Türi Spring Festival (Türi Kevadfestival)

Email: irenlill@yahoo.com 

Türi, well known as the Estonian Springtime Capital, lies in the very heart of Estonia. It owes this nameto its many green gardens, beautiful parks, forests, idyllic rivers and lakes as well as its traditional annual flower market in spring time. From May 29th to June 1st, 2008 there will take place a second music festival “Türi Spring Festival”, which will provide a rich cultural contribution to the unique spring atmosphere in Türi. The festival brings together classical music and nature. Alongside the many concerts and recitals there will be guided walks, readings and exhibitions. The concert programs will emphasize musical works which have been inspired by nature and will include music from the baroque up until the present day.

The principal theme of the first spring festival 2007 was “birds”, in 2008 it will be “forest”. During four days many works will be presented many—both solo and chamber music, which involve this particular idea and will be performed by Estonian and Russian artists. A high point will be the premiere specially commissioned new work — an opera “Lopi and Lapi” by the well known Estonian composer, Tõnis Kaumann. The well known Estonian TV-presenter and author of books on nature, Fred Jüssi, will act as guide for nature excursions as well as presenting concerts andreadings. Many of the readings and discussion evenings will be broadcasted by Estonian Radio in their series “University of the Night”. Nature in music, music in nature, music and nature in and around us all. Let us meet in June in Türi and together learn to see and hear all of this!

Patron of the Festival Fred Jüssi
Artistic director and producer Iren Lill

http://www.kevadfestival.tyri.ee/