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26. April - 5. May 2024
Tallinn, Tartu
Estonian Music Days
Organised already for forty years, the Estonian Music Days focuses both on the new works and golden classics of Estonian composers performed by the top musicians from Estonia and abroad. The concert programme includes chamber music and large- scale works, music of different styles and genres reachin..
9.-14. June 2024
Tallinn
Tallinn Guitar festival
Organised since 2006, the Tallinn Guitar Festival celebrates both the guitar music of different styles and intriguing performers. Festival has presented the notorious guitar artists like Carlo Domeniconi, Oscar Ghiglia, Yamandu Costa, Oscar Herrero, Jorge Cardoso, Ferenc Snetberger, Don Ross, Celso..
15.-15. June 2024
Mustjala, Island of Saaremaa
Mustjala Festival
Organised since 1995, the Mustjala Music Festival is held within the untouched picturesque landscapes of the Saaremaa Island. The festival introduces both classical and jazz music performed by colourful Estonian and guest artists. The concerts are held at church venues, the exotic Tagaranna Fishing..
13.-16. June 2024
Pärna Village, Island of Hiiumaa
Sõru jazz
The festival program is divided into winter – series presenting live jazz music in Tallinn, and summer – series culminating with the Sõru Jazz Festival. The festival presents both acknowledged Estonian musicians and guest performers creating possibilities for young musicians to share the..
16.-23. June 2024
Pohja-Sakala parish
Suure-Jaani music festival
Organised since 1998, the festival celebrates Estonian classical music with the focus on the heritage of composers Mart Saar, Artur Kapp, Eugen Kapp and Villem Kapp. Festival program includes the traditional day for children, a Sunrise Concert held at the Hüpassaare mireland on the third hour of Jun..
5.-6. July 2024
Mooste minor, Põlvamaa
Mooste Elohelü - Estonian Folk Music Arrangements Festival
The "Mooste elohelü" festival is recreating and empowering the traditions of Estonian folk music through the live performances and combining the principles of historical and contemporary practices. In addition to the concert program the competition is held to celebrate the unique vocal – instr..
4.-7. July 2024
Muhu island, Hellamaa village
Juu Jääb – The Future Music Festival of the Muhu Island
The festival on the Muhu Island was founded in 1997 primarily to preserve, introduce and connect the fragile cultural heritage of the islanders with the practices of world culture. The concert programs are often highlighted with audiovisual aids and shift between the terms of classical, jazz and wor..
2.-7. July 2024
Viljandi
Viljandi Early Music Festival
The tradition of the oldest early music festival in Estonia was started in 1982. This is the festival of the majesty of the historical city and musical works lasted over the centuries. The festival concerts are held in the churches and different concert venues all over the city. The festival emphasi..
4.-9. July 2024
Tartu, Tallinn, Saaremaa
Glasperlenspiel Music Festival
Festival Glasperlenspiel directed by Peeter Vähi has got its inspiration from the novel by Hermann Hesse. It is certainly a leading musical event in Estonian summer where music lovers can enjoy performers like Glasperlenspiel Sinfonietta, Chamber Orchestra of Covent Garden, Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus..
28. June - 14. July 2024
Rapla
Rapla Church Music Festival
Organised since 1993 and co-founded with Finnish church musicians, the Rapla Church Music Festival focuses on the rich heritage of sacral music repertoire.
10.-19. July 2024
Pärnu, Tallinn, Narva
Pärnu Music Festival
Pärnu Music Festival focuses on orchestral music and presents the festival orchestra consisting of professional musicians from all over the world. The festival also presents the selection of top soloists active both as concert soloists and chamber musicians - Hilary Hahn, Jasmine Choi, Alexander Tor..
25.-28. July 2024
Haapsalu Cathedral, Haapsalu St. John’s Church
Haapsalu Early Music festival
Founded in 1994 in the resort town Haapsalu, the Early Music Festival is considered as one of the most prestigious ones in its genre in Estonia and therefore has caught the professional attention of many outstanding foreign musicians. The goal of the festival high level performances is to bring both..
2.-4. August 2024
Pühalepa, Island of Hiiumaa
Pühalepa Music Festival
Held yearly in August, the Pühalepa Music Festival is organised on the Island of Hiiumaa. The festival focuses on early music and contemporary works, including music by Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür, who was born on Hiiumaa. The three days long programme is presented in the premises of Pühalepa..
8.-10. August 2024
Leigo lake, Valga parish
Leigo Lake Music Festival
Leigo – it is the symbol of one mans dream. In 1981, when Tõnu Tamm was visiting the area in the search of his future summer residence, the unique landscape of Leigo caught his eye. Mr. Tamm saw the future of the landscape with several artificial lakes on it. In 1998, the first lake was create..
2.-11. August 2024
Tallinn, Pirita
Birgitta festival
The first music theatre festival in the historical ruins of Pirita (Saint Birgitta) Convent was held in 2005. For today, the artistic ambitions of the festival reach to the praised status of the symbolic music event both in the cultural life of Tallinn and Baltic region. Festival focuses on the musi..
6.-11. August 2024
Mustvee
International Church Music Festival VM FEST MUSTVEE
Welcome to the International Church Music Festival VM FEST MUSTVEE! The original idea of a multicultural festival on the shore of Lake Peipus that would bring together the best professional musicians from different countries of the world has become a definite reality. The small but extremely charm..
20. July - 15. August 2024
Viljandi parish
Viljandi Organ Festival
Viljandi Organ festival is an event, where past and the traditions meet the visions for the future, royal sounds of organ will be combined with unexpected harmonies and innovative solutions.
16.-25. August 2024
Tartu, Tallinn
Eastern Music Festival Orient
Orient Festival is the first-ever concentrated show of oriental music in Estonia, a tradition going back to the year 1992, and has brought the most authentic performers from more exotic regions of the world, comprising any kind of ritual, folk, and traditional classical music. Initially, the perform..
23.-30. August 2024
Tallinn
Tallinn Chamber Music Festival
The Tallinn Chamber Music Festival is a major classical music event in Estonia and has become a highly valued tradition. It was created to enrich and add some classical spice to the busy cultural life in Tallinn, giving audiences the chance to enjoy and take pride in the country’s most outstan..
2.-6. Oct 2024
Tallinn
Tallinn International Organ Festival ''Reval''
The Reval International Organ Festival in October will bring excitement to Tallinn's churches and cathedrals with its unique organs. Top organists from Estonia and abroad will showcase their country's organ heritage and at the same time get acquainted with our organ music and organ building culture...
9.-13. Oct 2024
Viljandi
Viljandi guitar festival
The focus of the Viljandi Guitar Festival is to promote improvisational and cross-stylistic guitar playing skills, introduce guitarists from Estonia and abroad developing international cooperation in the field of guitar studies. The first half of the festival concentrates on music students and maste..
16.-23. Oct 2024
Tallinn, Tartu, Narva, Rakvere, Loksa, Viimsi
Credo - Festival of Orthodox Sacral Music
Organised since 1994, the Credo Festival of Orthodox Sacral Music is held annually around the Orthodox celebrations of the Nativity of the Mother of God (September 21). The focus of the festival is to preserve, research and introduce the heritage of Orthodox musical culture. During the past years of..
1.-7. Jan 2025
Tallinn
Tallinn Bach music festival bachFest
The first festival of the year, the bachFest from 1 to 7 January, is dedicated to the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. But what would the festival be without the music of other Baroque composers?Let's just name a few - François Couperin, Nicolas de Grigny or Antonio Vivaldi, some of whom Joh..
6.-12. Sept 2025
Tallinn, Pärnu, Tartu
Pärnu International Opera Music Festival PromFest
PromFest, a festival for friends of opera, has been held since 2005. The festival program concentrates mainly on young opera singers and audience members.
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