultuurikatel aka Tallinn Creative Hub

Litany to Thunder

YXUS Ensemble, Estonian National Male Choir, conductor Mikk Üleoja

Programme: Vladimir Agopov*, Francisco Alvarado, Vladimir Hrovat, Kristjan Kõrver*, Tõnu Kõrvits, Onutė Narbutaitė, Kristine Tjøgersen, Veljo Tormis
21:00

Kanuti Gildi SAAL

Ensemble U: & Mart Kangro

Concert-performance by Mart Kangro and Ensemble U:

Programme: Chin-ting Chan, Bart de Vrees, Alex Taylor, Gordon Fitzell
Thursday, May 9 2019
16:30

Resonart Stuudio

The Red Cube

Manuel Lima “The Red Cube” Performance
19:00

Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Glass Hall

The Bird That Was Trapped Has Flown

THK Kullo Girl’s Choir Ellerhein, Hortus Musicus, conductor Ingrid Kõrvits

Programme: René Eespere*, Liisa Hõbepappel, Lauri Jõeleht*, Tõnis Kaumann, Vanessa Lann, Alice Ping Yee Ho
19:00

Resonart Stuudio

The Red Cube

Manuel Lima “The Red Cube” Performance
19:30

Kanuti Gildi SAAL

Ensemble U: & Mart Kangro

Concert-performance by Mart Kangro and Ensemble U:

Programme: Chin-ting Chan, Bart de Vrees, Alex Taylor, Gordon Fitzell
Friday, May 10 2019
17:00

St. Nicholas’ Church

Solar Winds

Ulla Krigul (organ), Tammo Sumera (electronics)

Programme: Elizabeth Anderson, Rikhardur H. Fridriksson, Margo Kõlar*, Sunleif Rasmussen, Clemens von Reusner, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Thommy Wahlström

19:00

Tallinn St. John’s Church

Closing Concert. Concerto per voci e strumenti

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Kaspar Mänd

Programme: David Fennessy, Galina Grigorjeva, Tarmo Lepik, Tímea Maščáková, Ester Mägi, Ruta Paidere, Lepo Sumera
21:00

Kanuti Gildi SAAL

Improtest

Jeff Kaiser (trumpet, electronics, USA), Tristan Carter (violin, New Zealand), Florian Zwißler (modular synthesizer, Germany)
Saturday, May 11 2019
16:00

Estonian Composers' Union Hall

Estonian Young Composer Award 2019 Final Concert

The final concert demonstrates the works of composers under the age of 23 who passed the 2nd round of the Estonian Young Composer Award 2019.
Programme      Venues      Biographies
Arvo Pärt Centre Design and Architecture gallery Estonia Concert Hall Estonian Composers’ Union Hall Estonian Music and Theatre Academy, Chamber hall Estonian National Museum Estonian National Opera, Chamber hall Estonian Public Broadcasting, Studio 1 Kanuti Gildi SAAL Kultuurikatel aka Tallinn Creative Hub Põhjala Factory Resonart Stuudio St. John’s Church St. Nicholas’ Church Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, Glass Hall Tallinn St. Mary’s Cathedral (Dome Church) Tartu Harbour Theatre Tartu St. John’s Church The Estonian Academy of Arts The Estonian Academy of Sciences The House of the Black Heads The Seaplane harbour
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Adam Cullen Adam Porębski Adrian Demoč Age Veeroos Alex Nante Alex Taylor Alexander Schubert Alfred Momotenko-Levitsky Alice Ho Alireza Farhang Ana Horvat Andreja Andric Andrew Lewis Andris Dzenītis Andrus Kallastu Anna-Liisa Eller Ansgar Beste Anthony Leigh Dunstan Arash Yazdani Ardo Ran Varres ARFA Arnold Ludvig Arvo Pärt Balázs Kecskés D. Bart de Vrees Catharina Palmér Chin-ting Chan Christiaan Richter Claudia Molitor Clemens von Reusner Clotilde Rosa Costas Tsougras DaeSeob Han Daniel Soley Daryl Jamieson David Fennessy Defunensemble Douglas Knehans Dr. Shai Cohen Eino Tamberg Ekke Västrik Ekke Västrik, Ahto Abner and Mingo Rajandi Elis Hallik Elizabeth Anderson Endrik Üksvärav Ensemble U: Erkki-Sven Tüür Ester Mägi Estonian National Male Choir Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ENSO) Eva Eensaar-Tootsen Evelin Seppar Evelyn Frosini Fang Fang Federico Bonifazi Florian Zwissler Francesco Filidei Francisco Alvarado Franco Prinsloo fs Gabriel Dharmoo Galina Grigorjeva Gilles Gobeil Gordon Fitzell Guo Long Hana Aijašvili Hando Põldmäe Helena Tulve Helena Tuuling Ho-chi So Hugo Vasco Reis Indrek Palu Indrek Vau Ingrid Kõrvits Isabel Urrutia Jaan Rääts Jaan-Eik Tulve Jakob Tulve and Nathan Tulve Jan Kaus Jan Martin Smørdal Jasna Veličković Jeff Kaiser Jenny Hettne Jessica Meyer João Castro Pinto John Buckley John Cage Jonas Kaarnamets Jonas Tarm Jug K. Marković Jukka-Pekka Lehto Junghae Lee Jüri Reinvere Kaari Uus Kadri-Ann Sumera Kalle Tikas Karen Tanaka Karl F. Gerber Kärt Tõnisson Kaspar Mänd Kaspars Ādamsons Kaspars Putniņš Katherine Bergman Kotoka Suzuki Kristi Mühling Kristine Tjøgersen Kristjan Kõrver Kristo Matson Laura & W feat. Kristian Blak Lauri Jõeleht Leonora Palu Lepo Sumera Liisa Hirsch Liisa Hõbepappel Livia Teodorescu-Ciocǎnea Liza Lim Lotta Wennäkoski Lukáš Borzík Maarja Kangro Madis Metsamart Madli Marje Sink Malle Maltis Manuel Lima Margareta Ferek Petric Margo Kõlar María Eugenia Luc Maria Kõrvits Marián Lejava Marianna Liik Mart Kangro Mart Soo Märt-Matis Lill Marta-Liisa Talvet Mārtiņš Viļums Max Vinetz Mayke Nas Merje Roomere Michal Rataj Mihyun Woo Mikael Edlund Mikk Üleoja Mirjam Tally Miyuki Ito Monika Mattiesen Nan Liang Naoko Kikuchi Nick Snowball Nicole Lizée Norrbotten NEO Olari Elts Olav Ehala Olev Muska Oliver Kulpsoo Onutė Narbutaitė Ostap Manuljak Patric Simmerud Paul Clift Paul Stanhope Peeter Vähi Pei-Fen Huang Pekka Jalkanen Perttu Haapanen Raimo Kangro Rein Rannap René Eespere Riho Esko Maimets Ríkharður H. Friðriksson Risto Joost Rósa Lind Page Ruta Paidere Samu Gryllus Sander Mölder Signe Sõmer Simon Eastwood Simon Steen-Andersen Sirje Aleksandra Viise Stefan Prins Sunleif Rasmussen Taavi Kerikmäe Tammo Sumera Tarmo Lepik Tatjana Kozlova-Johannes Tauno Aints Teet Kask The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) there are no more four seasons Thomas Simaku Thommy Wahlström Tilen Lebar Tímea Maščáková Timo Steiner Ting-Yi Ma Toivo Tulev Tõnis Kaumann Tõnu Kõrvits Tristan Carter Tze Yeung Ho Ulla Krigul Ülo Krigul Una Corda Väägvere Pasunakoor Vahid Jahandari Vambola Krigul Vanessa Lann Veljo Tormis Violeta Dinescu Vlad Chlek Vladimir Agopov Vladimir Hrovat Vox Clamantis Wim Henderickx Wolfgang Rihm Yasuhiro Miyake Yinong Xie Yulan Qiu YXUS Ensemble