The concerts of the ‘Chamber Music’ series will take place in the Great Hall of the Tallinn School of Music and Ballet (MUBA). The world-class performers who took the stage as soloists in front of the orchestra on Friday will perform there in chamber ensembles with the musicians of the ERSO.

The first concert in the series will take place in October with pianist Alexander Melnikov. Melnikov, who is known for his frequent unusual decisions regarding musical choices and playlists, is characterised by his fascination with historically informed performance practices. He is also an active chamber musician, whose long-term stage partner is violinist Isabelle Faust, who is also going to solo with ERSO this season. He also plays regularly with cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras and violinist Antoine Tamestit.

In February, clarinettist Sérgio Pires will perform with the ensembles of ERSO. He is the principal clarinet of the London Symphony Orchestra, as well as an active soloist and chamber musician. He has been accompanied by, among others, oboist Heinz Holliger and flutist Emmanuel Pahud, who are considered among the all-time greats of wind music.

In March, MUBA will host pianist William Youn, who has been described by critics as a poet at the piano whose musical brilliance allows him to discover the soulful depths of music. His Schubert recordings are particularly highly praised, but in addition to those, he has also recorded all of Mozart’s piano sonatas. Youn also plays regularly in a chamber ensemble with violinist Nils Mönkemeyer and clarinettist Sabine Meyer.

The series will conclude with Ukrainian-born pianist Alexander Gavrylyuk, a highly acclaimed virtuoso who is a resident artist for the 2023/24 season at the prestigious chamber music venue Wigmore Hall in London. His performance is both poetic and electrifying. Together with his band partner, violinist Janine Jansen, she performs regularly all over Europe.

OSTA SARJAPILET

ALEXANDER MELNIKOV
  • 12.10.24 at 18:00 - MUBA suur saal
Johannes Brahms
ALEXANDER MELNIKOV piano, TRIIN RUUBEL violin, MIINA LAANESAAR violin, SANDRA KLIMAITĖ viola, INDREK LEIVATEGIJA cello
SÉRGIO PIRES
  • 08.02.25 at 18:00 - MUBA suur saal
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
GUIDO GUALANDI oboe, HELI ERNITS oboe, SÉRGIO PIRES clarinet, JOSÉ CARLOS DOMÍNGUEZ ALMELA clarinet, TAAVI ORRO basset horn, MEELIS VIND basset horn, JAKOB PEÄSKE bassoon, KRISTJAN KUNGLA bassoon, MATTIAS VIHMANN horn, ARTUR REINPÕLD horn, KALLE KOPPEL horn, NIKITA MATSUK horn, MATI LUKK double bass
WILLIAM YOUN
  • 09.03.25 at 18:00 - MUBA suur saal
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
WILLIAM YOUN piano, DALIA DEDINSKAITE violin, HELENA ALTMANIS viola, THEODOR SINK cello, GUIDO GUALANDI oboe, SOO-YOUNG LEE clarinet, PEETER SARAPUU bassoon, YE PAN horn
ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK
  • 12.04.25 at 18:00 - MUBA suur saal
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert
ALEXANDER GAVRYLYUK piano, TRIIN RUUBEL violin, RAIN VILU viola, SEULKI LEE cello, REGINA UDOD double bass