The opening event of the chamber music series at MUBA’s cozy concert hall features pianist Yekwon Sunwoo performing alongside musicians from the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO). The program begins with Joseph Haydn’s Trio in C major, known for its virtuous and dominant piano part.
At the heart of the evening is César Franck’s monumental Piano Quintet, one of the composer's most significant works. Due to its dramatic development and intense emotionality, the quintet is often referred to as a "chamber symphony". The career of South Korean pianist Yekwon Sunwoo gained international momentum after his gold medal win at the 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Today, he is regarded as a supreme interpreter of Romantic music.
In November, the MUBA Hall will host a collaboration between ERSO’s chamber musicians and a group of brilliant performers who have moved on from the orchestra to teaching or other ensembles: violinists Arvo Leibur and Maano Männi, clarinetist Toomas Vavilov, and oboist Nils Rõõmussaar. Together with their former colleagues, they will perform charming gems of chamber music.
It is a truly special occasion when the renowned pianist Kalle Randalu celebrates his 70th birthday on stage with the musicians of ERSO. The festive programme is dedicated to two masterpieces of Romantic chamber music. The evening includes Robert Schumann’s poetic Piano Quartet, a work Clara Schumann praised as "youthful and fresh". It is contrasted with Johannes Brahms’ deeply dramatic Piano Quartet. The spring-like vitality of Schumann and the autumnal wisdom of Brahms lend a profound dignity to this jubilee celebration. The quartet features Kalle Randalu together with Triin Ruubel on violin, Sandra Klimaitė on viola, and Theodor Sink on cello.
The young pianist Havryil Sydoryk, a student at MUBA, is already an acclaimed performer. He is joined by the principal clarinetist of ERSO, Soo-Young Lee and cellist Andres Metspalu. The program features two historically and musically intertwined trios: Alexander von Zemlinsky’s early Clarinet Trio in D minor and Johannes Brahms’ mature Clarinet Trio in A minor. Interestingly, Zemlinsky’s composition won a prize at a Vienna Music Society competition where Brahms sat on the jury and spoke very highly of the young author's work. These two opuses remain among the most esteemed works for clarinet chamber ensembles.
I: YEKWON SUNWOO AND ERSO CHAMBER MUSICIANS
Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 6 p.m. at MUBA Great Hall
Joseph Haydn
Piano Trio in C major, Hob. XV:25
César Franck
Piano Quintet in F minor
YEKWON SUNWOO piano, ERSO chamber musicians
II: ERSO CHAMBER MUSICIANS THROUGH THE AGES
Saturday, 14 November 2026 at 6 p.m at MUBA Great Hall
Bernhard Henrik Crusell
Divertimento Op. 9
Sergei Prokofjev
Quintet G minor Op. 39
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Clarinet Quintet A major, K. 581
MAANO MÄNNI violin, ARVO LEIBUR violin, NILS RÕÕMUSSAAR oboe, TOOMAS VAVILOV clarinet, KARIN SARV viola, RAIN VILU viola, ANDREAS LEND cello, MATI LUKK double bass
III: KALLE RANDALU 70 AND ERSO CHAMBER MUSICIANS
Wednesday, 25 November 2026 at 6 p.m. at MUBA Great Hall
Robert Schumann
Piano Quartet in E-flat major, Op. 47
Johannes Brahms
Piano Quartet No. 2 in A major, Op. 26
KALLE RANDALU piano, TRIIN RUUBEL violin, SANDRA KLIMAITĖ viola, THEODOR SINK cello
IV: HAVRYIL AND ERSO CHAMBER MUSICIANS
Saturday, 13 March 2027 at 6 p.m. at MUBA Great Hall
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Clarinet Trio in D minor, Op. 3
Johannes Brahms
Clarinet Trio in A minor, Op. 114
HAVRYIL SYDORYK piano, SOO-YOUNG LEE clarinet, ANDRES METSPALU cello
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