Tallinn International Organ Festival Reval 2024

HOMMAGE À HUGO LEPNURM

 

At the opening concert, Hugo Lepnurme's two works will be performed in his home church, Tallinn Dome Church (Cathedral of St Mary the Virgin) - Ouverture, which the composer wrote in 1998 for the restoration of the organ in Tallinn's Dome Church, and the magnificent Organ Concerto, composed in 1956.

 

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Aare-Paul Lattik, organ

Maria Lehtlaan, organ

Estonian Sinfonietta

Condutor Maria Seletskaja

 

Hugo Lepnurm                   Ouverture

Gaston Litaize                   Sonate à deux

Hugo Lepnurm                   Organ Concerto

 

Maria Lehtlaan is student at the Strasbourg Conservatoire from autumn 2024. She has been an assistant organist at the festivals bachFest and Reval and has also played at many concerts in Estonian churches.

 

Aare-Paul Lattik is one of Estonia's most distinguished organists, whose varied repertoire is particularly devoted to the interpretation of French organ music.

 

Maria Seletskaya, a former ballerina and Principal Soloist in several European theatres, has dedicated herself exclusively to conducting since 2018. In November 2019, she became guest conductor of the National Ballet of Canada. In 2022, she obtained a Master's Degree in Orchestral Conducting at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. From November 2023 Maria Seletskaya is Music Director of the English National Ballet.

 

Estonian Sinfonietta introducing Estonian music and musicians to the world. They have performed on several prestigious world stages, including the Musikverein's Golden Hall in Vienna in 2018 and the Vienna Konzerthaus in 2022. In November 2024, the orchestra will play in the Great Hall of the Philharmonic Hall in Cologne, with soloists Hans Christian Aavik, Maila Laidna and Andreas Lend, conductor is Maria Seletskaja.