- Eino Tamberg
Eino Tamberg (born 1930) is an Estonian composer. He studied music composition with
Eugen Kapp at theTallinn Conservatory , graduating in 1953. In Estonia he first became known with his song cycle "Viis romanssi Sándor Petöfi luulele" (1955) based on poetry bySándor Petöfi , and with his "Concerto Grosso" (1956), for which he won a gold medal at an international music festival inMoscow . Tamberg was an important initiator of the anti-romantic composition movement of the late 1950s. His vision on music composition belonged to the so-called "New Wave" in Estonian music. He became more known outside of Estonia from approximately 1960, writing music for a large variety of genres, but in particular music for theater, and symphonic music.Tamberg is one of the most important representatives of
neoclassicism in Estonian music, though his later works are more expressionistic in style. Since 1969 he has been teaching at theEstonian Academy of Music , where he also holds a professorship since 1983. For the 1997-1998 season he was composer-in-residence with theEstonian National Symphony Orchestra .Works
Tamberg's most notable works are the ballet "Johanna tentate" (1971) and the "
Trumpet Concerto No. 1" (1972). The trumpet concerto remains one of his most popular works and was performed not only in Europe, but also inHong Kong andSingapore , and was recorded byHåkan Hardenberger . Tamberg also wrote concerti forviolin (1981),saxophone (1987),clarinet (1996), and a second trumpet concerto in 1997.His second
opera "Cyrano de Bergerac" premiered in 1976. This romantic opera, which consists of three acts and anepilogue (Op. 45), was written in 1974 using a libretto byJaan Kross , based on the play byEdmond Rostand and following the structure of earlybaroque opera's.On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the
United Nations (1995) he wrote his "Celebration Fanfaresse" which was premiered inNew York City underNeeme Järvi .ources
*Merike Vaitmaa. The "
New Grove Dictionary of Opera ", edited by Stanley Sadie (1992). ISBN 0-333-73432-7 and ISBN 1-56159-228-5
* [http://www.emic.ee/helilooja.php?id=6 Tamberg's page at the Estonian Music Information Center]
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