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Applications for the MA in Contemporary Physical Performance Making (CPPM) of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre can be submitted until 1 March.
We have received applications from 18 countries, so we can say already that the next CPPM group will be truly international with people from all over the world and very different cultural and professional backgrounds.
Please find more information about the curriculum and admission requirements: mastersincppm.com
Due to the current pandemic situation that makes travelling very difficult, we had to make some decisions regarding our live audition schedule.
The new schedule for LIVE auditions is:
7-9 March TALLINN
10-12 March TALLINN
14-16 March BERLIN
23-25 March LONDON
New schedule for ONLINE auditions:
18-20 March
26-28 March
1-3 April
We no longer hold live auditions in Milan, Melbourne and Seoul.
For more information please turn to: info_cppm@eamt.ee
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After the one-year corona break, students of The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre can apply again for the EAMT Competition for Student Projects with their team.
The aim of the competition is to encourage EAMT students to experiment with their business ideas, to develop them in the special pre-incubation program STARTERtallinn in a collaboration between Tallinn universities and to implement these ideas.
In the first stage of the competition you must submit the description of your idea and your team by Friday, 11 February (12:00) by e-mail projektikonkurss@eamt.ee
The jury will assess the submitted ideas and the most potential ones will have the opportunity to participate in the free STARTERtallinn development program worth € 5,000 from 14 February. In May it will be possible to give an overview of the development of the projects again and the EAMT will award up to 3 financial prizes to the best business ideas developed. The total size of the bonus fund is 800 €.
Please find more information here or contact Marko Lõhmus, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Management (marko.lohmus@eamt.ee).
Admission is opened for MA in Contemporary Performance and Composition (CoPeCo), the application deadline is 31 January 2022.
CoPeCo is a two-year joint master’s programme in contemporary performance and composition, offering the students an open platform for experimental artistic practice within a European setting.
The programme aims to create a dynamic environment that supports and promotes contemporary musical expression in all aspects, including creation, production, performance and the relationship between musicians and society. The programme achieves this by establishing a joint platform, where composers and performers can begin new artistic collaborations, interact with artists from other disciplines, work with live electronics and develop their improvisational skills.
The consortium includes the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse in Lyon and the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre.
CoPeCo programme co-director is Taavi Kerikmäe, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music.
More info: copeco.net
The competition will take place from 26 March to 2 April 2022 in Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
For pianists competition will be held in three stages:
– 1st and 2nd round will take place in the Great Hall of Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
– the final round will take place with The Kaunas Symphony Orchestra in Kaunas State Philharmonic
For chamber ensembles competition will be held in two stages:
– the 1st round will take place in The Chamber Hall of Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
– the final round will take place in The Great Hall of Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
The competition is open to pianists of all nationalities who were born in or after 1 January 1992, and to chamber ensembles whose all members’ average age is less than 35 years.
The registration to the competition is open until 31 January 2022.
International Jury:
Piano: Kevin Kenner (USA) – Chairman, Cezary Sanecki (Poland), Ewa Kupiec (Germany), Jurgis Karnavičius (Lithuania), Zbignevas Ibelgauptas (Lithuania), Toms Ostrovskis (Latvia), Mihkel Poll (Estonia).
Chamber music: Avedis Kouyoumdjian (Austria) – Chairman, Rimantas Armonas (Lithuania), Petras Kunca (Lithuania), Grzegorz Kurzynski (Poland), Marje Lohuaru (Estonia), Arigo Štrals (Latvia), Audronė Vainiūnaitė (Lithuania).
Learn more: https://vainiunas.lt/en/indexsub/competition-rules
The Yamaha scholarship competition 2022, open to all full time woodwind students of the EAMT, will take place on Wednesday, 23 February at 10.00 in the Chamber hall of EAMT. One scholarship of 1000€ will be awarded.
The programme is following:
Flute:
- J.S. Bach – Partita A Minor BWV 1013, I Allemande & II Courante
- W.A. Mozart – Concerto G Major K313, I mvt with cadenza or Concerto D Major K314, I mvt with cadenza
Oboe:
- J.S. Bach – Partita BWV 1013, I Allemande & II Courante (transcription for oboe)
- W.A. Mozart – Concerto C Major K314 I mvt with cadenza
Clarinet:
- J.S. Bach – Partita BWV 1013, I Allemande ja II Courante (transcription for clarinet)
- W.A. Mozart – Concerto A Major K622, I mvt
Bassoon:
- J.S. Bach – Partita BWV 1013, I Allemande & II Courante (transcription for bassoon)
- W.A. Mozart – Concerto B-flat Major, I mvt with cadenza
Saxophone:
- J.S. Bach – Partita BWV 1013, I Allemande ja II Courante (transcription for saxophone)
- A. Glazunov – Concerto op 109, from the beginning till the end of the cadenza
In order to participate, please sign up latest by Tuesday, 15 February 2022 here.
The concert and theatre hall of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and the ticket sales platform Fienta have jointly developed a new ticket validation system. The goal of the project was to create a self-service solution that speeds up the entrance to the venue and reduces physical contact between individuals. At the same time, the work processes of the concert and theatre hall were reviewed and improved. The new system will be tested at the EMTA concert and theater hall in December 2021.
“While cinemas have been using self-service to check-in attendees for some time now, this is the first time such a solution is used by a concert and theatre hall,” says Ilja Goor, the Administrative Head of EAMT Halls. “We are glad that Fienta took our idea and developed a solution in which many other event organizers are already interested.”
Attendees display their ticket and medical certificate QR codes to a tablet computer as a printout or from a mobile phone. The validity of the concert or theatre ticket is checked by the system and the ticket will be marked as used. The health certificate and the identity document are double-checked by a hall attendant.
“Fienta is pleased that the Academy of Music and Theatre is so open to innovation. Self-service at the EAMT Concert and Theatre Hall makes the process of checking tickets and health certificates faster for the audience and also helps to reduce physical contacts. The solution will be available for other event organizers in early 2022,″ comments René Lasseron, CEO of Fienta.
Last night, the second concert of the final round of the IV Tallinn International Piano Competition took place in the great hall of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, after which the jury determined the results of the competition. The first prize went to David Munk-Nielsen, the second prize went to Théotime Gillot from France, and the third prize went to Japanese pianist Misora Ozaki.
Estonian pianist Tähe-Lee Liiv, Genki Takai from Japan and Jiyoung Kim from the Republic of Korea were awarded the finalist diplomas. Out of 31 participants, 6 pianists made it through two demanding rounds to the finals, where they performed piano concertos with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Arvo Volmer.
The chairman of the jury, Eteri Andjaparize (USA / Georgia), was pleased that the competition could take place with all participants in one room without video performances. She also praised the strong level of the performers and the smooth work of the jury. “The discussions were so reasonable and smooth that they were almost dull,” Andjaparidze mused.
Igor Cognolato, a jury member from Italy, highlighted the professionalism of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Volmer: “Participants had the opportunity to choose from such a large number of excellent and complex piano concertos. This means that the orchestra and the conductor would also be ready to play them all, and this is undoubtedly unusual.”
The first three prizes in the competition and the finalists won monetary prizes: € 10,000, € 7,000 and € 4,000. €1,500 accompanied the diplomas. Pianists were also awarded numerous special prizes. Among them, the award for the best performance of Estonian music went to Shinyoung Lee from the Republic of Korea for her outstanding performance of composer Heino Eller’s music. The members of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO) chose Misora Ozaki as their favorite stage partner who is invited to perform with the orchestra in the future.
Evita Lohu received the prize of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in the form of an educational or a concert trip. ERSO and EAMT also presented a prize together – in February, EAMT student Hyewon Chung will perform as a soloist in front of the traditional joint project of both orchestras.
Mantas Šernius, a doctoral student of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, received the creative scholarship of the Association of Estonian Professional Musicians. Tähe-Lee Liiv was awarded a performance in the Palace Music Concert Series as well as the “Hope for the Future” award for a promising pianist offered by the Estonian Piano Teachers’ Association.
The concert agency Eesti Kontsert chose pianist Jiyoung Kim for a solo recital in the Estonia Concert Hall. Théotime Gillot will perform at a concert at the House of the Blackheads as part of the Tallinn Philharmonic Society Award.
David Munk-Nielsen was born in Copenhagen and started playing the piano at the age of five. He is currently studying at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Professor Erik T. Tawaststjerna.
The jury consisted of pianists and pedagogues, including Eteri Andjaparidze (chairwoman, Georgia / USA), Igor Cognolato (Italy), Juris Kalnciems (Latvia), Antti Siirala (Finland) and Ivari Ilja (Estonia).
The competition took place from November 25 until December 3. It was hosted by the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and the Estonian Pianists’ Association.
More information: tipc.eamt.ee
On 1 December, the admission opened for MA in Contemporary Performance and Composition (CoPeCo). The application deadline is 31 January, 2022.
CoPeCo is a two-year joint master’s programme in contemporary performance and composition, offering the students an open platform for experimental artistic practice within a European setting.
The programme aims to create a dynamic environment that supports and promotes contemporary musical expression in all aspects, including creation, production, performance and the relationship between musicians and society. The programme achieves this by establishing a joint platform, where composers and performers can begin new artistic collaborations, interact with artists from other disciplines, work with live electronics and develop their improvisational skills.
The consortium includes the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse in Lyon and the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre.
CoPeCo programme co-director is Taavi Kerikmäe, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music.
More info: copeco.net
Anneli Tohver will defend her doctoral thesis on 20 December at 11.00 in room C-405 for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Music):
Pianisti koostöö balletiartistidega: koreograafiat toetava muusikalise interpretatsiooni otsinguil
(The pianist’s collaboration with ballet artistes: exploring musical interpretation which supports choreography)
Supervisor: Professor Kristel Pappel, PhD (EAMT)
Opponent: Mihhail Gerts, PhD (Tallinn/Berlin)
The doctoral thesis is available HERE (in Estonian) and in print in the EAMT library.
In my doctoral thesis “The pianist’s collaboration with ballet artistes: exploring musical interpretation which supports choreography”, I looked at how pianists and ballet artistes work together, and my main research questions were: how to create an interpretation which supports choreography and what kind of musical means of expression are significant in this process. The third research topic – which became the central focus and the most substantial part of my written work and creative projects – was: how to put the experiences gained in the ballet theatre into practice in smaller ensembles like a chamber ensemble with ballet artistes.
In vocal and instrumental music, the pianist playing in the ensemble has one or several solo parts, the ballet pianist, on the other hand, supports choreographic movement. This requires expertise in the performance traditions of ballet music as well as the specificity of dance movements. I looked for ensemble elements – akin to those existing in musical ensembles – in the collaboration of the ballet artiste and the ballet pianist. With every kind of ensemble, it is desirable that the pianist understands the activity of his/her ensemble partner, being supportive in an accompanying function and, if necessary, an expressive partner in the solo material of a piano part.
There is not much research in Estonia on the subject of the ballet pianist, nor are there any handbooks available in the Estonian language. Whereas from the dancer’s point of view the field is continuously developing, the same cannot be said from the perspective of the pianist. This work is part of the doctoral creative-research project, which aimed to develop this field academically and pedagogically.
