Friday evenings during summer, a concert series featuring the carillon of Tartu Town Hall
Tartu City Government
/ A 15 minute summer concert by the carillon of Tartu Town Hall can be heard each Friday at 20.00.
Musical works by such giants of classical music as Bach, Mozart, Handel, Rimsky-Korsakov, Tchaikovsky, Saint-Saëns, and Beethoven can be heard at the series of summer concerts taking place until August. In addition, original works for the carillon and Estonian folk music can also be heard.
Schedule for June (starting at 20.00)
Anton Rubinstein Melody
Mark Peterson Dream
Camille Saint-Saëns The Swan
Estonian folk melody Meil aiaäärne tänavas / By Our Yard on the Street
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Song of the Indian Guest from the opera Sadko
Currently taking place is the Tartu carillon competition for original works, in which a jury will select the best from among the works received. The winning piece will be played for the first time on 29 June, during the Tartu City Day celebration, and can then be heard again during the series of summer concerts. The deadline for submitting works to the competition is 12 June 2017. A jury will select the pieces from among the works submitted.
Carillon information: www.tartu.ee/kellamang
Additional information: Merle Kollom, Carillon Project Manager, telephone: +372 521 6996.
Last changed 12.06.2017
