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15.11.2024 | Culture

There will be a bumper number of festive concerts around Estonia this year

Text Mark Taylor
Photos ABBA Chique, promo

There will be a bumper number of festive concerts around Estonia this yearElina Nechayeva will perform classical and festive songs alongside Germán Gholami.

 

Christmas is not just about shopping, large amounts of food, and spending precious time with friends and family – it is also about the music. We all have our favourite festive songs, from modern pop tracks to classic Christmas carols that have been sung for generations. Whatever your taste, there will be a Christmas concert for you in Estonia this festive season.

The highlight of the concert season will be the return of the Vienna Philharmonic Strauss Orchestra for the third year in a row. The orchestra will perform a new programme with pieces by Mozart, Brahms, Haydn, Strauss, and more, in Pärnu (05.12.), Tartu (06.12.), Tallinn (07.12), and Jõhvi (8.12).

Opera fans also won’t be disappointed with Estonian superstar Elina Nechayeva joining forces with Germán Gholami to perform classical and Christmas pieces at five concerts, in Narva (26.12), Tartu (27.12), Pärnu (28.12), and Tallinn (29.12). Beloved Estonian opera singers Marko Matvere and Jassi Zakharov will also come together for joint Christmas opera concerts in Tartu (18.12), Tallinn (22.12), Laitse (25.12), and Rapla (26.12).

 

If Christmas songs are a bit too much, you can get into the New Year spirit with Abba Chique.

 

If pop is more your cup of tea, well-known Estonian Singers Koit Toome and Maarja-Liis Ilus will be performing their favourite Christmas tracks at 10 concerts all around Estonia from December 18 to 30. World-renowned Abba tribute band, ABBA Chique, will get audiences on their feet (and burning off that turkey) to renditions of “Dancing Queen”, Waterloo, Mamma Mia, and not forgetting “Happy New Year” at concerts in Pärnu (27.12.), Tartu (28.12.), Mooste (29.12), and Tallinn (30.12).

The little ones haven’t been forgotten either. Estonian singer Stig Rästa will perform Christmas concert alongside his two young daughters Lumi and Sadu at four concerts in Tallinn (16.12), Viljandi (20.12), Tartu (21.12), and Mooste (23.12). The concert will include classic Christmas carols as well as songs written together with his daughters.

 

Other notable festive concerts around Estonia:

Estonian Voices – Christmas Concert in Palmse – 07.12

Dave Benton –  Father and Daughters Christmas Concert -14–23.12

Siiri Sisask “Songs from the Soul” Advent Concert – 15.12

C-Jam – “The 20 Best Christmas Songs of All Time” – 20–28.12, around Estonia.

 

 

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