Baroque and Modernity Meet at the Summer Music Festival Klaaspärlimäng
The most important classical music event of Tartu’s music summer, Klaaspärlimäng, will bring numerous baroque music gems to the stage this year, performed by various Estonian and international ensembles. Special moments during the six-day festival will include performances by the Estonian National Male Choir (RAM) with Rein Rannap, our leading violin virtuoso Hans Christian Aavik under the direction of Neeme Järvi, and many others.
As usual, Klaaspärlimäng, held at St. John’s Church in Tartu, will feature something unexpected. This time, the concert “Middle East Meets Baroque” will present selected baroque pieces played on oriental instruments.
Another staple is the “Out of Frame” concert on Autovabaduse Street – this year featuring the always engaging ensemble Zetod.
Grandmaster Gidon Kremer, arriving in Estonia specifically for the festival, will showcase his unparalleled violin talent with Kremerata Baltica.
This year, a highlight among premieres is “The Rain Falls Far From Us” by Lithuanian composer Loreta Narvilaitė.
Klaaspärlimäng will take place at St. John’s Church in Tartu from July 4th to 9th.
See the full festival program here:
*July 4, 7 PM, St. John’s Church
**ENTRÉE FESTIVE**
Hans Christian Aavik (violin), Klaaspärlimäng Sinfonietta, conductor Neeme Järvi
Mozart, Haydn, Albinoni
July 5, 12 PM, St. John’s Church
**MIDDAY MUSIC HOUR: CONCERT OR RECORDING?** (free)
Mini-concert, guest musicians, gifts, surprises
July 5, 7 PM, St. John’s Church
**MAESTRO’S PIRHOUETTES**
Gidon Kremer (violin), Stathis Karapanos (flute, Greece), Kremerata Baltica
Beethoven, Schubert, Bacewicz
July 5, 10 PM, St. John’s Church
**OUT OF THE SHADOWS**
Ben Vonberg-Clark (tenor, UK), Jonathan Eyers (baritone, UK), Nigel Foster (piano, UK)
Hugill
July 6, 7 PM, St. John’s Church
**MIDDLE EAST MEETS BAROQUE**
Avventura Barocca (Switzerland), Maya Amir (mezzo-soprano), guest Andres Mustonen
Monteverdi, anonymous, traditional, Lully, Ali Ufkî Bey, Wahab, Corelli
July 6, 10 PM, St. John’s Church
**THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST**
Vox Clamantis, conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve
Gregorian chant, Tournai Mass
July 7, 3 PM, Autovabaduse Street (free, in cooperation with Cultural Capital 2024)
**SETO ST. JOHN’S CELEBRATION**
Zetod
July 7, 10 PM, St. John’s Church
**WITH LOVE FROM SPAIN AND PRUSSIA**
String Quartet Quatuor Akilone (France)
Boccherini, Mozart, Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga
July 8, 7 PM, St. John’s Church
**ESTONIAN SOIL AND ESTONIAN HEART**
Estonian National Male Choir, Rein Rannap (piano), conductor Mikk Üleoja
Rein Rannap’s songs with lyrics by Lydia Koidula, Hando Runnel, Ernst Enno, Urmas Alender, and others
July 8, 10 PM, St. John’s Church
**INNER WORLD**
The New Baltic Sound Quartet (Lithuania / Latvia)
Pärt, Vasks, Beethoven-Vähi, Narvilaitė (premiere), Miliūnaitė
July 9, 7 PM, St. John’s Church
**MUSICAL CHESS**
Dovilė Kazonaitė (soprano), Robertas Beinaris (oboe), chamber orchestra “Musica Humana” (Lithuania)
Vivaldi, Mozart, Grieg, Sibelius, Copland, Piazzolla, Čiurlionis
For more information: https://www.erpmusic.com/events/glasperlenspiel-festival-2024/