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,
Swedish St. Michael’s Church, and the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Concert and Theatre Hall.
PLMF has the exceptional honor that the Tallinn Winter Festival has been awarded the
European Festivals Association (EFFE) quality label for 2024-2025.
The performers include Estonia’s top soloists, young competition winners, and musicians from
Italy, Spain, France, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Latvia.
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!
«Open 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.
As part of this year’s campaign, we are raising funds to organize masterclasses for Ukrainian music students.
PLMF will allocate 20% of the Winter Festival’s ticket revenue to support this campaign.
Come and enjoy concerts by fantastic musicians and support future talents with your ticket purchase.
We also welcome kind-hearted individuals and organizations to contribute through donations:
MTÜ Muusikute täiendõppe keskus
EE037700771003227591
with the reference «Open Your Eyes and Open Your Heart».
More information about the project can be found HERE.
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 (Ülenurme Music School)
Tigran Karapetyan (piano) – Virumaa Young Musician 2024 Grand Prix (Sillamäe Music School)
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
*Announcement of the “MUBA Talent 2024”
PROGRAM
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) – Sonata No. 1 in F minor, op. 2
Claude Debussy (1862–1918) – Suite bergamasque
Sergei Rachmaninoff (1874–1943) – Moments Musicaux, op.16
Tickets priced at €25/€20 are available on Piletilevi
Tallinn’s Mustjõe High School
18th of February
Virgo Veldi (saxophone), Olga Kulikova (piano)
Program: Eller, Eespere, Uusberg etc.
Tallinn’s Õismäe High School
18th of February
Virgo Veldi (saxophone), Olga Kulikova (piano)
Program: Eller, Eespere, Uusberg etc.
Tallinn’s Old Town School for Adults
20th of February
Riivo Kallasmaa (oboe), Jaan Ots (piano)
Program: Eller, Tamberg, Kaumann etc.
Lasnamäe Music School
20th of February
Riivo Kallasmaa (oboe), Jaan Ots (piano)
Program: Eller, Tamberg, Kaumann etc.
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, Piletilevi Group AS, the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tallinn etc.