The voices of tens of thousands of choir singers echoed across Estonia this weekend to unite in folk song and dance, much to ...

The voices of tens of thousands of choir singers rang out in the rain in Estonia this weekend, and a huge crowd of spectators ...

The renowned Estonian Song and Dance Celebration in Tallinn defied rainy weather, drawing over 21,000 choir singers and ...

In just a few weeks, a total of 41 choirs, 38 dance troupes and four wind ensembles from abroad will take part in the Estonian Song and Dance Festival, including ensembles from both within and outside ...

From July 3 to 6, 2025, Estonia will host the XXVIII Song Celebration and XXI Dance Celebration, collectively known as Laulupidu, under the theme “Iseoma” (Kinship). This monumental cultural ...

Still under the direction of Helen Silda, who founded the festival back in 2009, Tallinn Music Week – or TMW to its friends – has grown into one of the most significant events in the European festival ...

The music of esteemed Estonian composer Arvo Pärt may be "about the silence" but in his national capital, in his 90th year, the reverberations from some serious noise are being felt this week.

Photo by Jürgen Joost) At first glance, then, it may seem that Estonia’s embrace of the international music business and Tallinn Music Week’s yen to provide platforms to music from elsewhere are ...

Argophilia writes that the festival is promising the biggest International Jazz music cornucopia so far this year. The capital of Estonia will be aglow with performers entertaining all around the city ...

One Estonian village, though, was home to a world first at the weekend – the first ever song festival dedicated to eastern Estonia’s Kodavere dialect.

Estonia has a rich culture of singing, with its song festivals (along with Latvia and Lithuania) added to UNESCO’s register of intangible cultural heritage. One Estonian village, though, was home to a ...