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5 January at 7.30 pmA rvo Volmer conducts the London Schools Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall, LondonArvo VolmerArvo Volmer, the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Estonian National Opera, the Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Australia, is one

of the most acclaimed conductors in Estonia, also with widespread international recognition. He is considered one of the foremost Sibelius interpreters in the world.Programme:John Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine Britten - Piano Concerto Dvořák - Symphony No 9 (From the New World)

www.barbican.org.uk

9 January – 21 FebruaryMark Raidpere video art at the Norn Projects, Sunbury House, 1 Andrews Road, LondonMark RaidpereMark Raidpere exposes social allocations, conveying a sense of empathy and outsiderdom. His 2003 video ‘Ten Men’ consists of static shots of inmates from an Estonian prison

posing for the camera. With muscles, tattoos, broken noses and shaven heads, the prisoners display themselves as objects of fear but they also evoke pity; forcing the viewer to question whether they are brutal criminals or victims of society.

nornprojects.com

11 – 15 JanuaryTallinn as focus of urban design project, Scott Brownrigg, 77 Endell Street, LondonEstonian fashion designer Reet AusReet Aus in public spaces design project focusing on Athens, London, Milan and Tallinn. Reet Aus is well-regarded for her pioneering work in creating high fashion through recycling. She has worked

extensively in the theatre and is particularly interested in the relationship between (recycled) costume and the space it inhabits. 14 January at 6 pm - a free public lecture14 January at 6 pm - a free public lecture about ‘Tallinn Shadow Memory’ followed by a debate.

www.scottbrownrigg.com

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Book Now 2010, EstoniaThe Estonian Year of ReadingThe Estonian Year of Reading will bring several Estonian authors, publishers and translators to the UK and will feature many Estonian literary events all over the country. The highlights of the year include: the novel ‘In The Same River’ by acclaimed writer Jaan KaplinskiJaan Kaplinski will be published by Peter Owen PublishersPeter Owen Publishers. Dedalus Dedalus

LtdLtd will publish the ‘Anthology of Estonian Literature’‘Anthology of Estonian Literature’. Poetry books by Doris KarevaDoris Kareva and Kristiina EhinKristiina Ehin will be published by Arc Arc PublicationsPublications. Both authors will attend the Ledbury Poetry Festival in July. The play ‘Happy Everyday’ by acclaimed Estonian playwright Jaan TätteJaan Tätte will be staged in London by director Liisa SmithLiisa Smith. The Estonian School in LondonEstonian School in London will stage a play by Leelo TungalLeelo Tungal, who will take part in the event in May.

18 January at 7 pmThe Estonian Embassy in London will offi cially launch the Estonian National Year of Reading in the United Kingdom‘Book Now, Estonia 2010’‘Book Now, Estonia 2010’ will be launched by a special talk given by writer Ian ThomsonIan Thomson about British visitors to the Estonian capital Tallinn in the interwar years, including Graham Greene,

Bertrand Russell, Arthur Ransome and Herbert George Wells.

20 January at 8 pmElo Viiding in ‘Best European Fiction 2010’ at South Bank Centre, London‘Best European Fiction 2010’ is the inaugural installment of what will become an annual anthology of stories from across Europe published by Dalkey Archive. Estonian contribution to the book is ‘Foreign Woman’‘Foreign Woman’ by

Elo ViidingElo Viiding translated by Eric DickensEric Dickens.

www.dalkeyarchive.com/catalog/show/609

Estonian Film festival at the London School of Economics11 – 13 FebruaryEstonian Film Festival at LSE, Clement House, 99 Aldwych, London

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P r o g r a m m e :

‘Blackout’ by Margus Paju, 2009 In order to feel changes you need sensibility. In order to bring magical realism into life you need a fi lm strip. Through the eye of the legendary Krasnogorsk-3 camera ‘Blackout’ shows you the miracle of a new beginning.

‘True Colours’ by Margus Paju, 2009 Young woman in her 9th month of pregnancy, starts to drive to the hospidal by herself but meets on the country road her husband. On their way it soon happens that the car is running out of petrol. They drive into local gas station, where bustles Joosep, intellectual gas station owner fi lled with memories about his ex-lovers.

‘Mindless’ by Elmo Nüganen, 2006 I believe that many of us have had the question, what life am I living? I did. I had always thought that a little bit more and then I will start living my own life. I will fi nish one more project and then ... But what if that ‘then’ never arrives? I just rush through my life and then it is over ... Something snapped inside me. I decided, I will try at least. I will try to live a ‘zero life‘ somewhere in the woods. This is the confession of the main character of the fi lm as he stands in front of the judge in the court.

‘Narrow is the Gate’ by Kersti Uibo, 2002Gračanica Convent has been a Christian enclave within the largely Moslem province of Kosovo since the 14th century. Following the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia in 1999, the convent also became a political enclave; a remnant of Serbian rule, protected by NATO troops from destruction at the hands of triumphant Kosovans.

‘Disco and Atomic War’ by Jaak Kilmi, 2009 ‘Disco and Atomic War‘ tells the story of a strange kind of information war, where a totalitarian regime stands face to face with the heroes of popular culture. And looses. Western popular culture had an incomparable role shaping Soviet childrens’ world-views in those

days - in ways that now seem slightly odd. Finnish television was a window to a world of dreams that the authorities could not block in any way. Though Finnish channels were banned, many households found some way to access the forbidden fruit. ‘Disco and Atomic War‘ offers its own version of recent history, mixing spy games into a human tragicomedy.

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‘December Heat’ by Asko Kase, 2008Newlyweds Tanel and Anna Rõuk decide to leave Estonia to look for luck and better life in Paris. They pack their belongings and go to the central railway station on the dark early morning of December 1, 1924. In the previous hours, however, communist revolutionists have

launched an attack in Tallinn that changes their plans drastically. Army barracks, the Parliament, the residence of the Head of State and the central post offi ce are attacked as well as the central railway station, where Tanel and Anna are torn apart in the midst of the attack. Tanel manages to escape and must, in the following cliff-hanging events, rescue both his wife and in the end also the young Estonian Republic.

Discussion and Q/A with Kiur AarmaKiur Aarma, scriptwriter and producer, ‘Disco and Atomic War’‘Disco and Atomic War’ and Kersti UiboKersti Uibo, director, ‘Narrow is the ‘Narrow is the Gate’Gate’.Introductions and discussions with Allan Sikk, Regina Plandi, Allan Sikk, Regina Plandi, Liisa SmithLiisa Smith and Neil TaylorNeil Taylor.

12 February at 6 pmSaatchi Gallery Magazine presents: ’15 Future Art Stars’ including August Künnapu, 74 Ackroyd Drive, Bow, LondonHarry Pye: I have selected 15 artists that I think are more than worthy of your attention. It would be very easy for me to select 15 up-and-coming artists that already have a major

gallery backing them - making sure their work is selling in art fairs. But what I’ve actually done is pick 15 artists who impress me for different reasons ... August Künnapu makes eyecatching portraits of those who matter most to him. His paintings stick out a mile. He believes in painting and its healing qualities.

www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk

18 – 20 FebruaryThe collaboration of the acclaimed conductor Neeme Järvi with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra will continue in Perth, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Programme: 18 February at 7.30, Perth Concert Hall19 February at 7.30, Usher Hall, Edinburgh

20 February at 7.30, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow Sibelius - Pelléas et MélisandeWagner /arr. de Vlieger - Tristan and Isolde: An Orchestral Passion

www.neemejarvi.ee

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22 February at 7 pmEstonian Guild in London presents: Estonian Independence Day Event, Candid Arts Banquet Room, 3 Torrens Street, LondonIntroducing the upcoming production of Jaan Jaan TätteTätte’s play ‘Happy Everyday’, with director Liisa SmithLiisa Smith

www.ourtheatreprojects.edicypages.com/projects/happy-everyday

24 February at 7.30 pmEstonian Independence Day celebrations in York‘Forgotten Peoples‘ by Veljo Tormis, performed by The 24, conducted by Dr John Potter, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, University of YorkA towering fi gure in Estonian music, Veljo Veljo

TormisTormis’s supreme achievement has been to preserve in his own music the songs of the almost forgotten peoples and languages of the tribes that live in the region of Karelia, between Estonia and Finland. The programme consists of two parts of the great ‘Forgotten Peoples‘ cycle – ‘Ingrian Evenings’ and ‘Karelian Destiny’, plus ‘Estonian Lyric Folksongs’. All the music is based on folk music of the Baltic peoples, and The 24 will be singing in Estonian, Finnish and Karelian. Veljo Tormis will lead workshops on 22 and 23 February, Q/A and Veljo Tormis will lead workshops on 22 and 23 February, Q/A and pre-concert talk on 24 Februarypre-concert talk on 24 February.Sean RaffertySean Rafferty will feature Veljo Tormis in the In Tune, BBC Radio 3 In Tune, BBC Radio 3 on 23 Februaryon 23 February.

www.york.ac.uk/concerts/programme/forgottenpeoples

4 March at 7.30 pmKristjan Järvi and the London Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall, LondonKristjan JärviKristjan Järvi’s name has become synonymous with artistic and cultural diversity, embodied in his roles as Artistic Advisor to the Basel Chamber Orchestra and Founder and Music Director of New York’s Absolute Ensemble.

Programme:Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side StoryGershwin (orch Grofé) - Rhapsody in BlueRachmaninov - Symphonic Dances

www.barbican.org.uk

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10 – 28 March15 concerts by the folk group Ro:toro in EnglandThe tour will take traditional Estonian tunes with a lady pipers, an improvising saxophonist, accopanied by a rocking guitarist and a mad percussionist playing water drums to 15 different venues in the Southwest: Dorchester,

Somerset, Dorset, Wiltshire, South Gloucestershire, Devon and Cornwall. Ro:toro has released two CD-s under the Nordic label TUTL and has become a regular performer at folk music festivals in Estonia and abroad.

www.rootoro.mcp.pri.ee

12 March at 6 pm‘The Singing Revolution‘ at Gilmorehill G12 Cinema, Glasgow ‘The Singing Revolution‘, 2007, is a powerful documentary fi lm by James TustyJames Tusty and Maureen Maureen Castle TustyCastle Tusty. Most people don’t think about singing when they think about revolutions. But song was the weapon of choice when, between

1987 and 1991, Estonians sought to free themselves from decades of Soviet occupation. During those years, hundreds of thousands gathered in public to sing forbidden patriotic songs and to rally for independence.

24 March – 25 April at 7.30 pm‘The Power of Love’, directed by Ilmar Taska, at the Courtyard Theatre, LondonA world premiere of a new play by Tony J. Tony J. WilliamsWilliams, directed by fi lm director Ilmar TaskaIlmar Taska. Starring Anna WinsletAnna Winslet as Isabel, Christoph Christoph DostalDostal as Matt. An exciting creative partnership was forged between producers Lucia Katz Lucia Katz

EdwardsEdwards and Ilmar TaskaIlmar Taska with Tim GillTim Gill, general manager of the Courtyard Theatre, an important theatre venue in London.

http://www.thecourtyard.org.uk

25 March at 2 pm‘Estonian architecture exhibitions at the LFA’, a presentation at the Britich Council, LondonEstonian architects will for fi rst time take part in the London Festival of Architecture. The presentation is given by Priit JuurmannPriit Juurmann, project leader from the Estonian Centre of Architects.

www.lfa2010.org

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26 March at 7.30 pm‘Sacred Music‘, Arvo Pärt and Henryk Górecki at BBC FourSimon Russell BealeSimon Russell Beale visits Estonia and Poland to discover why the sacred music of the two highly spiritual composers PärtPärt and GóreckiGórecki strikes such a chord in today’s noisy and fast-moving world. Alongside music performed by Harry Harry

ChristophersChristophers and The SixteenThe Sixteen, Beale’s journey takes him through the turbulent religious and political history of Eastern Europe as he explores the important symbolic role of sacred music in the struggle against Communism.

www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour

26 – 28 MarchFrom Tartu to Bury St Edmunds, a Musical BridgeA rare opportunity to hear the beauty and complexity of Estonian choral music, backed up by the best of British choral music. On 26 On 26 MarchMarch the Emajõe LaulikudEmajõe Laulikud will team up with the renowned local choir, the St Edmundsbury St Edmundsbury

Male Voice ChoirMale Voice Choir for an evening to raise money for the Mayor’s charities. On 28 March, the concert at the Trinity Methodist Church, On 28 March, the concert at the Trinity Methodist Church, Bury St EdmundsBury St Edmunds.

www.laulikud.ee

2 April – 2 May‘Love, fear and warning signs‘, the fi rst UK solo exhibition by Marko Mäetamm, at Nettie Horn, 25B Vyner Street, LondonHaving represented Estonia at the 52nd Venice Biennale in 2007, Marko MäetammMarko Mäetamm presents here a new body of work consisting of a series of sculptures, video animations, photographs and drawings.

www.nettiehorn.com

5 April at 8.30 pmThe Free Tallinn Trio at the Vortex Jazz Club, LondonThe Free Tallinn TrioThe Free Tallinn Trio: an unique combination of a singer with an unusually wide voice range Anne-Liis PollAnne-Liis Poll, the classically trained piano virtuoso Anto PettAnto Pett, and guitarist Jaak SooäärJaak Sooäär, one of the most well-known jazz musicians

in the Baltics. The freely improvised music of the group could be described as a contemporary impro chamber opera, but the main infl uences are contemporary music and modern jazz improvisation.

www.vortexjazz.co.uk

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19 AprilEstonian publishers at the London Book FairNumerous Estonian publishers will take part in the London Book Fair at Earls Court Exhibition Centre under the umbrella of the Estonian Estonian Publishers AssociationPublishers Association, along with the Estonian Estonian Literature Information CentreLiterature Information Centre and several

translators. Stand W475.

www.londonbookfair.co.uk

19 April at 10 amA seminar at the London Book Fair: the Winged Chariot Press turns a new page in the history of the picture books. Speaker Neal HoskinsThis is the beginning of the long run collaboration of the Estonian Children books illustrators and Winged Chariot Press. Piret RaudPiret Raud’s new iPhone

book will be presented at the Estonian Children’s Literature Centre on 24 May. The project will continue with the iPad children book by Viive NoorViive Noor and Jüri MildebergJüri Mildeberg.

www.wingedchariot.com/surprise

24 April at 7.30 pmEstonian mezzo–soprano Kai Rüütel at the Mayfi eld FestivalSir Thomas AllenSir Thomas Allen and young artists from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden will give a concert at the Mayfi eld Parich Church. Kai Kai RüütelRüütel joined the ROH Jette Parker Young Artists programme in September 2009.

www.mayfi eldfestival.co.uk

Estonian fi lms at the London East End Film Festival

23 April at 6.45 pm‘Bank Robbery’, director Andrus Tuisk, Genesis, LondonHannes i s bullied at school and lacks parental love. His uncle Madis, a tattooed former boxer and lifelong criminal, is just released from prison. With Hannes looking for a father fi gure, the two misfi ts link up and head off on a road

trip into rural Estonia, leading Madis back to a life of crime.

www.eastendfi lmfestival.com

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28 April at 6.15 pm‘Disco and Atomic War’, director Jaak Kilmi, Barbican Cinema, L ondon A documentary about growing up in the Soviet Union, but close enough to Finland to receive the forbidden fruit of Finnish television - a window to a world of dreams that the authorities could not block.

www.eastendfi lmfestival.com

28 April at 6 pm‘Bank Robbery’, director Andrus Tuisk, at the New Europe Film Festival, Filmhouse, EdinburghWhen Madis leaves jail after ten years he wants to get married and stay out of trouble. But when he takes his shy teenage nephew Hannes on a trip, a surprise is awaiting them.

www.neweuropefi lm.com

29 April – 3 MayAnu Samarüütel’s exhibition ‘Freehand’ at the Gales Gallery, Arch 10, Gales Gardens, LondonAnu SamarüütelAnu Samarüütel’s exhibition ‘Freehand’ will combine fashion, textile and illustration. Anu is a fashion designer and illustrator who lives and works in London and Tallinn. The starting point

for the exhibition was a spontaneous free hand draw which Anu has used as digital print on fabrics.

www.10gales.co.uk

30 April, 1 May at 7.30World premiere of Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Symphony No 8, City Halls, Glasgow; Usher Hall, EdinburghErkki-Sven TüürErkki-Sven Tüür’s Symphony No 8 was commissioned by the Scottish Chamber Scottish Chamber OrchestraOrchestra with funding from the Scottish Parliament. The performances will be conducted

by Olari EltsOlari Elts, who has been the Principal Guest Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra from the 2007/08 season.Pre-concert talk with Erkki-Sven Tüür on both days at 6.30Pre-concert talk with Erkki-Sven Tüür on both days at 6.30

www.sco.org.uk

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Land In Focus: Estonia In Focus6, 9 May – Film Festival: Estonia in Focus, Roxy Bar and Screen and Shortwave Cinema Land In FocusLand In Focus is pleased to announce its second thematic fi lm & culture event, Estonia In FocusEstonia In Focus. Interview and Q&A with Rain TolkRain Tolk, starring in fi lms ‘Autumn Ball’ and ‘Empty’. Tanel ToomTanel Toom, the director of ‘The Second Coming’ and Aleksei MutovkinAleksei Mutovkin, the scriptwriter and lead actor of the fi lm ‘Unlucky Talisman’ will participate at the sceering.

6 May at 7.30 – Short Films, Roxy Bar and Screen,10 Bermondsey Square, SE1 3UN‘Divers in the Rain’ by Olga and Priit Pärn, 2009The latest understated drama by animation’s best chronicler is a story about a daytime diver and a nighttime dentist. Their kisses are always ‘farewell kisses’. And a big ship is sinking slowly in the rain. A hypnotic meditation on love and desire. Grand Prix at Anima Animation Film Festival 2010, Brussels.

‘Small House’ by Kristjan Holm, 2008Every time he goes to the bed and turns off the light, something urgent reminds: toilet seat was left up, slippers are not exactly parallel, tap is dripping … Unfortunately the small house, where everything happens, is on the shore. How does it look from the dark sea? Jury Prize at Linoleum International Festival of Contemporary Experimental Animation and Media-Art 2009, Moscow.

‘In the Air’ by Martinus Klemet, 2009The telecommunication between the wolf and humans leads to a situation where the gravitation law changes to the unknown.

‘Dialogues’ by Ülo Pikkov, 2008An experimental animation fi lm, where all the visual material has been drawn directly on the fi lm print. It is based on absurd humour. The subject of the fi lm is a modern hi-tech society, which has too many sign systems. Special Mention at International Animation Festival 2008, Ottawa.

sesttivivivalalal: Estonia in Focus

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‘Morbus’ by Vallo Toomla, 2009This fi lm discusses life and death. Thoughts that pass through every mind once in a while. Yet, how does a child, or an elderly human being feel about it? Best Estonian Short Film at Sleepwalkers International Student Short Film Festival 2009, Estonia.

‘The Dress’ by Jelena Girlin and Mari Liis Bassovskaja, 2007A woman tries to remember the highlights of her life, or maybe dreams about them. Best Short Film at Cinanima International Animated Film Festival 2007, Portugal.

‘The Way to Nirvana’ by Mait Laas , 2000This story is about a young man, who wants to go beyond the horizon ... Grand Prix at International Oberhausen Short Film Festival 2001.

‘So Long’ by Andres Tenusaar, 2009This fi lm is like an essential nightmare. People are very afraid of things that come out of them. They are also very afraid of things that are coming at them or into them.

‘The Second Coming’ by Tanel Toom, 2008An endless war has worn brothers Thomas and Marcus down. Tired of fi ghting against a nameless enemy and tired of guessing what will come next, the only thing Thomas wants from Marcus is to walk. But the problem with dead people is that they don’t walk. Usually. Best European Short Film at Arcipelago International Festival of Short Films and New Images 2009, Rome.

‘Unlucky Talisman’ by Jüri Muttika, 2009After several years a man steps back into his hometown where his former love still lives. He needs to give her something back.

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9 May at 2.00 pm – Veik o Õunpuu’s Films Shortwave Cinema, 10 Bermondsey Square London SE1 3UN‘Empty’ by Veiko Õunpuu, 2006A young intellectual, Mati, engineers himself into a situation where he has to spend a weekend with his wife Helina and her lover Eduard. The trio goes to Eduard’s summer house, surrounded by the majestic scenery of big forests and an empty beach. Mati, either out of jealousy or pride, has decided to win back his wife and will do anything his introverted and inert mind can come up with. Estonian Film Critics Association Prize, Best Estonian Film 2006.

‘Autumn Ball’ by Veiko Õunpuu, 2007The fi lm talks about six inhabitants of Soviet-era tower blocks whose lives touch together, and who are all united by a feeling of loneliness. Best Director Award at Thessaloniki Film Festival and at Bratislava International Film Festival, 2007. Horizons Award at Venice International Film Festival 2007. Golden Star at Marrakech International Film Festival 2007. Golden Moon at Cinema Jove Valencia International Film Festival 2008. Grand Prize at Brussels International Independent Film Festival 2008.

http://www.shortwavefi lms.co.uk

May – JulyMezzo–soprano Kai Rüütel at the Royal Opera House, LondonKai Rüütel will appear as Flora in La TraviataLa Traviata (11–24 May, 8–17 July) and as Rosette in ManonManon (22 June – 10 July. Kai Rüütel joined the Jette Parker Young Artists Programme in September 2009.

www.roh.org.uk

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15 May at 1 pmEstonian children in London will stage the play ‘The Bear’s Holiday’ by Leelo Tungal at the Estonian House, 18 Chepstow Villas, W11 2RB, LondonOne of the most popular children books authors in Estonia Leelo TungalLeelo Tungal will pay a visit to the Estonian School in London.

www.estonia.gov.uk

25 May – 12 JuneGiant Olive Theatre Company presents StageSpell Theatre Company’s UK premiere: ‘Happy Everyday’ by Jaan Tätte, directed by Liisa Smith‘Happy Everyday’ is a witty situation comedy, which seems totally absurd at fi rst glance: a wife suggests to her husband to arrange a ménage à

trois. However all is not as it seems. The play has been written by an acclaimed Estonian playwright Jaan TätteJaan Tätte, whose fi rst play ‘Highway Crossing’ has been a critical success both in and outside Estonia. In 2006, the UK premiere of the ‘Highway Crossing’, directed by Estonian theatre director Liisa SmithLiisa Smith, was listed as Critic’s Choice in TimeOut London, sparking further interest in Tätte’s work.

www.giantolive.com/coming-soon/happy-everyday.html

28 May at 7.30 pmThe collaboration of the acclaimed conductor Neeme Järvi with the London Philharmonic Orchestra will continue at the Royal Festival Hall, LondonProgramme:Rachmaninoff - Gala ConcertVariations on a Theme of CorelliPiano Concerto No 4Symphony No 1Alexei LubimovAlexei Lubimov, piano

www.neemejarvi.ee/coneng.html#0108

9 – 20 JuneMaarit Murka’s painting nominated to the Sovereign European Art Prize, the exhibition at the Barbican Centre, Silk Street, EC2Y8DSMaarti Murkas’s painting will be among the 29 fi nalist art works what will be auctioned by Christie’s to support the Barbican Centre

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Trust’s vital arts outreach work in the local East London area. Awarded annually, the Sovereign European Art Prize is the only European-wide prize for contemporary art. The pieces by European rising stars of the European contemporary art world can be viewed at the exhibition at the Barbican Centre.

www.sovereignartfoundation.comwww.murka.ee

11 June at 7.30Dmitry Hvorostovsky and Ivari Ilja at the Wigmore Hall, LondonThe collaboration of pianist Ivari IljaIvari Ilja with world famous Russian baritone Dmitry HvorostovskyDmitry Hvorostovsky started several years ago. The programme at the Wigmore Hall includes music by Rachmaninov and Tchaikovsky. Ivari Ilja has won prices

in several national and international competitions, including the Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw and the Vianna da Motta Piano Competition in Lisbon.

www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/productions/dmitri-hvorostovsky-baritone-25254

Estonian exhibitions at the International Architecture Showcase, London Festival of Architecture

19 June – 31 July‘Boom.Room. New Estonian Architecture’ at the NLA, The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London WC1E 7BT 25 June at 8.30 amBreakfast talk and Q&A with Estonian architects, NLAThe economic boom in Estonia in the last decade

led to the creation of an unprecedented number of new architectural bureaus staffed, for the most part, by young architects. There was so much work that it was not only the architects themselves doing the designing, but also fi rst-year university students. The country’s young architecture is contemporary, innovative and of high quality – which, viewed from the outside, may seem astonishing.

www.arhitektuurikeskus.ee/index.php?/konverents/boomroomwww.lfa2010.org

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19 June – 4 JulyThe River Bell, designed by architect Vilen Künnapu, for London Festival of Architecture, at Southwark Cathedral, the Millennium CourtyardThe public space installation ‘The River Bell’, designed by architect Vilen KünnapuVilen Künnapu, is an abstract form, which is in conversation with the

walking path by the River Thames, the Millennium Courtyard and especially with the architecture of the Southwark Cathedral.

vilenkunnapu.pri.ee/templid_sisu_eng/temples.htmlwww.lfa2010.org

7 July at 7.30 pmI Himmelen: Vigala Singers, SaxEst and Doris Kareva at a concert at St Simon Zelotes Church, 40 Milner Street, London SW3 2QFThe Vigala SingersThe Vigala Singers and The Royal College of The Royal College of Music Junior Department Alumni Chamber Music Junior Department Alumni Chamber ChoirChoir conducted by Joy HillJoy Hill, together with the

saxophone quartet SaxEstSaxEst, will celebrate a Estonian and British cultural liaison featuring music by Holst, Pearsall, Vaughan Williams, Holst, Pearsall, Vaughan Williams, Gabriel Jackson, Tõnu KõrvitsGabriel Jackson, Tõnu Kõrvits and Hillar KarevaHillar Kareva. The programme includes two UK premieres: ‘A Ship With Unfurled Sails’UK premieres: ‘A Ship With Unfurled Sails’ by Gabriel Gabriel JacksonJackson, text by Doris KarevaDoris Kareva, and ‘Hymns from The Western Coast’ ‘Hymns from The Western Coast’ by Tõnu KõrvitsTõnu Kõrvits. Poetess Doris KarevaDoris Kareva will read extracts from her poetry book ‘A Shape of Time’‘A Shape of Time’, published by Arc PublicationsArc Publications in 2010.

www.stsimonzelotes.com

2 JulyKristiina Ehin and Estonian musicians at the Ledbury Poetry Festival, HerefordshireIn 2009 poet Asko KünnapAsko Künnap was invited to the Ledbury Poetry Festival. Now the Festival welcomes two Estonian poets, Kristiina EhinKristiina Ehin and Doris KarevaDoris Kareva. The opening night of the Festival featuring Kristiina Ehin will also

introduce her new poetry book, published by Arc PublicationsArc Publications.

www.poetry-festival.com

10 JulyDoris Kareva at the Ledbury Poetry Festival, HerefordshireThe Festival will feature Doris KarevaDoris Kareva and her poetry book ‘A Shape of Time’‘A Shape of Time’, published by Arc Arc PublicationsPublications. Live reading, interviews, Q/A with Doris Kareva.

www.poetry-festival.com

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17 July at 1 pmMezzo-soprano Kai Rüütel at the Jette Parker Young Artists Gala, Royal Opera House, LondonThe performance of the Jette Parker Young Artists will be directed by José Dario InnellaJosé Dario Innella, lit by Donald CoxDonald Cox and accompanied by the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, conducted

by Robin StapletonRobin Stapleton.

www.roh.org.uk

27 July at 7.30 pmPaavo Järvi and Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen at the BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London. Live on BBC Radio 3Returning for its third appearance at the Proms, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen gives its fi rst performance here under its Artistic Director, Paavo JärviPaavo Järvi.

Programme:Beethoven - Symphonies No 1 & 5, Violin Concerto in D majorHilary HahnHilary Hahn violin, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo JärviJärvi conductor

www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2010

27 August – 5 SeptemberEstonian animations at the London International Animation FestivalAnimationsAnimations by Kaspar Jancis, PriitKaspar Jancis, Priit and Olga Pärn, Riho Unt, Jelena Girlin, Mari Liis Olga Pärn, Riho Unt, Jelena Girlin, Mari Liis Bassovskaja and Chintis LundgrenBassovskaja and Chintis Lundgren will be screened in the programme of one of the world’s leading animation festivals.

www.liaf.org.uk

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Arvo Pärt 75 celebrations!BBC Proms, LondonVale of Glamorgan Festival, Wales LIFEM Festival, London

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Arvo Pärt 75 at the BBC Proms17 August at 7 pm‘Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten’ by Arvo ‘Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten’ by Arvo Pärt at the Prom 42, Royal Albert Hall, London. Pärt at the Prom 42, Royal Albert Hall, London. Live on BBC Four and BBC Radio 3Live on BBC Four and BBC Radio 3The heartrending strings and tolling bell of the ‘Cantus’ by Arvo Pärt forms a hypnotic tribute to Britten.Programme:

Pärt - Cantus in memoriam Benjamin BrittenBritten - Four Sea Interludes from ‘Peter Grimes’Watkins -Violin Concerto, BBC commission: world premiereShostakovich - Symphony No 5 in D minor Alina IbragimovaAlina Ibragimova violin, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner BBC Symphony Orchestra, Edward Gardner conductor

www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2010

17 August at 10.15 pmSt John Passion by Arvo Pärt at BBC Proms, St John Passion by Arvo Pärt at BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London. Live on BBC Radio 3Royal Albert Hall, London. Live on BBC Radio 3Arvo PärtArvo Pärt emerged onto the landscape of later-20th-century music after making a decisive break from his former modernist ways and building a new language from scratch, with the simplest musical elements. The pure, hypnotic

atmosphere of his slowly shifting harmonies have won him a place among the key fi gures of so-called ‘spiritual minimalism’ – with a style that appears rooted in ancient religion while also sounding fresh and personal. Poised between the Lutheran and Catholic traditions, the austere yet serene St John Passion is sure to create a special aura in this ideal Late Night Prom setting.Andrew KennedyAndrew Kennedy Pilate, Brindley SherrattBrindley Sherratt Jesus, Iain Farrington Iain Farrington organ, Endymion, BBC Singers, David HillEndymion, BBC Singers, David Hill conductor

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17 August at 7 pmUK premiere of Symphony No. 4, ‘Los Angeles’ UK premiere of Symphony No. 4, ‘Los Angeles’ by Arvo Pärt at BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, by Arvo Pärt at BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London. Live on BBC Four and BBC Radio 3London. Live on BBC Four and BBC Radio 3In the climax to the 75th-birthday celebrations for Arvo Pärt at the BBC Proms, Esa–Pekka Esa–Pekka SalonenSalonen conducts the composer’s fi rst symphony for over 35 years, having given the

world premiere last year with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.Programme:Mosolov - The Foundry Pärt - Symphony No 4, ‘Los Angeles’, UK premiereRavel - Piano Concerto for the Left Hand Scriabin - The Poem of Ecstasy Jean-Effl am BavouzetJean-Effl am Bavouzet piano, Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka SalonenEsa-Pekka Salonen conductor

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WALESTONIA FESTIVAL 2010

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5 – 11 September 75th-birthday celebrations for Arvo Pärt and other Estonian highlights at the Vale of Glamorgan Festival

Vale of Galmorgan Festival will have a strong feature on Estonia and, in particular, celebrations of the 75th anniversary of the birth of the composer Arvo Pärt whose birthday on 11th of September falls within the Festival dates.

The visiting Estonian artists include Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt himself, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber ChoirChoir and the ensemble ResonabilisResonabilis. One of the highlights of the festival will be the world world premiere of the new piece ‘In Spe’ by Arvo Pärtpremiere of the new piece ‘In Spe’ by Arvo Pärt, commissioned by the Vale of Galmorgan Festival. ‘In Spe’ will be performed by the BBC National BBC National Orchestra of WalesOrchestra of Wales, conducted by Tõnu KaljusteTõnu Kaljuste.The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conducted by Daniel ReussDaniel Reuss, will make a tour in Wales. The ensemble Resonabilis with an unique combination of instruments – voice, fl ute, cello and kannel, will perform together with Sian Sian CameronCameron, the mezzo–soprano from Wales and Philip GrossPhilip Gross, the poet with Estonian roots. Estonian music will be performed in programme of several concerts, featuring beside Arvo PärtArvo Pärt also Tõnu Kõrvits, Galina GrigoryevaTõnu Kõrvits, Galina Grigoryeva and others.

www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

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Estonian highlights at the LIFEM Festival

5 NovemberEstonian-Ukrainian folkband Svjata Vatra at the LIFEM festival, Kings Place, LondonThe musicians themselves call their style ‘fi refolk’. This results in fi ery non-Nordic masculine energy that cannot but impress everyone. The Estonian and Ukrainian folk songs and tunes have new arrangements,

whereas the authors‘ pieces have sprung from personal experiences. Svjata Vatra is like a sizzling campfi re, giving light and warmth yet burning no one.

www.myspace.com/svjatavatrawww.lifem.org.uk

7 NovemberArvo Pärt 75: Hortus Musicus at the LIFEM Festival, St Etheldreda’s Church, LondonThe Hortus MusicusHortus Musicus specialises in performing European forms of early music, but also non-European styles including Indian Ragas, Israeli temple songs, Arabian mughams and Jewish

music. The group’s repertoire includes works of 20th century composers including Arvo PärtArvo Pärt’s compositions, of which ‘Arbos’‘Arbos’ and ‘An den Wassern zu Babel sassen wir und weinten’‘An den Wassern zu Babel sassen wir und weinten’ the composer has dedicated to Andres MustonenAndres Mustonen, the leader of the group. The Hortus Musicus has given concerts everywhere in Europe, in the US, Japan, Israel, including at several major early music festivals. The group has recorded 35 programmes, available from companies such as Erdenklang, Musica Svecia, Forte and Finlandia Records.

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6 and 9 October at 7.30 pmThe collaboration of the acclaimed conductor Neeme Järvi with the London Philharmonic Orchestra will continue at the Royal Festival Hall, LondonProgramme on 6 October: Suk, Chopin, DvořákEvgeny KissinEvgeny Kissin pianoProgramme on 9 October: Dvořák Lisa MilneLisa Milne soprano, Karen CargillKaren Cargill mezzo soprano, Peter AutyPeter Auty tenor, Peter RosePeter Rose bass, London Philharmonic ChoirLondon Philharmonic Choir

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