Estonian Music & Art News - Week 3, October 2025

• 🎤 Estonia Selected Acts for WOMEX Showcases Oopus and Kass-Talsi-Minn will represent Estonia at WOMEX 2025 in Tampere, Finland, in October. Their selection reflects the growing strength of Estonia’s folk-electronic and minimalist electroacoustic scenes. ERR
  

  

• 📚 AFEKT Festival Announces 2025 Theme & Dates The International Contemporary Music Festival AFEKT 2025 will take place October 24-28 in Tallinn & Tartu (with additional dates in Tapa and OKK in December). It will celebrate centenary birthdays of composers including Boulez, Berio, Lachenmann, and mark Arvo Pärt’s 90th. emic.ee

• 🎼 AccordionFest & Viljandi Guitar Festival Coming Up From October 3-11, AccordionFest is running in Tallinn, Viimsi, and Tartu, spotlighting the classical accordion and training young players. Around the same time, a Viljandi Guitar Festival (October 8-12) will highlight improvisational and cross-stylistic guitar work. festivals.ee

• 💡 Culture is Happening: Fall Event Season Several cultural events are being promoted for autumn:• EPICIRQ (Oct 5-6), a Baltic contemporary circus showcase at Vaba Lava.• International Bard Festival “Music of Falling Leaves” at the Estonian National Museum.• Festival of Lights in Nõo.• Tartu Children’s & Youth Literature Festival (Oct 9–12).ERR

• 🎯 ERSO’s New Season: “Myths & Legends” Opens with Kullervo On 17 October, ERSO launches part of its new concert series Myths & Legends with Kullervo, the tragic hero from Finnish mythology, at Estonia Concert Hall. Bachtrack

  
  

  In addition:

  • The Romance Concert Series 2025/2026 is now announced, featuring works by Brahms, Mahler, and contemporary-electronic blends. Piletikeskus

  • ERSO continues its Symphonic Lunches concert series — light, midweek performances at the Estonia Concert Hall — bridging classic and fresh repertoire. Visit Tallinn

  • On October 30, ERSO hosts an Autumn gourmet evening concert in collaboration with restaurant MEKK, offering a blend of music and dining. erso.ee

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