Estonian holidays, festivals, cultural events
Klaver Tallinn's International Pianist Festival
When: 24 31 Oct 2008 (biennial)
Pianists from all over the world work their musical magic at Klaver, Tallinn's International Pianist Festival, held at Estonia
Concert Hall. The musicians focus just as much on contemporary pianoplaying trends as they do on classic tunes from well
known composers.
Klaver translates as piano in Estonia. Past guests at the festival have included Mikhail Pletniov, Cyprien Katsaris, John Lill,
Angela Hewitt, MarcAndre Hamelin, Arcadi Volodos, Piotr and Charles Rosen.
The International Pianists Festival PIANO was established in 1998 and is biannual.
Lauri Väinmaa: "Festival brings to Estonia world class pianists, presents mature masters and upcoming stars from Estonia
and abroad and introduces the art of piano playing in its manysidedness."
Mikhail Pletnev, Cyprien Katsaris, Louis Lortie, Angela Hewitt, MarcAndre Hamelin, Piotr Anderszewski, PierreLaurent