Noor Muusik / Young Musician

16/04/2025

🎼 Young Musician – Tallinn 2025 has already wrapped up, but the memories live on!

If you missed the finals, the award ceremony, or the final concert — or simply want to enjoy them once more — the full recordings are now available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/

Watch anytime, anywhere! 📺✨

15/04/2025

🌟 What a night to remember! 🌟

The Award Ceremony and Final Concert of Young Musician – Tallinn 2025 wrapped up the competition with beautiful music, warm emotions, and well-deserved recognition for our talented participants.

📸 Take a look at the moments captured — from the stage to the smiles — in our official photo gallery below.

💐 Thank you once again to all the young musicians, jury members, accompanists, teachers, and supporters who made this event truly special! 😍

📸: Rene Jakobson

14/04/2025

🎻 The Noor Muusik 2025 competition has officially come to an end – what a journey it has been!

But before we say our final goodbyes, we invite you to join us tonight at 18.00 in the Great Hall of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre for the award ceremony and final concert. 🎶✨

🌟 In the concert, all 1st prize winners will perform alongside the EAMT Sinfonietta, conducted by maestro Toomas Vavilov.

🎟️ Entrance to the concert hall is free – come celebrate the achievements of our wonderful young musicians!

🎥 Can’t make it in person? No worries – the event will be live-streamed on YouTube👇

April 14, 18.00Great Hall of EAMThttps://youngmusician.wordpress.com/

13/04/2025

🎉 We are thrilled to announce the results of Group C – our brilliant older category – from today’s Final Round of Noor Muusik 2025! 👏✨ The winners are:

Cellists
🥇Lyam Kaléo Gabriel Chenaux 🇨🇭
🥈Smiltė Petrošiūtė 🇱🇹
🥉Aleksandra Maria Tralla 🇪🇪

Special prizes 🏆
The best performer of a piece by Tauno Aints – Smiltė Petrošiūtė 🇱🇹
The best performance of a virtuoso piece and the best performer of a piece by J. S. Bach – Lyam Kaléo Gabriel Chenaux 🇨🇭

Violinists
🥇Henning Felde Haldorsen 🇳🇴
🥈Anna Katarina Tralla 🇪🇪 and Eline Liselotte Van Dijk 🇳🇱

Special prizes 🏆
The best performance of a virtuoso piece – Quinten Gabriël van Brummen 🇳🇱
The best performer of a sonata by Arcangelo Corelli – Marta Meibaum 🇪🇪
The best performer of a piece by Tauno Aints – Annaliisa Aren 🇪🇪

Pianists
🥇Stefan Ilves 🇪🇪
🥈Sandija Leja 🇱🇻
🥉Mulin Wang 🇨🇳

Special prizes 🏆
The best performance of a virtuoso piece – Mulin Wang 🇨🇳
The best performer of a piece by J. S. Bach – Sandija Leija 🇱🇻
The best performer of a piece by Tauno Aints – Stefan Ilves 🇪🇪

We’re also grateful to our wonderful jury for their dedication and thoughtful decisions throughout the competition 🙏

🎈Tomorrow we wrap up this musical journey with the award ceremony and final concert at 18.00 in the Great Hall of the EAMT – you’re all warmly invited! Entrance is free!!

13/04/2025

🎉Congratulations to the winners of Group B!🎉

The first part of the "Young Musician – Tallinn 2025" finals has come to an end, and we are proud to announce the results of Group B. A huge round of applause to all the young performers who took the stage today – your dedication and musicality truly impressed us!

Here are the results:

Cellists 🎻
🥇 Kanon Huang 🇹🇼
🥈Tristan Ilves 🇪🇪
🥉Ruusu-Talvikki Heikkilä 🇫🇮
📜 Diploma – Teodoras Lipčius 🇱🇹

Special prizes 🏆
The best performance of a virtuoso piece – Kanon Huang 🇹🇼
The best performer of a piece by J. S. Bach – Ruusu-Talvikki Heikkilä 🇪🇪

Pianists 🎹
🥇Gustavs Kalējs 🇱🇻
🥈Sniedze Sarja 🇱🇻
🥉Liao Yinuo 🇨🇳
📜Diplomas – Albert Kracht 🇪🇪 and Salomėja Scerinaitė 🇱🇹

Special prizes🏆
The best performer of a piece by Estonian composer – Albert Kracht 🇪🇪
The best performer of a piece by Estonian composer – Gustavs Kalējs 🇱🇻
The best performer of a piece by J. S. Bach – Gustavs Kalējs 🇱🇻
The best performance of a virtuoso piece – Sniedze Sarja 🇱🇻
Special prize for a promising talent – Jonatan Sabbah 🇳🇴

Violinists 🎻
🥇Helmi Lilja Lindholm 🇫🇮
🥈Lumikki Heikkilä 🇫🇮
🥉Lūcija Stafecka 🇱🇻 and Ava Li 🇨🇮
📜Diplomas – Unna Emilie Angervo 🇫🇮 and Siena Bella Dewing 🇺🇸

Special prizes 🏆
The best performer of a piece by Georg Philip Telemann – Rebekka Anna Theresia Chlada 🇫🇮
The best performance of a virtuoso piece – Benjamin Sabbah 🇳🇴
The best performer of a piece by Estonian composer – Lilianna Räsänen 🇫🇮
Special prize for a promising talent – Denis Kvichia 🇪🇪

Thank you to our wonderful jury, supportive accompanists and orchestra, and everyone who came to listen!

The finals are continuing now with Group C at 17.00 in the Great Hall of EAMT – come cheer for the older category!

12/04/2025

The first rounds of the Young Musician – Tallinn 2025 competition are now behind us — and what a joy it's been to hear so many talented young performers! 🎶

We warmly congratulate the 15 outstanding players who have made it to the finals! 🏆

Join us tomorrow, 13 April, in the Great Hall of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre for the final concerts where the contestants perform with the EAMT Sinfonietta conducted by maestro Toomas Vavilov:

🔵 B-group at 12:00
🔵 C-group at 17:00

🗓The finals' schedules are available here:
https://youngmusician.wordpress.com/finals

🎟️ Entrance is free, and we’d love to see you there!

📺 Can’t attend in person? No worries — both finals will be live-streamed on YouTube:

👉 April 13, 12.00, Great Hall of EAMT
LIVE: Young Musician – Tallinn 2025: Finals for groups B
https://tinyurl.com/7tf738jm

👉 April 13, 17.00, Great Hall of EAMT
LIVE: Young Musician – Tallinn 2025: Finals for Groups C
https://tinyurl.com/5n6b3un4

Come cheer for tomorrow’s brightest musical stars! 🌟

April 13, Great Hall of EAMT17.00J. Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1 (I Moderato)ALEKSANDRA MARIA TRALLA (cello)L. Boccherini – Cello Con...

10/04/2025

🎻🎶 Young Musician - Tallinn 2025 is here!

Yesterday, we kicked off the hall rehearsals at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre—and today, the competition officially begins!

59 young musicians from 15 countries have made their way to Tallinn, eager to share their passion and talent with us all. We’re honoured to welcome every one of them! And if you are curious, the countries are:

📌China
📌Estonia
📌Finland
📌Germany
📌Hong Kong
📌Ireland
📌Latvia
📌Lithuania
📌Norway
📌Switzerland
📌Taiwan
📌Ukraine
📌United Kingdom
📌The Netherlands
📌USA

Let the music begin!✨

08/04/2025

Kui juba "Postimees"kirjutab, siis on asi tõsine, sest "Noore muusiku" konkurss toob Tallinnasse noored talendid üle terve maailma! Miks see muusikasündmus nii eriline on, pajatab pianist ja konkursi kunstiline juht Mihkel Poll, kelle vanavanemad 1997. aastal konkursi ellu kutsusid. Loe lähemalt👇

NB! Sissepääs konkursi kõikidesse voorudesse Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia saalides, kontserdid Mustpeade maja Valges saalis ja Kadrioru kunstimuuseumi saalis ning lõppkontsert EMTA suures saalis on vaba ja tasuta! Kõik muusikasõbrad südamest teretulnud!😍

Tutvu konkursi ajakavaga 👉 https://youngmusician.wordpress.com/konkursi-ajakava/

Sel nädalal toimub 14. korda rahvusvaheline konkurss «Noor muusik», mis pakub kuni 15-aastastele klaveri-, viiuli- ja tšellomängijatele võimaluse end muusikaliselt proovile panna.

08/04/2025

🎶 Noore muusiku konkurss on kohe-kohe algamas ja I vooru ajakavadega saate tutvuda nüüd ka meie kodulehel:
C-grupp👉 https://youngmusician.wordpress.com/i-voor-10-aprill/
B-grupp👉 https://youngmusician.wordpress.com/i-voor-11-aprill/

Peatsete kohtumisteni Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia saalides! 🎻🎹🎼

08/04/2025

🎶 Young Musician – Tallinn 2025 is about to begin!

The excitement is building, and now you can check out the exact schedules for the 1st round on our homepage:
Group C 👉 https://youngmusician.wordpress.com/1st-round/
Group B 👉https://youngmusician.wordpress.com/1st-round-11-april/

Let the music begin! 🎻🎹🎼

02/04/2025

✨ Noore muusiku konkurss läheneb suure hooga! ✨

Loodame, et kõik osalejad on usinalt harjutanud ja valmis peagi lavale astuma. Jäänud on vaid loetud päevad, ning ootame teid juba põnevusega! 🎶🎻🎹

Aga seniks – saage tuttavaks meie žüriiliikmetega! Sest kas teadsite, et konkursil on lausa kolm eraldi žüriid – üks igale pillile? Kui ei, siis vaata lähemalt siit:

Klaver Ivari Ilja lõpetas Tallinna Muusikakeskkooli 1977. aastal Eve Paju ning Laine Metsa klaveriklassis. Ajavahemikus 1977–1981 õppis ta Tallinna Riiklikus Konservatooriumis Laine Metsa juures. 1…

02/04/2025

✨ Young Musician – Tallinn 2025 is just around the corner! ✨

We hope all participants are feeling prepared, excited after months of practice and ready to take the stage soon. With only a few days left, we’re looking forward to welcoming you! 🎶🎻🎹

In the meantime – get to know our jury members! Did you know that we have three separate juries, one for each instrument group? Get acquainted with them here:

Piano Prof Ivari Ilja, current Rector of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, studied the piano at the Tallinn State Conservatoire with Professor Laine Mets and at the Moscow State Conservato…