Estonian National Opera Chamber Music Concerts

Beautiful experience of chamber music

Musical Journeys

Five chamber concerts. Five distinct musical worlds.

The Musical Journeys chamber concert series brings opera soloists, instrumentalists and music from different eras and countries to the intimate setting of the Estonia Chamber Hall. Each evening has its own character and atmosphere – from Italian bel canto and the stillness of a Nordic winter to French chanson, Spanish passion and the freshness of springtime classics.

The close atmosphere of the Chamber Hall brings performers and audiences together, offering a chance to hear both familiar works and less frequently performed repertoire from a new perspective.

Duration: approximately 1 hour
Doors and café open at 18.00
Curator of the chamber concert series: Lauri Sirp

19 November 2026 | WANDERERS UNDER THE STARRY SKY
Music of journeys, freedom and longing.

This concert takes the listener on a journey through longing, movement and reflection. Ralph Vaughan Williams’s song cycle Songs of Travel (1904) explores the inner world of the traveller, where a yearning for freedom, solitude and the poetry of life on the road come together. Gustav Holst’s Wind Quintet, Op. 14 adds freshness, lightness and vivid chamber colours to the programme.

Performers: Tamar Nugis (baritone), Jaan Ots (piano)
Wind quintet: Beatriz Macias (flute), Raquel Da Silva Martins (oboe), Piersilvio Balta (clarinet), Diogo Andre Martinho Moutinho (bassoon), Chloe Rose Matthews (French horn)

18 February 2027 | WINTER NIGHT
The quieter, more poetic side of Estonian music.

Winter Night brings together stillness, sensitivity and Nordic lyricism. The songs of Eduard Oja and Ester Mägi combine delicate moods with inner warmth, while Heino Eller’s Lyric Pieces Nos 1 and 2 for violin, cello and piano add dreamlike luminosity and the subtle colours of a winter landscape. The result is a poetic and intimate encounter with Estonian music.

Performers: Kadri Raalik (soprano), Juuli Lill (mezzo-soprano), Kristina Kriit (violin), Kristjan Saar (cello), Jaanika Rand-Sirp (piano)

25 March 2027 | CHANSON AND CANCIÓN
From Paris to Spain – from elegance to passion.

Chanson and canción brings together the refinement of French music and the warmth of southern temperament. In the works of Gabriel Fauré, Henri Duparc and Claude Debussy, elegance, sensitivity and impressionistic luminosity come to the fore, while music by Pablo Sorozábal and Agustín Lara adds rhythmic vitality, passion and warmth. The result is a colourful programme in which melancholy and joie de vivre meet.

Performers: Elena Brazhnyk (soprano), Heldur Harry Põlda (tenor), Csaba Zoltan Marjan (percussion), Tiit Joamets (percussion), Ave Wagner (piano)

29 April 2027 | SPRING
Three composers, three different visions of spring.

Springtime brings together different moods of the season. Ludwig van Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 5, the “Spring Sonata”, Op. 24 is full of lyricism, openness and fresh vitality; Mozart’s String Quartet No. 14, “Spring” adds classical clarity and elegance; and Ástor Piazzolla’s Primavera porteña brings passionate tango energy and rhythmic drive. Together they form a lively and varied musical portrait of spring.

Performers: Sigrid Kuulmann (violin), Elisabeth Härmand (violin), Toomas Nestor (viola), Andreas Lend (cello)

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22 October 2026 | ALPINE SERENADE
Italian lyricism, elegance and a touch of Nino Rota’s playfulness.

The music of Rossini and Bellini brought together the flowing melodies, virtuosity and effortless lightness of bel canto. Nino Rota’s clarinet sonata added 20th-century freshness and wit to the programme.

Performers: Kristel Pärtna (soprano), Aule Urb (mezzo-soprano), Heldur Harry Põlda (tenor), Edmunds Altmanis (clarinet), Tarmo Eespere (piano)