XVIII TALLINN WINTER FESTIVAL “OPEN YOUR EYES AND OPEN YOUR HEART”
11.-27.02.2025
The festival has for years brought light and joy to February and once again invites the concert audience to Tallinn Town Hall, Rootsi-Mihkli Church, and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Concert and Theatre Hall.
The performers include Estonia’s top soloists, young competition winners, and musicians from Italy, Spain, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Latvia.
“Lift Your Eyes and Open Your Heart” wishes to extend a helping hand once again to Ukrainian music students through the charity project “Music for Ukraine”.
A tradition of the Winter Festival is also the awarding of the Kelam Family Special Prize to the MUBA Talent.
As part of the Festival’s Youth Program, school concerts will be held at educational institutions in Tallinn.
Tickets priced at €12-€25 are available on Piletilevi and at the venues before the concerts!
Swedish St. Michael’s Church
11th of February at 3PM
FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT – YOUNG TALENTS
Annabel Soode (soprano) and Rose Thomas (piano, FR) –
Winners of the 4th Chamber Duo Competition
Rasmus Rosenberg (piano) – 2nd place winner of Annetekoda 2024 and laureate of the PLMF special award
Program: Bach, Chopin, Saariaho, Rachmaninoff, Cuéllar etc.
Free admission to the concert!
Jaan Poska House
12th of February at 6PM
ESTONIA’S OUTSTANDING EDUCATORS AND THEIR STUDENTS
JAAN RÄÄTS AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES
Johan Randvere (piano)
Evening hosted by Eliisa Rääts
Tickets priced at €20/€12 are available on Piletilevi
Tallinn Town Hall
13th of February at 6PM
MEDITERRANEAN ATMOSPHERE
Rocio Faus (soprano, ES), Liubov Gromoglasova (piano, LV/IT)
Program: Debussy, Fauré, Poulenc etc.
Tickets priced at €20/€12 are available on Piletilevi
Tallinn Town Hall
14th of February at 6PM
19TH CENTURY ITALIAN OPERA
Antonia Cuomo (soprano, IT) – winner of the T.O.S.C.A 2024 competition
Pepe Hannan (tenor, ES), Liubov Gromoglasova (piano, IT)
Program: Puccini, Mascagni, Cilea, Giordano
Tickets priced at €20/€12 are available on Piletilevi
Tallinn Town Hall
15th of February at 6PM
ETERNAL HARMONY
Irina Vylegzhanina (cello, LV), Liubov Gromoglasova (piano, LV/IT)
Program: Bach, Schubert, Brahms
Tickets priced at €20/€12 are available on Piletilevi
Tallinn Town Hall
20th of February at 6PM
SPIEGEL IM SPIEGEL
Kristina Fialová (violin, CZ), Ralf Taal (piano)
Program: Schubert, Brahms, Pärt etc.
Tickets priced at €20/€12 are available on Piletilevi
Tallinn Town Hall
26th of February at 6PM
IN THE WIND OF MUSIC
Michael Vaiman (violin, DE), Peeter Paemurru (cello),
Dina Joffe (piano, DE)
Program: Schumann, Aarne etc.
Tickets priced at €20/€12 are available on Piletilevi
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Concert Hall
27th of February at 6PM
FESTIVAL CLOSING CONCERT
Estonian top pianist Irina Zahharenkova
Program: Beethoven, Rachmaninoff
*Announcement of the “MUBA Talent 2024”
Tickets priced at €25/€20 are available on Piletilevi
The festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture, the City of Tallinn, the Estonian Cultural Endowment, the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, the Tallinn Music and Ballet School, BLRT Group AS, the city of Martina Franca, the Swedish St. Michael’s Congregation, Digiposter OÜ, Selver AS, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tallinn etc.