31.08 Hopner House at 7 PM
TRIO HEMEIS:
Sigrid Kuulmann (violin), Andreas Lend (cello),
Ralf Taal (piano)
Programme: Tchaikovsky, Pertmann (world premiere)
Tickets 12€/8€
KAVA / PROGRAMMA
Aaro Pertmann (*1971)
“Suure-Jaani eleegia” op. 45 (2016) tšellole ja klaverile / for cello and piano (maailma esiettekanne / world premiere)
Pjotr Tšaikovski (1840-1893) Trio a-minor op. 50
- Pezzo elegiaco – Moderato assai
- Tema con variazioni – Andante con moto
SIGRID KUULMANN
graduated from the Tallinn Music High School and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT, Prof. Tiiu Peäske). She has furthered her skills in London Guildhall School of Music and Drama and Düsseldorf Robert Schumann Hochschule in the violin class of maestro David Oistrahh’s student Prof. Rosa Fain. Her playing has been guided by, among others, professors Igor Bezrodny, Dmitri Sitkovetsky, Michaela Martin, Pavel Vernikov, Yfrah Neaman and Jüri Gerretz and her studies have been supported by Corporation of London, British Council Baltic States, Deutscher Akademischer Austauchdienst and Cultural Endowment of Estonia. S. Kuulmann-Martin is the laureate-prize winner of the H. Eller Violin Competition as well as many other competitions, she has performed as a soloist and a chamber musician in many European countries. She has received special recognition for playing Estonian composers’, especially E. Tubin’s works. She has been the first one to perform such pieces in Estonia as Lutoslawski Partita, Berio Sequenza VIII, Virkhaus Violin Concerto No. 2, Bizet-Waxman “Carmen-Fantasia” etc. Her repertoire includes most of the major violin concerts, sonatas and virtuoso pieces from baroque to contemporary. S. Kuulmann-Martin has recorded for the Estonian Public Broadcasting (EPB) several times, including Sibelius Violin Concert with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. In cooperation with EPB and Estonian Record Productions many CD-s have been released, the last one in 2012 featuring Eduard Tubin’s violin music with pianist Marko Martin. S. Kuulmann-Martin is a scholar of The Association of Estonian Professional Musicians, Cultural Endowment of Estonia and PLMF since 2007. She is a PhD student of musical interpretation at EAMT (2014, Prof. Mari Tampere-Bezrodny) and she is also working there as a professor.
ANDREAS LEND
is one of his generations most distinguished cellists in Estonia. He started his music studies in Tallinn Music High School, aquired a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Estonian Academy of Music and Theater and furthered his skills in Finland Sibelius Academy. In addition, he has taken part of many internationally acknowledged cellist’s master classes (F. Helmerson, D. Geringas, M. Ostertag etc.). A. Lend has gotten awards at many competitions, including I Prize and Grand Prix at the International Competition-Festival “Renaissance” (Armenia, 2013), I Prize at the ESTA Estonian nationwide Violinists’ and Cellists’ Competition (2004) etc. In 2007 A. Lend was chosen to be a part of the European Union Youth Orchestra which he has performed with across Europe. As a soloist and an ensemble partner he has performed in numerous foreign countries including Denmark, Germany, Italy etc. and he has been invited to Tallinn Chamber Music Festival, Kuopio Historical Keyboards Festival in Finland, Valle d’Itria Festival in Italy etc. During the last few years he cooperated with many string quartets and orchestras and at the moment he is active in National Opera Estonia Symphony Orchestra, string quartet Prezioso and Estonian Cello Ensemble and he is also active as a chamber musician in several other compositions.
RALF TAAL
on oma põlvkonna üks tunnustatumaid pianiste. Ta on lõpetanud Tallinna Muusikakeskkooli ning Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia. Ta on edukalt osa võtnud mitmest konkursist pälvides muuhulgas 1993. aastal Edvard Griegi 150. sünniaastapäevale pühendatud noorte pianistide konkursil esikoha ning Schuberti nim. rahvusvahelisel pianistide konkursil 1995. aastal noorima finalisti eripreemia. R. Taal on olnud solistiks pea kõigi Eesti orkestrite ees tehes koostööd selliste väljapaistvate dirigentidega nagu Eri Klas, Paavo Järvi, Anu Tali jpt. ning andnud arvukalt soolokontserte. Samuti on ta hinnatud ansamblipartner paljudele vokaal- ja instrumentaalsolistidele, muuhulgas Helen Lokuta, Oksana Sinkova, Pille Lill, Mati Palm jt. R. Taal töötab pedagoogina EMTA-s ja Georg Otsa nim. Tallinna Muusikakoolis ning aastal 2011 pälvis ta Eesti Kultuurkapitali helikunsti sihtkapitali aastapreemia. 2014. aastal ilmus temalt sooloalbum Chopini klaverimuusikaga “Magic of Sound” (Estonian Record Productions).
