Starting from 18th of August, the Estonian capital transforms into a boundless stage as the Tallinn Fringe Festival returns for a full month of raw, uncurated artistic expression. Running through 18th of September, this month-long celebration brings together indie music, contemporary dance, physical theatre, stand-up comedy, circus, and late-night cabaret in venues all across Tallinn. Rooted in the open-access ethos born in Edinburgh, Tallinn Fringe removes gatekeepers to let venue owners and independent creators collaborate directly, filling local theatres, cozy bookshops, tasting rooms, and industrial hubs with unforgettable performances.
As Tunitemusic, we are thrilled to present an extraordinary, genre-defying lineup for this year’s festival. Here is a look at every event we have lined up throughout the Fringe month:
The Sound of Wine
Friday, 21 August @ Heldeke! Tasting Room and Bottle Shop
Composer and pianist Arashk Azizi invites audiences to an intimate sensory evening where fine wine meets live music storytelling. Bridging taste and sound, Azizi performs custom 7-to-10-minute piano poems matched to a curated flight of four red wines, combining pre-composed motifs with live improvisation to translate the body, finish, and character of each pour into acoustic melody.
Dante’s Divine Comedy
Saturday, 22 August @ Rüütel & Matilda English Bookshop
Composer and pianist Arashk Azizi brings a multidisciplinary performance to Rüütel & Matilda English Bookshop, reciting selections from Dante Alighieri’s masterpiece in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s translation. Interwoven with the spoken verse is Azizi’s own Divine Sonata, a solo piano work originally premiered at Dante’s tomb in Ravenna that reframes medieval allegory to address 21st-century themes of conflict, struggle, and peace.
The Sound of Whisky
Friday, 28 August @ Heldeke! Tasting Room and Bottle Shop
Pianist and composer Arashk Azizi returns to Heldeke! to explore the deep, complex world of spirits through music. Ditching traditional tasting lectures, Azizi crafts a series of rich, atmospheric piano poems live on stage, capturing the warmth, peat, and oak barrel nuances of four curated whiskies through evocative harmonies and spontaneous improvisation.
Neuropa: Where Sound Becomes Vision
Wednesday, 2 September @ Ratas&Kohv Hipodroomi
Italian electronic composer and producer Paolo F. Bragaglia joins forces with visual artist Marco Bragaglia for a mesmerizing audiovisual performance. While Paolo constructs evolving electronic landscapes using analogue synthesizers and digital gear, Marco transforms the music in real time into live painting, creating a direct dialogue where sound and visual art unfold together.
Paradise Lost
Thursday, 3 September @ Rüütel & Matilda English Bookshop
Returning to the atmospheric Rüütel & Matilda English Bookshop, Paradise Lost translates John Milton’s epic story of temptation, downfall, and redemption into a sonic narrative. Through acoustic depth and expressive performance of Matteo Ramon Arevalos of his own caomposition “La Folia”, this show re-imagines classical themes for modern music lovers.
Erik Satie: Gnossiennes, Piano & Ballet
Friday, 4 September @ Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
Pianist Matteo Ramon Arevalos and ballerina Triinu Upkin team up for a psychological dance-and-music performance structured around narrative framing by Arashk Azizi. Featuring Satie’s hypnotic Gnossiennes alongside Arevalos’s own compositions from La Folia, Upkin embodies the mythical figure of Ariadne, guiding the audience through an inner labyrinth of movement and sound.
AUTOTUNED: The Orchestra of Cars
Friday, 4 September @ Põhjala Tehas
Created by Italian electronic composer Paolo F. Bragaglia, this spatial sound installation transforms eight motor vehicles into living instruments arranged in a circle. Performing at the center alongside award-winning Italian pianist Matteo Ramon Arevalos, the duo delivers live electronic and piano compositions—featuring works by Arashk Azizi, Nikita Menkov / Alexandra Kostareva, Serena Abrami, Enrico Vitali, Enrico Pierantognetti, and Gianluca Gentili.
Synusonde: Sounds of the Zodiac
Saturday, 5 September @ Heldeke!
Visiting from Italy, composer and pianist Matteo Ramon Arevalos and electronic composer Paolo F. Bragaglia deliver an immersive concert mapping the twelve signs of the zodiac into original acoustic and electronic soundscapes. The music is accompanied by evolving celestial projections created by visual artist Marco Bragaglia, turning astrology into an interactive, multi-sensory experience.
The Sound of Zero
Thursday, 10 September @ Nullijook
In collaboration with Sietse from Nullijook, Tallinn’s pioneer in alcohol-free craftsmanship, pianist Arashk Azizi translates non-alcoholic mixology into live music. As Sietse introduces the story and botanical profile of three craft brews, Azizi interprets their subtle flavor notes and textures into delicate, 7-to-10-minute piano poems.
Divine Sonata
Friday, 11 September @ Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
Closing out Tunitemusic’s Tallinn Fringe lineup, composer and pianist Arashk Azizi presents a solo concert of his three-movement piano work Divine Sonata in Süda Hall. First premiered near Dante’s tomb in Ravenna, Italy, this virtuosic performance takes listeners on a musical journey through the tonal landscapes of Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
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