Raul Talmar

Raul Talmar (Estonia) – the President of the Estonian Choral Association from 2013 to 2019. In present time the conducter of the mixed choir K.O.O.R. and the Tallinn University BFM Institute mixed choir.  During 35 years he has stood in front of many Estonian top choirs such as the Academic Male Choir of the Tallinn University of Technology, the male choir of the Helsinki Trade University, the female choir of the Klementi Sewing Factory, the Pärnu Mattone Chamber Choir, the National Girls’ Choir LEELO, the Tallinn Russian Choir and Tallinn St. Charles Church Concert Choir. Since 1993 has conducted mixed and female choirs at the Youth Song Celebrations and since 2004 at all Estonian Song and Dance Celebrations; the artistic director of the Estonian programme of the 16th Gaudeamus Students’ Song Festival (2011). He was nominated the prize Conductor of the Year by the Estonian Choral Association (2006). He has been a jury member of International Choral Festivals in Russia, Romania, Lithuania, Poland and made workshops in several international festivals.

In summer 2018 was Raul Talmar artistic director of opening program of International Choral Festival Europa Cantat Tallinn 2018. In 2019 he was artistic director of female choirs program in Estonian Song and Dance Celebration.

In 2012, he was awarded the Order of the White Star, V class.

Raul Talmar is the vice-president of the European Choral Association.