Tuesday, 8 July 2025 at 17:00
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, Great Hall

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Final Concert of the Conductors’ Masterclass, supervised by Risto Joost

This concert is a special creative treat for choir conductors, singers, and all choral music lovers. Conducting the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir will be the rare opportunity for young choral conductors from around the world, to work with a professional choir under the guidance of Estonian maestro Risto Joost.
The concert is the culmination of a creative process where these emerging talents show their skills while drawing out the strengths of the choir. It is a great occasion to see so many different conductors representing a wide range of traditions and musical identities on one stage. This diversity will certainly be reflected in the music and interpretation.

Program includes music by Pärt, Tormis, Rachmaninoff, Poulenc, Debussy, and Sibelius.

Conductors:

Ana Erčulj (SI),

Cole Bendall (UK),

Cyrille Nanchen (CH)

Emer Ivar Cordoba Cuevas (MX/CN),

Jeffrey Chan (CA/HK),

Natali Kazlauskaitė (LT),

Ode Pürg (EE)

Sara Corriga (EE/IT),

Tom Varl (SI).

 

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) is one of the best-known Estonian music ensembles in the world. The EPCC was founded in 1981 by Tõnu Kaljuste, who was the artistic director and chief conductor for twenty years. In the years 2001–2007, the English musician Paul Hillier took over. Between the years 2008–2013 the artistic director and chief conductor was Daniel Reuss and in the years 2014–2021 Kaspars Putniņš. Since August 2021 the artistic director and chief conductor is Tõnu Kaljuste.