Estonian Music & Art News - Week 1, November 2025
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🎼 AFEKT 2025 Festival Underway The annual contemporary-music festival AFEKT Festival has opened in Tallinn & Tartu (24–28 October). This year’s programme highlights the centenaries of key 20th-century composers, including Arvo Pärt, Helmut Lachenmann, Pierre Boulez and Luciano Berio, combining experimental, electro-acoustic and classical formats. emic.ee
📣 Estonian Delegation Heads to Classical: NEXT 2025 Music Estonia and Estonian Music Information Centre (EMIC) announced Estonia’s participation in Classical:NEXT 2025, one of the world’s leading platforms for classical and art-music professionals. The move emphasises Estonia’s growing role in the international classical scene. musicestonia.eu
🎶 Estonian Festival Orchestra’s Carnegie Hall Debut The Estonian Festival Orchestra made its North American debut at Carnegie Hall on 23 October, in a programme wholly devoted to Arvo Pärt’s works as part of his 90th-birthday celebrations. The concert included top soloists and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, reinforcing Estonia’s global footprint in contemporary classical music. thenorthernvoices.com
📅 Finalists Announced for “Klassikatähed 2025” The final concert of the young-artist competition Klassikatähed 2025 will take place on 7 November. Winners will perform with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO), emphasising classical-music development at a national level. piletilevi.ee
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