Concert series Resonance
Series
Fri 24.10 - Fri 17.04.2026 • Estonia Kontserdisaal
“RESONANCE” CONCERT SERIES
Engage with the contemporary
The AFEKT Festival celebrates the 90th birthdays of living legend Arvo Pärt and Helmut Lachenmann. To mark the occasion, audiences will have a rare opportunity to hear maestro Lachenmann himself as the narrator in his work ...zwei Gefühle.... Also featured is a new orchestral and electronic work by Hanna Hartman, commissioned jointly by the Donaueschinger Musiktage and the AFEKT Festival. The soloist in Jüri Reinvere’s flute concerto is Monika Mattiesen, the festival’s artistic director. The concert will be conducted by Susanne Blumenthal, a highly acclaimed interpreter of contemporary music.
This year’s programme of the Estonian Music Days includes two new works by Liisa Hirsch and Maria Rostovtseva, along with the Estonian premiere of Riho Esko Maimets’ concerto for piccolo and harp. The brilliant violinist Hans Christian Aavik will perform Erkki-Sven Tüür’s Violin Concerto No. 2, titled Angel’s Share. According to the composer, the title reflects the shedding of unnecessary elements as one matures. The evening concludes with Symphony No. 5 by Lepo Sumera, one of Estonia’s most significant symphonists. The concert will be conducted by Olari Elts.
I: International Contemporary Music Festival AFEKT
Friday, 24.10.2025 at 19:00
Estonia Concert Hall
Helmut Lachenmann ...zwei Gefühle...
Hanna Hartman New work
Jüri Reinvere Flute Concerto
HELMUT LACHENMANN narrator, MONIKA MATTIESEN flute, ERSO, conductor SUSANNE BLUMENTHAL
II: Estonian Music Days 2026
Friday, 17.04.2026 at 19:00
Estonia Concert Hall
Liisa Hirsch New work
Maria Rostovtseva New work
Riho Esko Maimets Ecdysis
Erkki-Sven Tüür Violin Concerto No. 2
Lepo Sumera Symphony No. 5
HANS CHRISTIAN AAVIK violin, ERSO, conductor OLARI ELTS
“RESONANCE” CONCERT SERIES PRICES:
Full ticket: €52 / Reduced ticket: €45*.
The concert series ticket includes two concerts.
The reduced price applies to students, trainees, and pensioners upon presentation of a document proving the discount at the ticket check.
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