ESTONIAN SYMPHONIC MUSIC. THE FIRST CENTURY 1896-1996.
Like his Finnish colleagues he aspired to create a unitary
national style in art, applied art, furniture design and architecture.
The opening of the new opera and concert house Estonia on August 24th, 1913
was a major event in Estonian cultural history. The accomplishment of this significant
enterprise was a result of nation-wide cooperation in the face of incessant opposition
from the tsarist regime and the weakening Baltic-German factions. The new
representative buildings1 gave actors, artists and composers better facilities for creative
work.
During the First World War Estonian musical life was at a standstill except in
Tallinn and Tartu. The performances of the Estonia Theatre orchestra were popular,
most of them conducted by Raimund Kull (1882-1942). The Vanemuine Theatre
orchestra was similarly quite actively engaged under the baton of Juhan Aavik (1884-
1982) and Juhan Simm (1885-1959)
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