To celebrate International Music Day on October 1st, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EMTA) will take its representative festival MÜRIAADfest to the Viru Centre, filling the atrium with concerts by wonderful young performers.
This year’s MÜRIAADfest, subtitled “Encounters,” will take place from September 28 to October 5, 2024, and is dedicated to the academy’s 105th anniversary. The festival program includes concerts featuring students, faculty, and alumni from the academy; engaging discussions on topics related to music, theatre, and society, encouraging listeners to reflect and speak; installations and exhibitions that expand viewers’ minds. Most events are free for everyone! For more details, visit eamt.ee/myriaadfest.
In the atrium of the Viru Centre, both classical music artists and folk musicians, including singers and instrumentalists, will perform. The day, filled with musical gems, will be hosted by Johan Randvere.
Concerts on October 1st in the atrium of the Viru Centre every full hour, lasting 30 minutes each.
Program:
12:00 PM – EMTA folk musicians and singing students from Tbilisi Ilia State University
1:00 PM – Katariina Tammemägi (violin), with Reet Ruubel on piano
2:00 PM – Music pedagogy rhythm music students, young vocalists Kerttu Saagpakk, Stefania Airapetjan-Adil, Sandra Rüütel, Vladimir Todurov, Berit Hallik, with Rain Rämmal on piano
3:00 PM – EMTA wind orchestra, conducted by Toomas Vavilov
4:00 PM – Jazz students Kristin Kalnapenk (vocals), Kairiin Kukk (piano)
5:00 PM – EMTA cello ensemble
6:00 PM – Classical singing students, sopranos Laura-Retti Laos, Marta Ojasoo, Viktoriya Lykova, Anni Zimmermann, Melissa Purason, and Hanna-Elisa Joki-Luomala, baritone Sampo-Elias Asikainen, with Sven-Sander Šestakov, Siim Selis, and Irina Oja on piano
7:00 PM – EMTA accordion ensemble
8:00 PM – Tiit Tomp (piano)