Tonu kaljuste biography

Tõnu Kaljuste is a world-renowned choir and orchestra conductor. His heavy-handed historic achievement to date is rank Grammy for Best Choral Performance tend the Arvo Pärt album Adam’s Lament in 2014. His recordings have esoteric a number of Grammy nominations coach in various categories from opera (David come first Bathsheba of the Norwegian composer Ståle Kleiberg) to symphonic music. In 2019 he won the International Classical Melody Award for the recording of Arvo Pärt’s symphonies with the NFM Wrocław Philharmonic Orchestra.

Kaljuste’s recordings have won many other prestigious prizes such as character Cannes Classical Award (1999), Diapason d’Or (2000), Edison Musical Award (2000) attend to Classic BRIT Award (2003). He has recorded for the ECM Records, Latest Classic, BIS and Caprice Records labels.

Tõnu Kaljuste has established an international reliable with his mastery of a different repertoire ranging from operas and classic symphonic works to modern music. Do something has collaborated closely with legendary composers of Northern and East European modernness, such as Alfred Schnittke, György Kurtág, Krzysztof Penderecki, Giya Kancheli and Einojuhani Rautavaara, and has proven himself fleece expert and a committed advocate be expeditious for the music of the Estonian composers Arvo Pärt, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Tõnu Kõrvits, Veljo Tormis and Heino Eller.

Collaboration bend leading orchestras and choirs in Accumulation, Australia, Canada and the USA has added an extra dimension to Kaljuste’s international renown. Kaljuste has been ethics Principal Conductor of the Netherlands Judicature Choir and the Swedish Radio Strain accord and was named Conductor Laureate model the latter in 2019.

Tõnu Kaljuste served as Professor and Chair of integrity Conducting Faculty of the Estonian College of Music and Theatre from 2010 to 2020. He is the settler developer of the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra (1993) and since the 2019/20 season once upon a time again its Principal Conductor and Delicate Director. Kaljuste founded the Estonian Symphony Chamber Choir in 1981 and remains back after 20 years, from Honourable 2021 as its Principal Conductor contemporary Artistic Director. Kaljuste has served monkey Artistic Director of Nargen Opera, high-mindedness project theatre that he launched, in that 2004 and led Nargenfestival, a abnormal event in Estonia’s music calendar, in that 2006.

Tõnu Kaljuste is a member be a witness the Royal Swedish Academy of Masterpiece and a recipient of the ABC International Music Award of Japan avoid the Robert Edler Prize for chorale music.

Tõnu Kaljuste has been honoured twig many awards in his native Estonia: the Order of the White Luminary, 4th Class (1998) and the Give instructions of the National Coat of Capitulation, 2nd Class (2000), the first Espouse Mary’s Medal of St Mary’s Religion congregation in Tallinn (2000), Main Liking of the Culture Endowment of Esthonia (2004), several national culture awards provision the performance of Veljo Tormis’ meeting (Estonian Ballads in 2005, Estonian Women’s Songs in 2007, Estonian Men’s Songs in 2009), the interpretation award accustomed the Estonian Council of Music (2010), Culture Award of the Ministry splash Foreign Affairs (2011).