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To celebrate 100 years of official diplomatic relations between Denmark and Estonia, a multinational string quartet has been formed with remarkable musicians from Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.
The concert will take place at the Great Hall of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (Tatari 13, Tallinn) on August 24 at 19:00.
The quartet will consist of the highly remarkable and versatile Danish violinist Christina Åstrand playing the first violin who will be joined by Estonian violinist Mari-Katrina Suss, Lithuanian violist Sandra Klimaitė and Latvian cellist Elīza Sestule.
The musicians will play pieces by: M. K. Čiurlionis, String Quartet in C Minor (1903), Carl Nielsen, String Quartet in G Minor (1888), Peteris Vasks, String Quartet No. 2 (1984), Arvo Pärt, Fratres (1977/1989).
The string quartet consists of:
Christina Åstrand, who is in all respects a highly remarkable and versatile violinist, whether as a soloist, a chamber musician or as concertmaster of the DR Symphony Orchestra. Christina has received several prizes and honors. In 2019, she was a nominee for The Nordic Council Music Prize.
Mari-Katrina Suss received both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and has been continuing her studies at the doctoral level. She has worked with various Estonian orchestras (Pärnu City Orchestra, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Nordic Symphony Orchestra) and performed both as a soloist and as a chamber musician in Estonia and abroad. She joined the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra in 2005 and has been a member of Prezioso String Quartet since 2006.
Sandra Klimaitė was born in Vilnius, Lithuania and started learning violin and viola at the Konstantinas Čiurlionis School of Arts. In 2012 Sandra commenced her bachelor studies at Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and received her master’s dergee in 2019. She has participated in masterclasses of Jonas Urba, Jone Kaliunaite, Mikhail Zemtsov, Sergey Ostrovsky, Alexandr Bonduryanski, Michael Gaisler, Peijun Xu, Vincent Royer and Marcin Murawski. Sandra Klimaitė has actively participated in chamber music ensembles and orchestra projects. She is a member of Junges Musikpodium Dresden- Venice, Animato Stiftung, Gothenburg Academy of Music and Theatre Symphony Orchestra, Faroe Island Musical Meetings, Estonian Sinfonietta, Nordic Symphony Orchestra. Since 2016 she has been a permanent member of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra viola section.
Elīza Sestule has a bachelor’s degree from Jāzeps Vītols Academy of Music and is currently studying on her master’s degree there. She has participated and won several competitions and has played in many symphony orchestras.
Please fill in the registration form by August 23 at the latest so we can add you to the list and enjoy this celebration together!
Please also note that you should be able to present a valid COVID-19 certificate, or a negative COVID-19 test together with an identity document.
The concert is organized by The Danish Cultural Institute in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
In August 2021, the development cooperation project of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which will finance the studies of two foreign students in the international master’s degree program in cultural management, starts for the first time at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT).
Two study scholarships were awarded to one citizen of Georgia and one citizen of Ukraine to support their study in the Master’s program in Cultural Management from Autumn 2021 to Summer 2023. For almost 20 years, the cultural management curriculum has prepared professional organizers and leaders to contribute to the development of cultural organizations and the creative industries at both the local and international levels as an international program. With the help of the scholarship holder, we want to promote the professional development of the cultural organizations in Georgia and Ukraine as an interdisciplinary and influential discipline. Cultural management professionals with international education, European values, and a wide network of professional contacts can contribute to the development of cultural and creative industries at home and to the development of transnational relations through cultural diplomacy.
This year, 20 students from fourteen countries will start studying cultural management. Among them, Georgian and Ukrainian scholarship holders will be able to solve cultural management challenges in Estonia during the two-year study period. This will benefit cultural representatives and artists from their home country, cultural figures, and artists, as well as consumers, audiences, related communities, and the general public. Scholars who have obtained a master’s degree at the EAMT can contribute to the progress of the professional cultural management school in Georgia and Ukraine because the organizers educated here are able to pass on their knowledge and skills in their home country. In the future, the scholarship holders can mediate in Estonian cultural diplomacy and cultural exports and be partners in cooperation projects. The scholarship covers the monthly allowance to cover living expenses and also the cost of tuition for the nominal period of study.
The project is financed by the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the funds of development cooperation and humanitarian aid.
Additional information:
Kaari Kiitsak-Prikk
Lecturer of the Master’s program in Cultural Management
kaari.kiitsak-prikk@eamt.ee
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Dear all,
Unfortunately, we must acknowledge that in the upcoming academic year, we must once again take into account the dangers, inconveniences and possible limitations caused by the coronavirus pandemic. We of course want to believe that at least the practical learning can take place on a regular basis, as in the previous academic year. However, is it possible to organize choir and orchestra rehearsals, have performances, conduct lectures and seminars in the form of contact learning, and organize traditional student parties? At the moment, we do not yet know this, but in many ways, the full functioning of our academic life is in our own hands. The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre invites all its students and employees who have not yet been vaccinated to get vaccinated before the start of the new academic year.
If the vast majority of the Academy’s membership has been vaccinated, then the probability of our colleagues and fellow students getting (seriously) sick as well as the number of mandatory isolation days will decrease, at the same time, learning and creative activities, academic mobility, academic and social interaction, etc. could take place more freely.
The Government of the Republic of Estonia plans various opportunities to participate in work, study, and cultural events on the basis of the so-called corona passport. Based on these, the EAMT Rector’s Office will develop measures and guidelines by the beginning of the academic year to help keep our study and work environment as safe and open as possible.
For more information on vaccination options, see vaktsineeri.ee/en
EAMT Rector’s Office
It is possible to get vaccinated in the EAMT study building on August 30 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and September 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Vaccination in EAMT is organized by Qvalitas Arstikeskus AS. You can choose between Moderna (injections 4 weeks apart), Pfizer/BioNTech (injections 6 weeks apart) and Janssen (1 injection) if there are sufficient supplies. More information about vaccines can be found here: vaktsineeri.ee/en/covid-19/covid-19-vaccines/
Vaccination is free of charge for EAMT employees and students. Vaccination will take place in the EAMT study building (Tatari 13), the exact room is still to be determined. On the vaccination days, directions can be found in the lobby on the ground floor.
Pre-registration is not required. Please bring your identification document.
Please take note that you can only get vaccinated if you are healthy! Vaccination will be temporarily postponed if you feel sick, have a high fever, have COVID-19 or have been a close contact.
More info:
Sille Roots
Administrative and Financial Director
sille.roots@eamt.ee
+372 6675 704
Silvia Neeme
Chief Administrator
silvia.neeme@eamt.ee
+372 6675 767
The official admission period for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral studies at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre concluded on 2 July. EAMT received 360 applications from student candidates, of whom 210 were offered study places.
156 applications were submitted for bachelor’s studies, including 50 for curricula in English. EAMT accepted 92 student candidates, 76 for the Estonian and 16 for English curricula.
EAMT received 180 applications for master’s studies, including 112 for curricula in English. EAMT accepted 113 student candidates, 61 for the Estonian and 52 for the English curricula.
24 applications were received for doctoral studies, 14 of them from international candidates. EAMT accepted 5 new doctoral students.
4 applications were received for the music preparatory course. EAMT accepted 2 candidates.
The most popular majors for bachelor’s studies in Estonian were composition and music technology, music pedagogy, string instruments, classical singing and jazz. For master’s studies, the number of applicants was highest in classical singing, keyboard instruments, brass and woodwind and cultural management.
The most popular majors for bachelor’s studies in English were composition and music technology, jazz, brass and woodwind, and for master’s studies cultural management, classical singing and orchestral conducting.
The countries of origin of the new international students are numerous as usual. EAMT accepted students from Finland, Latvia, China, South Korea, Italy, Russia, Turkey, USA, Spain, Portugal, Georgia, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Singapur, Ukraine, Netherlands, Lithuania, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, France.
NB! Additional admissions
The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre is announcing additional admissions for a small number of study places for the academic year 2021‒2022 in the following curricula:
- Classical Music Performance (bachelor’s studies)
- Jazz (bachelor’s studies)
Applications must be submitted from 1 August to 23 August through the DreamApply system. Entrance examinations will take place from 24 to 27 August. Please take note that the number of available study places is quite limited. Additional information can also be found on the admissions section of the EAMT homepage and via e-mail to: vastuvott@eamt.ee.
Doctoral students of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Maila Laidna and Tiiu Sisask won a gold medal at the 3rd WPTA FINLAND International Piano Competition of the World Piano Teachers’ Association in Finland. There were participants from 40 countries. The instructor of the piano duo is Mati Mikalai, senior lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.
You can read more about the competition and the results here: http://www.wpta.info/finland/ipc/
Piano duo Maila Laidna – Tiiu Sisask
The piano duo was formed in 2013 and both members of the duo are currently studying for a doctorate at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and complementing their studies at the Graz University of the Arts in Austria. The duo has participated in masterclasses given by Arvo Pärt, Maja Nosowska, Elena Semishina, Gil Garburg and PetRo Duo and performed in various concert series in Tallinn. In November 2015, the piano duo was awarded 3rd place at the XXV Rome International Piano Competition, and in April 2016, the piano reached the finals at the Suzana Szörenyi Competition in Romania. In 2019, the duo won the first prize in the piano duo category at the Maria Yudina competition in St. Petersburg. In the same year, the duo received the second prize at the International Chamber Music Competition in Filadelfia. The Estonian premiere of Urmas Sisask’s work “Sombrero” at the Tõravere Observatory in 2016 was performed by Maila Laidna and Tiiu Sisask.
On August 21, an international voice-themed webinar PEVoC14 will take place in cooperation with the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and East-Tallinn Central Hospital.
Participation is free, but pre-registration is required.
Take a look at the preliminary programme here and register for the PEVoC14 Tutorial Webinar here.
The joint “Celebration Concert” of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and the Baku Academy of Music will take place on June 22 at 11.00 (Estonian time), marking the 100th birthday of the Baku Academy of Music. The first part of the concert will take place in the great hall of the EAMT Concert and Theatre Hall and the second in the Baku Academy of Music. Students from both universities will perform works by Tubin, Liszt, Francaix, Hajibeyli, Chopin, Beethoven, Amirov and others.
The rectors of both academies will give a welcome speech.
The concert can be watched via webcast.
See more: emtasaalid.ee/uritused/bakuu-muusikaakadeemia-100
The first contact between the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and the U. Hajubeyl Baku Academy of Music took place in 2018 when EAMT representatives Innar Järva, Paolo Girol and vice rector Henry-David Varema participated in the European Union Eastern Partnership EaP Connect project meeting at the Baku Academy of Music and a conference at the Azerbaijani Academy of Sciences. In April 2019 Innar Järva and Tammo Sumera visited the Baku Academy of Music to prepare for the use of the low latency audio-visual streaming system LoLa. On 16 May 2019 the first joint concert took place in the EAMT Chamber Hall within the series of events “Cooperation Spirit”. On 20 December 2019, the joint concert “Connecting Traditions” took place simultaneously in Tallinn and Baku using LoLa technology, with the support from EaPConnect Enlighten Your Research 2018 for the project “MIRCO: Music Instruments Renewal via Contemporary Creation”
The Erasmus + global mobility program cooperation agreement has been signed with the Baku Academy of Music for the years 2019–2023. The first three students from the Baku Academy of Music are coming to study at the EAMT from the next academic year, and several faculty exchanges in both directions are also planned.
On June 14, the Senate of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre confirmed the 2021 elections results for academic staff and administrative positions.
Four academic positions were filled via an international recruitment procedure:
- Professor of orchestral conducting (workload 0,5)
14 applications were received. The Senate elected Arvo Volmer. - Senior Lecturer for accompaniment and opera studies (workload 1,0)
6 applications were received. The Senate elected Ave Wagner. - Senior Lecturer for oboe (workload 0,5)
5 applications were received. The Senate elected Dmitry Bulgakov. - Lecturer for piano and chamber music (workload 1,0)
15 applications were received. The Senate elected Maksim Štšura.
EAMT internal recruitment took place for the following administrative positions:
- Chief Coordinator of the Department of Classical Music Performance.
One application was received for the position and the Senate confirmed the election of Mihkel Poll. - Chief Coordinator of the Department of Composition and Improvisational Performing Arts. Two applications were received for the position. The Senate elected Paolo Girol.
- Head of the Centre for Doctoral Studies.
One application was received for the position and the Senate confirmed the election of Kristel Pappel.
On Friday, June 18 at 7 pm, the gala concert of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre graduates of 2021 will take place at the EAMT Great Hall. Watch live on Youtube!
On Saturday, June 19 at 4 pm, the EAMT symphony orchestra and soloists will perform at the Great Hall, and at 6 pm the diploma awarding ceremony will commence. Watch live on Youtube or outside in front of the study building on a big screen.
76 bachelor’s, 85 master’s and one doctoral diploma will be awarded at the ceremony.
Practical information:
- Admission by invitation only. The number of guests will depend on current restrictions.
- All events can be followed via webcast.
- A photoshoot and congratulation of the graduates are planned to take place similarly to last year after the ceremony outside the study building.
Teele Siig (Cultural Management) will defend her master’s thesis “Making Sense of the 2019 Change in Administration of Estonian Museums” on June 10 at 10.00.
The defense of the master’s thesis takes place in Zoom. A limited number of guests can participate. Please let us know by sending an e-mail to anna.ranczakowska@eamt.ee.