The Department of Classical Music Performance enables students to study classical and contemporary performance on a wide range of instruments. These include keyboard instruments (piano, organ, harpsichord, accordion), strings (violin, viola, cello, bass, harp, classical guitar, Estonian Kannel), winds (flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, french horn, trumpet, trombone, tuba), percussion, as well as singing and choral conducting. Master’s students can choose specializations in orchestral and wind conducting, chamber music and vocal music accompaniment.
The curriculum incorporates the best elements from both Western and Eastern European pedagogical traditions, providing individual lessons, instrumental and vocal chamber music and orchestral studies as well as abundant opportunities for collaboration with students from other departments. This is supplemented with music theory and general cultural subjects. Innovative technological solutions are continually being introduced.
Students work alongside and engage in ongoing dialogue with musicians from different generations. Staff members, many of whom are active performers, value hands-on experience and a personalised approach. Our Academy also regularly hosts renowned teachers and performers from around the world, who provide master classes and give concerts, enabling every student to reach their utmost artistic and intellectual potential.
EAMT’s practice rooms are equipped with high-quality pianos, and its halls boast world-class Steinway, Fazioli and Bösendorfer concert grands. A limited number of high-quality instruments are also available for string, wind, and percussion students.
Young performers are consistently given opportunities to hone their performance skills. A full-length opera is staged annually. The halls of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre are open all year-round, offering ample opportunities to participate in various competitions, perform solo recitals and play as a soloist with the EAMT Sinfonietta or Symphony Orchestra.
Students who demonstrate excellence in their field of study may be awarded study scholarships in recognition of exceptional skill and commitment. A notable example of such support is the longstanding collaboration (spanning nearly three decades) between the Yamaha Music Europe Foundation and EAMT whereby the former offers a scholarship of 1000 euros to a full-time student specialising in a specific field.
Upon successful completion of our programme, students are equipped with the necessary skills to lead active careers as soloists, orchestral and chamber musicians, choral artists and conductors. They may also be qualified to work as teachers and pedagogues.
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CURRICULA
The Department of Classical Music Performance makes the following curricula available for study:
- Classical Music Performance (Bachelor’s and Master’s Studies, in English and in Estonian)