Every year, the festival organises a charity concert called Help Bring Life, with the proceeds going to the children of Pelgulinna Maternity Hospital. This year, Hedvig Hanson, James Werts and Andre Maaker and his band are performing traditional Christmassy songs with the Estonian Radio Children Singing Studio on 9 December. http://www.istc.org/sisp/index.htm?fx=event&event_id=187057 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.
Of this… there may be seen yet but very little. 1 In his recitals, on April 26th and 27th 1908 in the Vanemuine Theatre, Lemba demonstrated his abilities both as a conductor and pianist. Lemba remained a piano teacher at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire, he was awarded professorship at the age of 30. His wide range of activities as a teacher, composer and concert pianist continued there until 1920, when he returned to Estonia. He was one of Estonia’s first professional pianists together with his elder brother Theodor Lemba (1876-1962). In the Twenties and Thirties he gave recitals in several European cities: Helsinki, Stockholm, Budapest, and Paris. In his First Piano Concerto (1905, composed in his student years), which is one of his best achievements, the salient features of his style may be recognised: the breadth of melody, romantic spirit and form winning plaudits for its grace and serenity, 1 Carl Hunnius, “The Daughter of Lembitu”, Elu (Life)
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