●  Brand new! CD THE SOUL OF FIRE. Age Juurikas, piano. De Falla, Albéniz, Stravinsky. Live.

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RANAJIT SENGUPTA

Sarod player & composer

Ranajit Sengupta − one of the best sarod players from India, having performed around the world for last 20 years representing his country.

News: Ranajit Sengupta’s Trio after 10 years again in Tallinn at festival Orient on May 27th, 2015

Pandit Ranajit Sengupta, though too young to be called a legend, occupies a very respectable place in the hearts of the followers of Indian music and string instruments throughout the world.

● ANNA-LIISA BEZRODNY (violin) − a new artist of ERP from Jan 1st, 2015

Read more: Anna-Liisa Bezrodny

We are deeply saddened by the loss of Vardo Rumessen − an unforgettable artist of ERP, a pianist, musicologist, politician, husband, father and much more. He will be truly missed and always kept in our hearts. Our deepest sympathies go out to Vardo’s family and everyone who had the privilege to know him. Requiescat in pace.

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STÉPHANE RÉTY

Flautist

Classical and transverse flutes... New artist of ERP.

Biography

Stéphane Réty

• began his musical studies in his birthplace Lorient, France and continued in the Conservatoire of Nantes and finally in the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (winning 1st Prize de flûte à l’unanimité and 1st Prize de musique de chambre, 1989)
• 1990, 1st Prize on Vierzon international competition, 1st Prize on Banque Populaire competition
• 1993, prize on the J P Rampal competition
• has performed as flute soloist with various orchestras including the Orchestre de Paris, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic, Zürich Tonhalle, Stuttgart Philharmonic
• currently, the principal flautist of the Basel Symphony Orchestra (since 1991) and Züricher Kammerorchester in Switzerland
• appears frequently as a soloist throughout Europe, America and Asia
• plays together with musicians like Augustin Dumay, Katia and Marielle Labèque, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Wolfgang Holzmair etc
• 1985, premiered Joaquin Rodrigo’s Flute Concerto in Belgium
• 2001, premiered Nocturnes 2 for flute and string orchestra by Wim Hendericks in Brussels, conducted by Barth Van De Velde
• 2005, gave the world première of Arthur-Vincent Lourié’s Duo for flute and piano
• his recordings include Bach’s Suite No 2 under the baton of Rudolf Barshai, the Brandenburg Concertos with the Seoul Chamber Ensemble for EMI, a CD devoted to Debussy together with harp player Nicolas Tulliez on the French label Skarbo
• 2007, release of his latest CD featuring Bach’s Flute Concerto BWV 1056, Trio-sonata from Musical Offering and Brandenburg Concerto No 5 for Naxos, nominated for the Grammy Awards
• gives master classes throughout the world (Europe, the USA, South Korea, Brazil etc)
• has been assistant conductor of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie
• has also composed film music, such as the score for the documentary A Star Called Ayrton Senna
• at present professor at the Musikhochschule in Dresden, Germany

Download: Stéphane Réty with flute, photo by Alexander von Buxhoeveden, jpg, 300 dpi, 4.6 MB

Main repertoire

Johann Sebastian Bach: Brandenburg Concertos
Johann Sebastian Bach: Suites
Carl Heinrich Graun: Sonatas
Johann Adolf Hasse: Sonatas
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach: Sonatas
Johann Joachim Quantz: Sonatas
Georg Philipp Telemann: Sonatas
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto in D major, KV 314
Claude Debussy
Arthur-Vincent Lourié: Duo for flute and piano
Joaquín Rodrigo: Flute Concerto

Bach, Brandenburg Concerto No 5 in D major, Mov I, fragm, 2 min 55 sec, mp3
Bach, Flute Concerto in G, Mov II, fragm, 1 min 51 sec, mp3
Debussy, Suite bergamascue, Prélude, fragm, 2 min 26 sec, mp3
Debussy, Six épigraphes antiques, Pour un tombeau sans nom, fragm, 2 min 51 sec, mp3
 

Discography

	J S Bach Brandenburg Concertos / Trio-Sonata from Musical Offering / Flute Concerto BWV 1056 Naxos 8.557755-56
	C Debussy Six Épigraphes Antiques / Suite Bergamasque / Trois Préludes Skarbo

Press resonance

… this concerto has an infectious drive and generally superb playing which carries the extra weight of its extended thematic development. (Classical CD Reviews, Nov 2006)

Pureté des lignes, art des modulations sonores, délicatesse du jeu... tout y est, avec une mention spéciale pour le son de flûte de Stéphane Réty d’une admirable souplesse. Peut-être certains jugeront-ils – précisément en raison de cet attachement à la pureté des lignes, avec très peu de vibrato – le résultat final quelque peu statique, mais l’atmosphère trouvée par les artistes de ce disque respecte pourtant au plus près l’intimité musicale de ces pages. (D V, Travesières, 6 / 2004)

Vielleicht noch eine Spur origineller als bei Telemann verbinden sich in dieser Musik gepflegtes “divertissement” mit herausforderner Virtuosität der Flöte, die Réty spielend meiterte. ... Bachs 5. Brandenburgisches Konzert, gespielt auf dem Niveau, das heute Standard ist. Nachdem Réty und auch gabetta mehrmals gezeigt hatten was sie können, erfreute nun der Cembalist Paronunzzi... (Nikolaus Cybinski, Basellandschaftlichezeitung, 12.04.11, Switzerland)

... Stéphane Réty, kelle saavutuste nimekiri kavavihikus lubas kõrgeimat taset. Ja nii ka oli. Eriliselt paistis Réty silma virtuoossusega – ka kõige kiiremad noodid olid selgelt ja puhtalt välja mängitud. Kuid silma torkas ka tema eriline temperament: nii miimika kui ka žestidega elas ta muusikale ja vahel ka saatvate muusikute tegevusele pidevalt kaasa. ... puhkpillimuusika-hiiuks osutus juba eelmainitud prantsuse flöödikunstnik Stéphane Réty, kes esitas koos klavessinist Irina Zahharenkovaga XVIII sajandi saksa flöödisonaatide kahe poolega kava: Graun, Hasse, W. F. Bach, Telemann. Kava oli seega ülinõudlik ja vahel ka veidi igav (eredaim teos oli W. F. Bachi Sonaat e-moll), kuid see igavus oli suursugune. Réty pidas imetlusväärse kindlusega vastu ega teinud ühtainsatki vääratust... (Mart Jaanson, Sirp, 05.08.11, Estonia, whole article)

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RÉMI BOUCHER

Classical guitarist

Rémi Boucher – one of the best guitarist in the world today, he has won numerous Grand Prix’s and first prizes in many international competitions, is a renowned teacher and professor of the instrument, has brilliant technique and multitude of feelings in his play.

Rémi Boucher was born in 1964 in Rouyn-Noranda (Québec, Canada). He studied the classical guitar in the Montreal Conservatory with Jean Vallières and afterwards completed his studies in Spain (with J Henriquez, J L Rodrigo, V Mikulka, David Russell, M Barrueco), in Belgium at the Royal Conservatory of Antwerp (with V van Puijenbroeck) and in Switzerland at the Basel Academy with O Ghiglia. Those travels would not have been accomplished without the aid of the “Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec” and the Canada Council, which not only offered him many grants, but the Sylva Gelber Award, making Rémi Boucher the first guitarist in 30 years to have won this honor!
In addition to his many national and international prices, in less than 18 months, Rémi Boucher has conquered Europe, America and Asia winning at the unanimity the first prize of five of the most important international music competitions (Alessandria in Italy, Andrès Segovia in Palma de Mallorca in Spain, Havana in Cuba, Mauro Guiliani in Turin, and Fernando Sor in Roma).
Since that great success, he was invited by many major symphony orchestras in all over the world, which gave him the opportunities to play up to ten of the greatest guitar concertos conducted in some cases by the famous Cuban composer Léo Brouwer. Because of the success coming out of his concerts his career expanded very fast and allowed him to play, to gives master classes and to participate as member of international juries in many of the most important competitions, music festivals and universities of the world with regularly renewed invitations.
His love and relationship with other cultures, his interest for all kinds of instruments and his work to create new ideas, brought him to discover new technical possibilities, which allow him to enlarge the capabilities of the instrument. Pioneer in that domain, he collaborated closely with conductors to create a repertory that could serve those new musical possibilities. To study those techniques Rémi Boucher has also created a series of his own compositions and a new technical method. His last success was a fruit of 7 years of works in collaboration with his favorite conductor and pianist Jacques Marchand from Canada that composed for him one of the biggest and most impressive concerto ever composed for classical guitar and symphony orchestra. The concerto is now published in two versions, one for guitar and symphony orchestra and the other for solo guitar. His last critics in Austria told that Rémi Boucher has no technical and musical limits, the concerto of Marchand was sub-titled “concerto for three hands…”!
His repertoire also includes all of the most famous guitar concertos (Rodrigo, Villa-Lobos, Tedesco, Ponce, Torroba, Brouwer, Abril, Guiliani and Vivaldi) just as well as the most interesting works for solo guitar from the Renaissance to the Modern music. In 2012, he premiered Peeter Vähi’s Guitar Concerto No 2 (Antarctic Concerto) together with Glasperlenspiel Sinfonietta and Maestro Andres Mustonen. Rémi Boucher is especially known for his excellent interpretation of impressionist and Spanish music that were strongly acclaimed by the critics in all over the world.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of India’s independence, Rémi Boucher was invited by the Canadian Governor General to perform in concert. As a representative of Canadian artists, he was also invited by the President of India for a meeting between both countries. These stupendous and rarely seen successes have definitely set the pace for Rémi’s brilliant career. In October 2013, Rémi Boucher performed in the Great Hall of St Peterburg Philharmonic together with the St Peterburg Academic Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Mikhail Leontyev.
“Rémi Boucher has fire, passion, zest and poetry and he has them in spades. There is hope for the guitar when it is play like this…” (International Guitar Magazine)
Rémi Boucher plays on a guitar built by Joachim Schneider, Germany.

DISCOGRAPHY

Rémi Boucher (Electra 2001)
Amati, Rémi Boucher. Torroba Abril (Analekta, Canada)
Fleurs de lys, Edition Analekta Classic
Rémi Boucher live in Cuba (International Festival of Havanna 1994)
Rémi Boucher in Mexico (International Festival of Morelia 1995)
Rémi Boucher in Mexico (International Festival of Morelia 1998)

Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez. Adagio, 122 sec, mp3

CD. Quarter of a Century with Friends. ERP 9917

DVD. Kellade ansambel Arsis. Videokroonika 2008−2013. ERP 7013-2

Download: Rémi Boucher, photo by Peeter Vähi, black and white, jpg, 300 dpi, 2 MB
Download: Rémi Boucher, colour, jpg, RGB, 300 dpi, 6 MB
Download: Rémi Boucher, colour, jpg, RGB, 300 dpi, 4 MB
Download: Rémi Boucher, photo by Viljo Pettinen, colour, jpg, RGB, 300 dpi, 4 MB
Download: Rémi Boucher, photo by Viljo Pettinen, colour, jpg, RGB, 300 dpi, 5 MB
Download: Rémi Boucher, photo by Viljo Pettinen, colour, jpg, RGB, 300 dpi, 5 MB
Download: Rémi Boucher, photo by Viljo Pettinen, colour, jpg, RGB, 300 dpi, 5 MB
Download: Rémi Boucher, photo by Viljo Pettinen, colour, jpg, RGB, 300 dpi, 5 MB
Download: Rémi Boucher, photo by Viljo Pettinen, colour, jpg, RGB, 300 dpi, 5 MB
Download: Rémi Boucher, photo by Viljo Pettinen, colour, jpg, RGB, 300 dpi, 5 MB

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NEEME PUNDER

Flöödid

Klassikaline flööt, barokk-, renessanss- ja plokkfköödid, etnilised flöödid... Born in the Flutish Kingdom!

Biograafia

Flötist Neeme Punder (1958) on üks aktiivsemaid varajase muusikaga tegelejaid Eestis. Ta on hinnatud nii flöödisolisti kui ka väärtusliku kammermuusikapartnerina. Tema muusikaliseks kasvulavaks on olnud rohkem kui 26 aastat vanamuusika ansambel “Hortus Musicus”. Pikaajaline tegutsemine ansambli koosseisus on andnud talle tohutu teadmistepagasi vanamuusika interpretatsiooni ja ajalooliste pillide tundmises. Ta on teinud kaasa ansambli kõik tähtsamad välisesinemised festivalidel ja mainekates kontserdisaalides Euroopas, Iisraelis, USAs, Jaapanis ja Venemaal. Käesolevaks hetkeks peetaksegi Neeme Punderit üheks arvestatavamaks varajase muusika spetsialistiks-interpreediks. Ta on aastaid olnud Viljandi Vanamuusika Festivali eestvedaja ja kunstiline juht, mitmete kontserdisarjade ja festivali “Flutish Kingdom” algataja. 1998–2005 oli Neeme Punder Eesti vanima varajase muusika ansambli, Viljandi Linnakapelli kunstiline juht.
Mitmekülgse muusikuna on Neeme Punder tunnustatud ka kaasaegse muusika interpreedi ja paljude eesti heliloojate teoste esmaesitajana (Peeter Vähi, Galina Grigorjeva, René Eespere, Helena Tulve, Toivo Tulev, Tõnu Kõrvits jt). Tema lavapartneriteks on olnud Aleksei Ljubimov, Tatjana Grindenko, Gidon Kremer, Paul Hillier, Natalja Gutman, Daniel Raiskin, Oleg Kagan, Aina Kalnciema, Matti Helin, Patrick Galois, David James, Tõnu Kaljuste, Meelis Vind, Ain Anger, Pille Lill, Toomas Vavilov  jt. Samuti on ta mänginud mitmetes Eesti kammeransamblites (sh Hortus Musicus: 1979–2005, Tallinna Kammerorkester, Eesti Barokksolistid, Nyyd Ensemble jt), aga ka rahvusvahelistes ansamblites nagu Soome-Eesti Barokkorkester, The Art Russica, Sebra, Barokko a tre, Vanamuusika Akadeemia jpt. Käesoleval hetkel kuulub ta nüüdismuusikaansambli Reval Ensemble tuumikusse, samuti ansambli Elavad klassikud ning Rahvusooper Estonia puhkpillikvinteti koosseisu.
Neeme Punderil on ilmunud sooloplaat “The Flutish Kingdom” (Erdenklang, 2001). Tema soleerimisel on jäädvustatud René Eespere Flöödikontsert  (Antes Edition, 1998),  ja “Flatus II” ning “Trivium” (Antes Edition, 2001), Johannes Talli  Süit  (Emmanuel Recording Studios, 2003), Lepo Sumera  “Scenario” ja “Vaikiv Odalisk”  (Megadisc Classics, 2003), Peeter Vähi Flöödikontsert “A Chant Of Bamboo” (ERP, 2006). Ta on teinud arvukalt raadiosalvestusi. Ansambli “Hortus Musicus” koosseisus on ta salvestanud üle 20 plaadi.

Suure lõigu Neeme Punder tööst moodustab pedagoogitegevus. Ta on olnud flöödi- ja plokkflöödiõpetaja Viljandi Muusikakoolis, Läti Muusikaakadeemia magistriõppes ja Tallinna Muusikakeskkoolis (1995. aastast),  vanamuusika professor Tartu Ülikooli Viljandi Kultuuriakadeemias ja lektor Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemias. Ta on viinud läbi varajase muusika interpretatsiooni kursusi Soomes, Saksamaal, Venemaal, Lätis, Leedus, Eestis jm.
Neeme Punder on lõpetanud 1981. aastal Tallinna Riikliku Konservatooriumi flöödi erialal Elmar Peäske juhendamisel ning täiendanud end Wilbert Hazelzeti, Walter van Hauwe ja Marijke Miesseni juures Hollandis. Neeme Punder on vabariikliku puhkpillimängijate konkursi laureaat (1979). 1999. aastal tunnustati tema tööd Viljandi kultuuripreemiaga.
Neeme Punder on Eesti Flöödiühingu asutajaliige ja juhatuse liige, Eesti Interpreetide Liidu juhatuse liige, Eesti Kultuurkapitali helikunsti sihtkapitali ekspertgrupi liige. 2005. aastast tegutseb ta Eesti Kontserdi produtsendina, alates aastast 2011 töötab ka Võru Muusikakooli direktorina.

Diskograafia

	TELEMANN. QUARTETS Koos “Hortus Musicusega” 2003 APEX / Warner Classics 2564 60636-2 G Ph Telemann, Kontsert nr No 3 A-duur, fragm, 151 sek, mp3
	TELEMANN. QUARTETS Koos “Hortus Musicusega” Finlandia Records / Warner Classics
	DVD: HEATEGEVUSKONTSERT SUURE IDA-JAAPANI MAAVÄRINA JA TSUNAMI OHVRITE TOETUSEKS Tallinn Sinfonietta, dirigent Jüri Alperten Muusika: Peeter Vähi “A Chant of Bamboo” 2012 Eesti-Jaapani Assotsiatsioon Live-video YouTube’is:
	THE FLUTISH KINGDOM Muusika: Jacob van Eyck Koos Peeter Vähi ja “Arsisega” 1996 Erdenklang 60932 #4, Laura, fragm, 86 sek, mp3
	PEETER VÄHI. A CHANT OF BAMBOO Koos: Tallinna Kammerorkestri ja Risto Joostiga Live, Estonia Kontserdisaal, 16 märts 2006 2006 ERP 1006 A Chant Of Bamboo, fragm, live, 179 sek, mp3
	URMAS SISASK. NEW ZODIAC Koos Tiit Petersoniga 2013 TPNP2013 New Zodiac, Op 81, Serpens, fragm, 1 min 22 sek, mp3, 224 Kbps
	CD: FEBRUA Music by René Eespere 2010 ERP 3209
	Duubel-CD: ESTONIAN ORCHESTRAL MUSIC 1986–2004 Muusika: Peeter Vähi “A Chant of Bamboo” Koos: Tallinna Kammerorkestri ja Eri Klasiga 2005 Eesti Muusika Infokeskus EMIC CD010 Vaata Neeme Punderi live videosalvestust sama teosega ka YouTube’ist:
	AVE... Muusika: anonüümne, Guillaume de Machaut jt Koos “Hortus Musicusega” 2005 ERP 805 Belicha, fragm, 103 sek, mp3
	MAYPOLE Muusika: Orlado di Lasso, Pierre Attaingnant, Moritz Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel jt Koos “Hortus Musicusega” Erdenklang 70982 The Maypole, fragm, 113 sek, mp3
	VUESTROS AMORES, HE SEÑORA Muusika: Juan del Ensina Koos “Hortus Musicusega” Erdenklang 50792
	TO HIS HIGHNESS SALVADOR D Koos “Hortus Musicusega” 1997 Antes Edition Classics BM CD 31.9086
	2000 YEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF CHRIST Koos Kaia Urbi, “Hortus Musicuse” ja “The Bad Orchestraga” 1995 Forte FD 0016/2
	2000 YEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF CHRIST Koos Kaia Urbi, “Hortus Musicuse”, “The Bad Orchestraga” 1995 Antes Edition Classics BM-CD 31.9059
	TAMULA FIRE COLLAGE Teosed: The Flutish Kingdom, 2000 Years After The Birth Of Christ 1999 Salumuusik CD-1054
	MYSTICA MYSTERIA IV Pavaen Lachrimae (Jacob van Eycki flöödipala seade) 2003 EFA 61696 2
	DIE KLASSIKER. MYSTICA MYSTERIA Pavaen Lachrimae (Jacob van Eycki flöödipala seade) 2005 Zoomica SPV DCD 089-81982
	MIROQUE Vol IV Laura (J van Eycki flöödipala seade) 1999 Euromedia CD 92750-22
	RENÉ EESPERE Koos “Hortus Musicusega” 2000 Antes BM 31.9129
	BALTIC VOICES 3 Koos Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoori ja Paul Hillieriga 2005 Harmonia Mundi 807391

Vaata Neeme Punderi live video-salvestust YouTube’ist (Peeter Vähi “A Chant of Bamboo”, Tallinn Sinfonietta, dirigent Jüri Alperten)

Repertuaar

J van Eyck: “The Flutish Kingdom”
Flöödisonaadid ja canzonad: Frescobaldi, Uccellini, Fontana, Schmelzer, Merulo, Casa, Bassano, Castello, Cima, Ricci
G Ph Telemann: “Tafelmusik”, Pariisi kvartetid, flöödikontserdid, , süidid, flöödisonaadid, duod, 12 fantaasiat traversflöödile
J J Quantz: flöödikontserdid, flöödisonaadid, duod
W A Mozart: flöödikvartetid, flöödikontserdid, flöödisonaadid
L van Beethoven: Serenaad flöödile, viiulile ja vioolale Op 25, 6 Variatsioonitsüklit flöödile ja klaverile Op 105, 10 Variatsioonitsüklit flöödile ja klaverile Op 107
A Vivaldi: “Aastaajad”, flöödi- ja plokkflöödisonaadid, flöödi- ja plokkflöödikontserdid
A Corelli: flöödi- ja plokkflöödisonaadid
G Fr Händel: flöödi- ja plokkflöödisonaadid
M Marais: flöödisonaadid, triod
F Couperin: Quatre Concerts Royaux, Les Goûts-Réunis ou Nouveaux Concerts, “Les Nations”, flöödisonaadid
J Ph Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts
J Haydn: flöödisonaadid, flöödikvartetid, flööditriod
J S Bach: Brandenburgi kontserdid nr 2, 4 & 5, Kolmikkontsert flöödile, viiulile ja klavessiinile, Süit nr 2 BWV1067, Partiita sooloflöödile BWV 1013, flöödisonaadid
C Ph E Bach: flöödikontserdid, flöödisonaadid
M Blavet: flöödisonaadid
J-M Hotteterre: flöödisonaadid
J G Müthel: flöödisonaadid
J H Roman: flöödisonaadid
Flöödisonaadid, -kontserdid ja kammermuusika: Hummel, Giuliani, Paganini, Rossini, Schubert, Donizetti, Reicha, Crusell, Chopin, Gade, Franck, Massenet, Rimsky-Korsakov, Köhler, Chaminade, Fauré, Roussel, Nielsen, Satie, Mendelssohn, Enescu, Casella, Varèse, Ibert, Martin, Prokofiev, Milhaud, Poulenc, Scelsi, Carter, Messiaen, Dutilleux, Arnold, Piazzolla, 武満 (Takemitsu), Ligeti, Donatoni, Crumb, Gubaidulina, ყანჩელი (Kantšeli), Pärt, Höller, Vasks, Saariaho, Salonen
G Grigorjeva: “Quasi niente”, “Lament”
P Vähi: Flöödikontsert “Taevase järve laul”, “Bambuse laul”, “Digitaalne armastus”, “Tema Kõrgeausus Salvador D’le”, “Müstiline ühinemine”
R Eespere: Flöödikontserdid nr 1 & 2, “Flatus” II & III, “Tres in unum”, “Modus vivendi”, “Trivium”
U Sisask: Flöödikontsert “Leoniidid”
H Tulve: “Lendajad”
T Kõrvits: “Thulemaa laulud”, “Solano”, “Kauem kui tuhat suve”,“Tsirgutii”, “Tuule tuba”
L Sumera: “To the Harmony”, “Odaliskid”, “Scenario”, “BBBle ja tema sõbrale”, “Quasi improvisata”, “Pantomiim”, “Mäng”puhkpillidele
E-S Tüür: “Draama”, “Arhitektoonikad” I & VII, “Dick ja Toff imedemaal”, “Sisemonoloog”
H Eller: Kolm pala
E Tubin: Flöödikontsert
 

Pressiarvustused

Punderi mäng oli ühtviisi mängutehniliselt virtuoosne kui fantaasiarikkalt spontaanne, seda eriti tempode ja dünaamika osas. (Igor Garšnek, Sirp, 24.01.03)

L. Sumera “Vaikiv odalisk” Neeme Punderi esituses oli üks kontserdi kõrghetki. (Vahur Luhtsalu, Sirp, 06.10.00)

...mõned lood jäävad ehk teistest rohkem meelde. Nende seas anonüümse XIV sajandi autori väga lüüriline “Ave donna”, mida sopran Helle Mustonen ja Neeme Punder flöödil esitavad kaunikõlaliste legato’dega, nende muusikaline dialoog mõjub ühtaegu nii nukrameelselt tundeliselt kui elutargalt järelemõtlikult. (Igor Garšnek, Sirp, 02.12.05, Estonia, whole article)

Huvitavaid elamusi pakkus “Chant Of The Celestial Lake” (2000) flöödile ja kammerorkestrile, kus solistil on võimalik näidata suurt osa oma ametialastest oskustest. Mällu sööbisid Neeme Punderi “ehmatavad” repliigid, kus flötist lisaks kopsudest väljuvale õhule laskis käiku ka oma häälepaelad. (Sirp, 24.03.06, whole article)
 

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NEEME PUNDER

Flute

Classical, Baroque, Renaissance and ethnic flutes, recorders... Born in the Flutish Kingdom!

Biography

Flautist Neeme Punder (1958) is one of the most active early music players and researchers in Estonia. He is highly rated both as flute soloist as well as chamber musician. His musical growth-bed for more than 26 years has been the early music consort Hortus Musicus. This afore-mentioned long-lasting career in the consort has given him enormous knowledge in early music interpretation and historical instruments. He has participated in all the ensemble’s most important tours and performances at festivals and prestigious concert halls in Europe, Israel, the USA, Japan and Russia. By today Neeme Punder is considered to be one of the most respected early music performers and specialists. For many years he has been the artistic director and enthusiastic leader of Viljandi Early Music Festival as well as initiator of several concert series and festival Flutish Kingdom. 1998–2005 Neeme Punder was the artistic director of Viljandi Linnakapell − the oldest early music consort in Estonia.
As a versatile musician he is also held in high esteem as performer of contemporary music and first performer of several works by Estonian composers like Peeter Vähi, Galina Grigorjeva, René Eespere, Helena Tulve, Toivo Tulev and Tõnu Kõrvits to name just a few. His stage-partners have been Aleksey Lubimov, Tatiana Grindenko, Gidon Kremer, Paul Hillier, Natalia Gutman, Daniel Raiskin, Oleg Kagan, Aina Kalnciema, Matti Helin, Patrick Galois, David James, Tõnu Kaljuste, Ain Anger, Toomas Vavilov et al. He has also played in several ensembles (among others Hortus Musicus 1979–2005, Glasperlenspiel Sinfonietta, the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Baroque Soloists, Nyyd Ensemble et al) as well as international projects like the Finnish-Estonian Baroque Orchestra, Art Russica, Sebra, Barocco a Tre, Early Music Academy and many others. Currently he belongs to the core of contemporary music ensemble − Reval Ensemble − and also group Elavad Klassikud (‘Living Classics’) and the woodwind quintet of the Estonian National Opera.
Neeme Punder’s solo album The Flutish Kingdom has been released by Erdenklang, 2001. His flute solos have been recorded in flute concerto by René Eespere (Antes, 1998), in Flatus II and Trivium by the same composer (Antes, 2001), in the suite by Johannes Talli (Emmanuel Recording Studios, 2003), in Scenario and Vaikiv Odalisk by Lepo Sumera (Megadisc Classics, 2003), in flute concerto A Chant of Bamboo by Peeter Vähi (ERP, 2006). He has been doing numerous radio recordings and has also been presented on more than 20 records with Hortus Musicus.
A huge part of Neeme Punder’s work is taken by teaching activities. He has been teaching flute and recorder in Viljandi Music School, at the Latvian Academy of Music and at Tallinn Music High School (since 1995) and is professor at the Viljandi Academy of Culture by Tartu University and lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Music. He has conducted early music masterclasses in Finland, Germany, Russia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and elsewhere.
Neeme Punder graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music in 1981 as flutist under the supervision by Elmar Peäske and has completed his education with Wilbert Hazelzet, Walter van Hauwe and Marjike Miessen in the Netherlands. He has been awarded the Grand Prix at the Estonian Wind Players’ Competition in 1979.
Neeme Punder is a founding member and member of the board of the Estonian Flautists’ Society, member of the board of the Association of Estonian Professional Musicians, member of music expert group in Estonian Cultural Endowment. Since 2005 he is a concert producer in the Estonian National Concert Institute Eesti Kontsert and since 2011 the general manager of Võru Music School.

Main repertoire

J van Eyck: The Flutish Kingdom
Flute canzonas and sonatas: Frescobaldi, Uccellini, Fontana, Schmelzer, Merulo, Casa, Bassano, Castello, Cima, Ricci
G Ph Telemann: Tafelmusik, Parisian quartets, flute concertos and suites, 12 Fantasias for Transverse Flute without Bass, flute sonatas, duos
J J Quantz: flute concertos, flute sonatas, duos
W A Mozart: flute quartets, flute concertos, flute sonatas
L van Beethoven: Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola Op 25, 6 Variation Cycles for Flute and Piano Op 105, 10 Variation Cycles for Flute and Piano Op 107
A Vivaldi: Four Seasons, sonatas for flute and recorder, concertos for flute and recorder
A Corelli: sonatas for flute and recorder
G Fr Händel: sonatas for flute and recorder
M Marais: flute sonatas and trios
F Couperin: Quatre Concerts Royaux, Les Goûts-Réunis ou Nouveaux Concerts, Les Nations, flute sonatas
J Ph Rameau: Pièces de clavecin en concerts
J Haydn: flute sonatas, flute quartets, flute trios
J S Bach: Brandenburg Concertos Nos 2, 4 & 5, Triple Concerto for Flute, Violin and Keyboard, Suite No 2 BWV1067, Partita for Solo Flute BWV1013, flute sonatas
C Ph E Bach: flute concertos, flute sonatas
M Blavet: flute sonatas
J-M Hotteterre: flute sonatas
J G Müthel: flute sonatas
J H Roman: flute sonatas
Flute Sonatas, concertos and chamber music: Hummel, Giuliani, Paganini, Rossini, Schubert, Donizetti, Reicha, Crusell, Chopin, Gade, Franck, Massenet, Rimsky-Korsakov, Köhler, Chaminade, Fauré, Roussel, Nielsen, Satie, Mendelssohn, Enescu, Casella, Varèse, Ibert, Martin, Prokofiev, Milhaud, Poulenc, Scelsi, Carter, Messiaen, Dutilleux, Arnold, Piazzolla, 武満 (Takemitsu), Ligeti, Donatoni, Crumb, Takemitsu, Gubaidulina, ყანჩელი (Kancheli), Pärt, Höller, Vasks, Saariaho, Salonen
G Grigorieva: Quasi niente, Lament
P Vähi: Flute concerto Chant of the Celestial Lake, A Chant of Bamboo, Digital Love, To His Highness Salvador D, Mystical Uniting
R Eespere: Flute Concertos Nos 1 & 2, Flatus II & III, Tres in unum, Modus vivendi, Trivium
U Sisask: Flute Concerto Leonids
H Tulve: Soarers
T Kõrvits: The Songs from Thule, Solano, Longer Than a Thousand Summers, Milky Way, The Chamber of Wind
L Sumera: To the Harmony, Odalisques, Scenario, For BBB and His Friend, Quasi improvisata, Pantomime, Play for Wind Instruments
E-S Tüür: Drama, Architectonics I & VII, Dick and Toff in Wonderland, Inner Monologue
H Eller: Three Pieces
E Tubin: Flute Concerto
 

Discography

	TELEMANN. QUARTETS Together with Hortus Musicus 2003 APEX / Warner Classics 2564 60636-2 G Ph Telemann, Concerto No 3 in A major, fragm, 151 sec, mp3
	DVD: CHARITY CONCERT FOR THE VICTIMS OF THE GREAT TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI Tallinn Sinfonietta, Hele-Riin Uib, conductor Jüri Alperten Work: A Chant of Bamboo by Peeter Vähi 2012 Estonia-Japan Association Live video on YouTube:
	TELEMANN. QUARTETS Together with Hortus Musicus Finlandia Records / Warner Classics
	THE FLUTISH KINGDOM Music: Jacob van Eyck Together with Peeter Vähi and Arsis 1996 Erdenklang 60932 #4, Laura, fragm, 86 sec, mp3
	PEETER VÄHI. A CHANT OF BAMBOO Together with: Tallinn Chamber Orchestra conducted by Risto Joost Live in Estonia Concert Hall, March 16th, 2006 2006 ERP 1006 A Chant Of Bamboo, fragm, live rec, 179 sec, mp3
	URMAS SISASK. NEW ZODIAC Together with Tiit Peterson 2013 TPNP2013 New Zodiac, Op 81, Serpens, fragm, 1 min 22 sec, mp3, 224 Kbps
	CD: FEBRUA Music by René Eespere 2010 ERP 3209
	Double-CD: ESTONIAN ORCHESTRAL MUSIC 1986–2004 Music: A Chant of Bamboo by Peeter Vähi Performed by: Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Eri Klas 2005 Estonian Music Information Centre EMIC CD010 See live video A Chant of Bamboo with Neeme Punder also from YouTube:
	AVE... Music: anonymous, Guillaume de Machaut Together with Hortus Musicus 2005 ERP 805 Belicha, fragm, 103 sek, mp3
	MAYPOLE Music: Orlado di Lasso, Pierre Attaingnant, Moritz Landgraf von Hessen-Kassel jt Together with Hortus Musicus Erdenklang 70982 The Maypole, fragm, 113 sec, mp3
	VUESTROS AMORES, HE SEÑORA Music by Juan del Ensina Together with Hortus Musicus Erdenklang 50792
	TO HIS HIGHNESS SALVADOR D Together with Hortus Musicus 1997 Antes Edition Classics BM CD 31.9086
	2000 YEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF CHRIST Together with Kaia Urb, Hortus Musicus, The Bad Orchestra 1995 Forte FD 0016/2
	2000 YEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF CHRIST Together with: Kaia Urb, Hortus Musicus, The Bad Orchestra 1995 Antes Edition Classics BM-CD 31.9059
	TAMULA FIRE COLLAGE Works: The Flutish Kingdom, 2000 Years After The Birth Of Christ 1999 Salumuusik CD-1054
	MYSTICA MYSTERIA IV Work: Pavaen Lachrimae (based on a tune by Jacob van Eyck) 2003 EFA 61696 2
	DIE KLASSIKER. MYSTICA MYSTERIA Work: Pavaen Lachrimae (based on a tune by Jacob van Eyck) 2005 Zoomica SPV DCD 089-81982
	MIROQUE Vol IV Work: Laura (based on a tune by J van Eyck) 1999 Euromedia CD 92750-22
	RENÉ EESPERE Together with Hortus Musicus 2000 Antes BM 31.9129
	BALTIC VOICES 3 Together with Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Paul Hillier 2005 Harmonia Mundi 807391

Press resonance

The third extraordinary gentleman of that evening was Neeme Punder (Baroque flutes). While the other members of ensemble left something to be desired in the dynamic scale, then his musical landscape was full of mountains and valleys. The most enjoyable was Vivaldi’s sonata for flute, cello and basso continuo. (Heili Vaus, Sirp, 31.03.08)

“Vaikiv Odalisk” by Lepo Sumera in Neeme Punder’s performance was the highlight of the concert. (Vahur Luhtsalu, Sirp, 06.10.00)

...mõned lood jäävad ehk teistest rohkem meelde. Nende seas anonüümse XIV sajandi autori väga lüüriline “Ave donna”, mida sopran Helle Mustonen ja Neeme Punder flöödil esitavad kaunikõlaliste legato’dega, nende muusikaline dialoog mõjub ühtaegu nii nukrameelselt tundeliselt kui elutargalt järelemõtlikult. (Igor Garšnek, Sirp, 02.12.05, Estonia, whole article)

Huvitavaid elamusi pakkus “Chant Of The Celestial Lake” (2000) flöödile ja kammerorkestrile, kus solistil on võimalik näidata suurt osa oma ametialastest oskustest. Mällu sööbisid Neeme Punderi “ehmatavad” repliigid, kus flötist lisaks kopsudest väljuvale õhule laskis käiku ka oma häälepaelad. (Sirp, 24.03.06, Estonia, whole article)
 

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HANDO NAHKUR

Piano

It calls for virtuoso technique as well as interpretative skills – both of which are evident in Hando Nahkur’s playing. J. S. Bach’s “Chaconne” /.../ interpretation of this monumental piece is outstanding technically and musically (Free Estonian Word, 10 / 2010, New York)

Biography

Hando Nahkur, born in Estonia, has distinguished himself as one of his country’s most outstanding artists. He has garnered top prizes in both national and international piano competitions, including top prizes in Estonia, Italy, Greece, Russia, the USA and Canada. In recognition of his achievements, he was awarded a prestigiouis Golden Medal of Merit (Canada), joining prominent musicians who have made unique contributions to Estonian music life in Toronto.  In 2010 his CD DeusExClavier was named Record of The Year − Die Platten des Jahres by ZEIT-ONLINE, Germany’s largest weekly newspaper: “Hando Nahkur is one of the greatest new surprises of the classical music scene... with this CD he establishes himself amongst the greatest pianists...” PianoNews wrote about Nahkur’s performance: “... His performance was fascinating... his interpretation can rightfully hold its own even against the legendary pianists Wilhelm Kempff or Martha Argerich...” Nahkur is a recent First Prize winner in the 2012 Meadows International Concerto Competition in Dallas, Texas, USA. At age sixteen, he made his debut with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra. He has also appeared with the Orchestra of the Estonian National Opera, Tallinn Music High School Symphony Orchestra, Tallinn Music High School String Orchestra, the Bergslagen Symphoniker, Cartago Symphony Orchestra, the St Andrew’s Festival Orchestra and the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra.
Hando Nahkur has participated in numerous festivals, including the International Holland Music Sessions in the Netherlands, Klaver 2006 in Estonia, the Festival Internacional de Piano Reynosa in Mexico, the Aspen Music Festival and School, TCU-Cliburn Piano Institute, West Chester Piano Institute, TCU/Liszt Academy Festival and Piano Texas International Academy & Festival in the United States. In 2006 he was invited to give a lecture and performance at the University of Hartford where he presented a workshop on Romanticism and the Arts. Hando Nahkur is also known as a music arranger. He has arranged many classic pop tunes for solo keyboard, including songs of D Foster, E John, F Sinatra,  F Mercury, M Moran and many others. Nahkur’s newest CD O Holy Night (2011) is a full presentation of Nahkur’s skills as a music arranger. O Holy Night features Hando’s and M Hayes’ solo piano arrangements of many Christmas classics performed by Nahkur himself.  
Mr Nahkur holds a Bachelor’s of Music degree from the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with Gabriel Chodos, a Certificate in Performance and Master’s of Music degree from the Yale University School of Music, where he studied with Boris Berman and Artist Diploma from Texas Christian University School of Music, where he studied with Tamás Ungár. Currently Hando Nahkur is continuing his studies with Joaquín Achúcarro at SMU Meadows School of the Arts. In Estonia he studied at the Tallinn Music High School and Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre with Ülle Sisa, Erna Saar, his father Toivo Nahkur, Aleksandra Juozapénaité-Eesmaa, Kristjan Mäeots, Olav Ehala and Ants Sööt.
A frequent solo performer, Hando Nahkur has performed at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), the Theater of Markopoulos Mesogeas (Attica, Greece), Hannes Reimann Hall (St Moritz, Switzerland), the Teatro Eden (Treviso, Italy), Vredenburg Leidsche Rijn (Utrecht, The Netherlands), Casa de la Cultura de Reynosa (Mexico), George Weston Hall (Toronto, Canada), Harris Concert Hall (Aspen, USA), Caruth Auditorium (Dallas, USA), Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum (Boston, USA), Jordan Hall (Boston, USA), Steinway Hall (New York, USA), Ed Landreth Hall (Fort Worth, USA), National Theatre (San José, Costa Rica), Steinway Hall (Fort Worth, USA), Meyerson Symphony Center (Dallas, USA and The Museum of Fine Arts  (St Petersburg, FL) just to name the few. In America, recitals and performances have taken him already through twenty-two States. In Europe Hando Nahkur has performed in Italy, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, France, the Netherlands, Belgium and Czech Republic. He has also appeared with solo performances in Israel and Russia. Nahkur has recorded three CDs − Hando Nahkur Works by... (2007, HN Productions), DeusExClavier (2010, ERP) and O Holy Night (2011, HN Productions).

Discography

	O HOLY NIGHT Christmas album HN Productions 2011
	DEUS EX CLAVIER Bach-Busoni, Tüür, Schubert, Schumann ERP 2310 Bach. Chaconne, fragm, 4 min 12 sec, mp3 Tüür. Sonata, Mov III, fragm, 92 sec, mp3 Schumann, Symphonic Studies, Finale. Allegro brillante, fragm, 115 sec, mp3

Press resonance

Interpretation 6/6... Hando Nahkur und seine zweite CD DeusExClavier sind schlicht eine Entdeckung! /.../ Den “offiziellen” Höhepunkt der Platte bilden dann Schumanns Symphonische Etüden op 13, die selbst gegen die legendäre Deutung eines Wilhelm Kempff oder einer Martha Argerich bestehen können. − Von diesem Pianisten werden wir − hoffentlich − noch sehr viel hören. (Burkhard Schäfer, PIANONews, 11 / 2010, Germany)

Die Platten des Jahres. /.../ Die Debüt-CD des 1982 in Estland geborenen Pianisten Hando Nahkur ist eine der großen Überraschungen der aktuellen Klavierszene. /.../ Hando Nahkur bringt trotz seiner Jugend die Reife und Meisterschaft mit, den Werken neue Aspekte abzuringen und sich mit dieser CD in die Riege der großen Pianisten zu spielen. (Zeit Online, 28.12.10, Germany, whole article)

Paljudes kohtades õppinud ja loorbereid lõiganud Hando Nahkuri plaat on ääretult sümpaatne ja tark oma muusikavaliku ja teostuse poolest. /.../ Supervirtuoosi (mõtlen just Busonit) teose paigutamine CD algusse on nagu “algkõrguse” fikseerimine, mis annab mõista pianisti võimetest. (Virve Normet, Muusika, 9 / 2010, Estonia)

Veebiajakiri Zeit Online valis Nahkuri CD kogu maailma klassikalisest muusikast aasta kolme parima plaadi hulka, põhjendades oma valikut sõnadega: “Hando Nahkur on üks suurtest üllatustest klaverimaastikul. Selle CDga mängis ta end suurte pianistide ridadesse”. Saksa ajakirja PIANONews kriitik Burkhard Schäfer kirjutas väljaande aastalõpunumbris, et “Nahkur ja tema teine CD “Deus Ex Clavier” on lihtsalt avastus! Kõrgpunktiks on Schumanni “Sümfoonilised etüüdid”, mis ei jää alla isegi Wilhelm Kempffi või Martha Argerichi legendaarsetele tõlgendustele.” (Priit Kuusk, Muusika, 2 / 2011, Estonia)

...mina tahan sellest ettepoole tõsta Bach-Busoni “Chaconne’i”, eeskätt selle meisterliku kõlakorralduse poolest. Teose esituse lähtepunkt on küll akadeemiline, kuid teostus küllaltki vabameelne. (Leelo Kõlar, Sirp, 15.04.11, Estonia, whole article)

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HELE-RIIN UIB

Percussion

Hele-Riin Uib is one of the most attractive female percussionists whose music-making unites professionalism, punctuality, swift beat and extraordinary power. She has often been called “a rough diamond”, “an energy bomb” etc.

Biography

Hele-Riin Uib was born in Estonia. Since early childhood the little girl was surrounded by drums; through her step-father she had a close contact with playing as well as making percussion instruments. It so happened that at the age of 13 Hele-Riin started an independent life, though this did not hamper her studies of percussions at the Tallinn Georg Ots Music School. In 2004, she graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music with BA and in 2007 with MA. In the course of 2004–2009 Hele-Riin studied percussions also at the Helsinki Metropolia University, though unlike at the Estonian Academy of Music she concentrated here on jazz (vibraphone) and ethnic (Africa, Cuba, Brazil) percussion instruments like congas, timbales, djembe, etc. Drop by drop she has collected knowledge from different master classes: Arttu Takalo, Juha Tanninen, Tomas Jimeno Diaz, Tommi Rautiainen, Bruno Korpela, Wolf Kerschek, Linda Maxey, Michael Udow, Brian Melvin, and Stanislaw Skoczynski. In 2010, she studied the art of taiko in Japan under the supervision by Emiko Taba.
In 2001–2004, she was a percussion player at the Estonian National Opera Symphony Orchestra. Also, Hele-Riin has been guest-artist with Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Glasperlenspiel Sinfonietta, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Piano Orchestra and NYYD Ensemble. However, she enjoys most playing in duos where the small staff offers more improvisation and creative approach to music like in the duo with the Japanese taiko-player Ichitaro, duo Double Stroke with Madis Metsamart (principal percussionist of Estonian National Symphony Orchestra) and with Aleksandra Kremenetski, to name just a few.
Hele-Riin says that rhythm is the heart of music. It seems that this heart beats in a cruel rhythm and quick tempo because in her schedule there are hardly any days off. The afore-mentioned qualities have made her a highly sought-after musician and concert tours have taken her to many countries as well as made her a frequent guest in recording studios.

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Recordings

Opening concert of Estonian Music Days 2010, live
YouTube – Rhythm Song for marimba by Paul Smadbeck, live, May 14th, 2007 at Estonian Academy of Music

Pianist’s Internet-Week, fragm, together with Estonian Piano Orchestra, live, Estonia Concert Hall, 2010, 3 min 1 sec, mp3

ESTONIAN MUSIC NOW 2011
EXPLORATORY MUSIC FROM ESTONIA
Hele-Riin Uib (marimba, rainmaker)
EECD001
 

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