MANUS: The Hands, When Music Becomes Philosophy
When I first set foot inside Peeter Süda Hall for MANUS: The Hands, I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.
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concert review
Hüseyin Kırmızı’s Mediterranean Metamorphosis
As part of Tallinn Fringe Festival, I went to Heldeke! to hear an intriguing solo piano concert by contemporary Cypriot
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Bach & Khayyam: A Musical Dialogue
Cross-cultural collaborations have become increasingly common in the world of early and contemporary music, yet very few achieve the level
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Ballet at the Bar by Triinu Upkin – A Review
A ballerina walks into a bar… It sounds like the setup to a joke, but at Tallinn’s intimate Heldeke venue,
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Rahvusooper Estonia’s Võluflööt: A Magical Journey with Some Dim Corners
I recently attended Rahvusooper Estonia’s Võluflööt (The Magic Flute) by W.A. Mozart, and it was, as always, a musical and theatrical
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Iranian Music Evening at Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia
When we think of contemporary classical music, our minds often immediately jump to Western orchestral or electronic instrumentation—or experimental textures
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Orpheus in the Underworld / Orpheus põrgus – Rahvusooper Estonia
A Joyride Through the Underworld Orpheus in the Underworld—despite its name—is not a solemn myth retelling, but a riotous romp
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Lohengrin – Wagner’s Romantic Myth Reimagined in Tallinn
Last week, I finally attended a performance I’ve been waiting for a long time—Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, staged by the Estonian
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