34th International ESTA Conference in Tallinn, Estonia, August 8th – 13th 2006
The old Hanseatic port of Tallinn, shaken up for centuries by strong occupying forces, was the background for an excellent, well-organised Conference, held in the modern Music Conservatoire. Our Estonian colleagues and their fellow countrymen have seized the new opportunities of their nation’s freedom and risen like the proverbial phoenix from the ashes. Traces of the positive cultural influences of their former rulers came to light, both verbally in lectures and in numerous concerts. Conference participants enjoyed a great deal of new music by Estonian composers, played by children and young highly trained musicians, in old churches and medieval guildhalls. An excursion to Pärnu on the Baltic coast enlivened the exchange between ESTA people.
Presentations included:
| Marje Lohuaru, EST | International relations between music academies |
| Edith Peinemann, Germany | Masterclass |
| Mari Tempore-Bezrodny, RUS | The violinist Igor Bezrodny |
| Maret Mursa, EST | Alexander Technique |
| Bruno Giuranna, I | Lecture recital: Hindemith’s solo sonata Op.25 no.1 |
| Diana Ozolina Lolita Lilje, LIT |
Lithuanian cello music |
| Irina Bochkova, RUS | Lecture recital: Grieg violin sonatas |
| Anja Maja | Suzuki on the cello |
| Gerhard Mantel, Germany | Workshop: the physics of sound and inspiration |
| Valentina Yakubovskaya, RUS | The special features of teaching 3 year-olds |
| Jenny Spanoghe Jan van Landeghem, B |
The development of violin technique in Belgium |
| Dermot Crehan, GB | The music of “The Lord of the Rings” with an Irish lilt |
| Niina Murdvee, EST | Estonian professional music education, from its beginnings up to the present day |
| Peeter Paemurru, EST | The great cello teacher Alfred von Glehn |
| Airi Koivukovski, EST | Learning to love music through group tuition |
| Andres Leivategija, EST | The prevention of playing injuries (RSI) |
