The new music and urban culture festival Tallinn Music Week (TMW) taking place from 27th March to 2nd April will shine the spotlight on big European questions, innovation across industries, the case study on the Moomins brand and an inspirational story of the ballet bringing strength to one of Africa’s biggest slums. How will sharing economy, AI and digital nomadism unlock the potential of Europe, is the question for the panel on future industries. The two-day conference Creative Impact will be held at the Russian Cultural Centre and Nordic Hotel Forum on Friday 31st March and Saturday 1st April.

How and why could the EU Commission support musical creativity in a similar scheme as the very successful support for European cinema? At the opening panel, Estonian Minister of Culture Indrek Saar will be joined by Barbara Kessler from the DG Education and Culture, Juhan Lepassaar, the Head of Cabinet of EU vice president Andrus Ansip and Anna Hildur, Chair of European Music Export Exchange. Moderator Damien McGuinnes, the Berlin correspondent of BBC will also lead the discussion to how post-Brexit, can Europe keep Britain’s pop powerhouse involved.

In the light of Estonia’s upcoming stint at the helm of the EU Council, we need to have a sharp look into all things to do with the future digital economy. Sharing economy, robotics, AI, big data and digital nomadism – can the Digital Single Market unlock the potential of Europe, is the question for the panel on future industries to be introduced by a keynote from Estonia’s new CIO Siim Sikkut. The angel investor and start-up mentor Tak Lo, founder of Funderbeam Kaidi Ruusalepp, and Takashi Katsuragi of Rakuten, the largest e-commerce site in Japan, will join the discussion.

Among the inspiring case studies, we so love at TMW is the story of Moomin from Finland as the 3rd most licensed brand in the world will take yet another leap shortly with the new Moomin museum at Tampere Hall and a big budget new TV series involving Oscar-winning Steve Box. Pauliina Ahokas, Managing Director of Tampere Hall and Virpi Immonen, music supervisor of the film will shed the light.

The story of Kenya’s Slum Ballet, told by actress and founder of SAFE Ghetto theatre Krysteen Savane and founder of Anno’s Africa Bee Gilbert is a moving reminder of how creativity can be a powerful tool of social inclusion and open up new horizons for kids from harsh neighbourhoods.

The major part of the conference will as always give hands-on insights into the music industry like the producers and songwriters in spotlight session with Mandy Parnell, an award-winning mastering engineer for a wide variety of artist including Brian Eno, Sigur Ros and Bjork.

Among the previously announced speakers are Amy Lamé, the City of London’s first ever Night Czar, influential pop culture theorist Simon Reynolds, the founder member of the pioneering industrial group Einstürzende Neubauten Alexander Hacke and musician, and co-founder of Love Parade Danielle de Picciotto, the senior director of programming of the KEXP radio station Kevin Cole, and many others.

In addition to panels and talks TMW includes more new possibilities for direct business contacts and curated networking. For the first time there is a public application for speed-dating and thematic mentoring sessions by music journalists, publishers and producers. Creative hack in cooperation with DIGIX will come up with ideas and concepts for digital tools in music industry and new solutions for music education.

The president of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid will open the TMW conference at the Russian Cultural centre on 31st March at 10 to be followed by the head of Nordea Estonia Gerd Müller and Head of TMW Helen Sildna. The conference will take place on 31st March and 1st April from 10 to 17 at two venues: Russian Cultural Centre and Nordic Hotel Forum.

The full schedule of the TMW conference will be published next week.

TMW 2017 delegate passes that grant access to the conference are available for €250 until 19th March (From 20th March €295) at TMW web store. Sign up as a delegate and buy your pass.

Confirmed speakers of the TMW 2017 conference:

Alexander Hacke – musician, one of the founders of Einstürzende Neubauten
Amy Lamé – the Night Czar of London
Anna Hildur – Chair of European Music Export Exchange
Andres Lokko – journalist, Svenska Dagbladet
Andrew Kahn – an independent music supervisor at Good Ear Music Supervision
Aya Ohi – A&R expert at JVC
Barbara Kessler – Directorate General Education and Culture, European Commission
Bee Gilbert – founder of Anno’s Africa
Brendan Jan Walsh – founding director of Brending
Brian Reich – speechwriter, media junkie and political operative
Brigid Walsh – Executive Director of Communications, Partnerships & Events, Vogue
Chris Cooke – MD and Business Editor of CMU, a service provider to the music industry
Cindy Kramer – Senior Manager Marketing & Creative Services International at BMG
Damien McGuinness – BBC correspondent in Berlin and host of Deutsche Welle’s television programme Focus on Europe
Dan Koplowitz – artist manager and one of the founding members of the marketing/PR company Terrorbird Media
Danielle de Picciotto – artist, musician and filmmaker, co-initiator of Love Parade
Daryl Bamonte – Managing Director and co-owner of Schubert Music Publishing UK and Smile Records UK
Ed Gerrard – co-founder, Impact Artist Management and Woodstock Artist Management
Edgars Abolins – General Manager, Fontaine Palace
Eddie Berg – Chief Executive, Rich Mix London, previously Chief Executive, FACT Centre in Liverpool
Elisabeth Braw – Nonresident Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council
Fabian Lasarzik – artistic director & manager for Piranha Arts Berlin
Francine Gorman – Editor of Nordic new music platform Ja Ja Ja and of the Nordic Playlist
Geoliane Arab – Strategy & Development Manager, Beirut & Beyond
Grimur Atlason – manager of Iceland Airwaves music festival
Hauschka – musician
Henri Roosipõld – Programme Manager, Genialistide Klubi
Indrek Saar – the Minister of Culture of the Republic of Estonia
Jake Beaumont-Nesbitt – Advisor, The International Music Managers Forum
Jane Beese – Head of Music, Roundhouse
Juhan Lepassaar – European Commission, Head of Cabinet of Vice-President Andrus Ansip
Kadri Ugand – co-founder and CEO of GameFounders
Kaidi Ruusalepp – founder and CEO of Funderbeam
Kate Connolly – foreign correspondent at The Guardian
Kaushik Dutta – Founder & Artistic Director of Kolkata International Music Festival, Artistic Director of India Music Expo
Kersti Kaljulaid – the President of Estonia
Kevin Cole – DJ and Senior Director of Programming at KEXP
Krysteen Savane – Project Manager for SAFE Ghetto, Nairobi
Lutz Leichsenring – member of the executive board of the Clubcommission Berlin
Magdalena Jensen – CEO and founder of Chimes
Malena Wolfer – International Manager at Believe
Mandy Parnell – sound engineer, Black Saloon Studios
Mariusz Herma – founder of beehype
Miriam Brenner – founder, Kokako Music
Mohamed Aly Ansar – co-founder and Executive Director of the world renowned “Festival in the Desert” of Essakane / Timbuktu
Nicolas Dolenc – the co-founder and president of Slush
Onta Kawaguchi – Project Marketing, International PR, Creativeman Productions
Paulina Ahokas – Managing Director of Tampere Hall
Petri Mannonen – Commercial Director for Finland and Baltic region at Universal Music Group
Piret Reinson – Head of Marketing, Enterprise Estonia
Pärtel-Peeter Pere – CEO of Tendensor International
Pål Moddi Knutsen – Norwegian singer-songwriter and an activist
Robyn Stewart – Executive Director of Western Canadian Music Alliance
Saku Tuominen – education innovator, Founder and CEO, HundrED and Idealist Group
Scott Dodson – Chief Product and Marketing Officer of Lingvist
Sebastian Mair – co-founder of Music Solutions
Seth Hodder – Head of Creative Services and International A&R at Budde Music UK
Shain Shapiro – founder and CEO of Sound Diplomacy
Siim Sikkut – Government CIO of Estonia, Deputy Secretary General for IT and Telecom in Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Simon Reynolds – influential music critic and the author of eight books about pop culture
Stine Lise Hattestad Bratsberg – professional skier and an adviser on strategic business and communication
Stuba Nikula – cultural director of the City of Helsinki
Takashi Katsuragi – senior manager, education business project promotion section at Rakuten
Takayuki Suzuki – Head of Digital Business Development for Universal Music Japan and founder of ParadeAll
Tom Fleming – Director of Tom Fleming Creative Consultancy
Tomoyuki Ohsawa – promoter, former President of Sony Berlin, founder of Office Ohsawa Ltd.
Tuomo Tähtinen – Executive Director of Music Finland
Vanessa Reed – Chief Executive of the PRS for Music Foundation
Victor Diawara – co-founder and artistic director at Art Factory Loftas in Vilnius

Detailed information about the speakers

This year’s edition of TMW from 27th March to 2nd April will present the music festival line-up and two-day industry conference, a series of free City Stage concerts, TMW Arts programme, curated by the Estonian Contemporary Arts Development Centre, Design Market showcasing the most exciting Baltic and Scandinavian brands and designs, TMW Talks series with topics from music to science and societal issues, City Space activities in cooperation with the interior designers of Estonian Academy of Arts and a special kids and youth programme.

TMW 2017 is presented by Nordea bank, the sponsors are Telia and Spotify, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Enterprise Estonia, Eesti Meedia and Nordic Hotel Forum. Partners and supporters of TMW are Uber, Viru Keskus, Telliskivi Creative City, Solaris, Music Estonia, Tuborg, LaMuu, Fritz Kola, Tallinn City government.

Tallinn Music Week’s international activities introducing Tallinn and Estonia as an attractive tourism destination of music and culture are supported by The European Regional Development Fund.

The new music and urban culture festival Tallinn Music Week (TMW) taking place from 27th March to 2nd April brings the festival buzz to unexpected and undiscovered places around town with the beloved City Stage series. During four days more than 100 artists will perform at free daytime concerts in a few dozen unique locations around the town.

The City Stage programme kicks off on Wednesday, 29th March at 13.00 in Viru Keskus shopping centre with a DJ-set by a dynamic conductor Kristjan Järvi featuring beatbox World Champion Bellatrix and guitarist Gene Pritsker aka rapper Di.J.NoizePunk. The international genre-breaking triumvirate will be followed by an impro-jazz quartet, consisting of premier Estonian musicians Kadri Voorand, Jaak Sooäär, Liisi Koikson and Paul Daniel. Viru Keskus hosts almost 20 concerts until Saturday from Canadian The Mariachi Ghost attuning Mexican heritage with progressive rock and Bahrainian multi-instrumentalists The Flamingods to the “Estonian Eminem” Azma. TMW info desk opens at Viru Keskus from 27th March to 1st April, where festival passes can be exchanged for wristbands.

TMW home hotel Nordic Hotel Forum is the venue for a “queer-folk soup drama” suite concert on 30th March by Estonian punk poet Indrek Spungin, as well as the unplugged sets by indie rockers Go Away Bird and Frankie Animal.

As part of the on-going children’s and youth year of culture TMW also offers special activities for kids and youngsters. Student Academy members of Tallinn University curate a concert at the “Uuskasutuskeskus” charity shop on 29th March with performances by boy band Beyond Beyond, the winner of the Youth Band contest The Notes and the snappiest Generation Z indie-rock group The Boondocks from Estonia. On 1st April folk tunes by Mari Kalkun and the Georgian instrumental trio Four Lines fill the Children’s Literature Centre. Solaris shopping centre right in the heart of the downtown area will host two stages with artists from Canadian rapper Def3 to Swedish troubador Albert af Ekenstam.

Several new venues are also included in the programme. The tropical palm house of Tallinn Botanical Garden hosts the Icelandic rap duo Úlfur Úlfur, featuring their signature tongue-in-cheek humour against the teenage revolutionary of Estonian philosophical art rap movement, EiK, Finnish pianist Project Vainiolla and Polish juke music producer Rhythm Baboon. The cosy bookshop Puänt is the venue for violinist Midori Komachi and audio-visual artist abirdwhale from Japan as well as the singer-songwriter Moddi from Norway. The real estate office Endover presents French soul jazz duo Debra Shaw, neo-soul poet БЦХ from Moscow. Muhu Bakery in Telliskivi will host “the red sensation of Iceland“, Shtuby. The Asian restaurant Riis in Kadriorg offers abstract electronic sounds by Estonian Su—Mu and French Jumo whilst design office Velvet – the creator of TMW’s website –, will host the Estonian funk-soul group Ashilevi and Finnish songwriter Astrid Swan among others.

The classicist design house Signature House in the remote North Tallinn former industrial area hosts the Scottish multi-instrumentalist C Duncan and Finnish spiritual shoegazer Mikko Joensuu.

TMW will move outdoors again by opening the city stage of Estonian MyHits radio at Musumägi just at the gates to the old town with lineup spanning from the UK’s rising producer Draper along one of the hottest Estonian rappers Metsakutsu and an aspiring boy band Beyond Beyond.

Three families will also open their homes for free concerts – among others by Ewert and the Two Dragon’s guitarist Erki Pärnoja, sound designer ekke, African-rooted Polish producer Moo Latte and Estonian Curly Strings, Europe’s best bluegrass band of 2016.

Among the old favourite venues are Must Puudel and record store Biit Me in the old town, the bicycle studio Jooks, interior design shop Homeart and Reval Café in Telliskivi Culture Hub area, and NOP café in the romantic inner-city area Kadriorg.

City Stage concerts are free for everyone and welcome music fans of all ages.

TMW 2017 City Stage venues:

Estonian Children’s Literature Centre (Pikk 73)
Endover real estate office (Tartu mnt 2)
Fritz-Kola presents: Biit Me record store (Viru tn 3-5)
Homeart design shop and café (Telliskivi 60a shopping street)
Kalaranna home concert
Luther Quarter home concert
Muhu Pagarid bakery (Telliskivi 60a)
Must Puudel Café (Müürivahe 20)
Musumägi (at the old town gates)
NOP café shop (J. Köleri 1)
Nordic Hotel Forum suite (Viru väljak 3)
Pallasti home concert
Puänt bookshop (Pärnu mnt 4)
Bicycle shop Jooks (Telliskivi 60a, B-hoone)
Riis restaurant (Tina 21)
Signature House (Kaevuri 1)
Solaris Keskus Cafe Mademoiselle (Estonia puiestee 9)
Solaris Keskus bookshop Apollo (Estonia puiestee 9)
Tallinna Botanical Garden palm house (Kloostrimetsa tee 52)
Telliskivi Reval Cafe (Telliskivi 60a)
Uuskasutuskeskus second hand shop (Tatari 64)
Velvet design bureau (Telliskivi 60a)
Viru Keskus shopping centre (Viru väljak 4)

City Stage programme on TMW website

TMW festival passes are available for €60 at TMW web store. Festival pass grants access to all concerts, provided the venue is not sold out, and offers discounts at the TMW Tastes restaurant festival. (In case the venue is sold out entry will be granted on first-come-first-served basis.)

TMW 2017 delegate passes are available for €250 until 19th March (from 20th March 295€) at TMW web store. Sign up as a delegate and buy your pass. TMW delegate pass grants access to the conference seminars and priority access to the music festival as well as the database of registered contacts.

A limited number of TMW 2017 priority passes are on sale for €150 at TMW web store.

This year’s edition of TMW from 27th March to 2nd April will present the music festival line-up and two-day industry conference, a series of free City Stage concerts, TMW Arts programme, curated by the Estonian Contemporary Arts Development Centre, Design Market showcasing the most exciting Baltic and Scandinavian brands and designs, TMW Talks series with topics from music to science and societal issues, City Space activities in cooperation with the interior designers of Estonian Academy of Arts and a kids and youth special programme for the first time.

As a part of the urban culture festival Tallinn Music Week (TMW), a new Kärbes Kitchen & Bar in Vaba Lava premises will hold Trash Cooking dinners on March 29th and 30th, with the overall aim of informing the public about smart and sustainable use of food waste. The author of this dinner concept is Peeter Pihel – the sous chef of Swedish restaurant Fäviken Magasinet. Of each dinner ticket, 5 Euros will be donated to Estonian Food Bank charity aimed towards children living below the subsistence level.

Peeter Pihel has launched Pädaste Manor’s restaurant that has been recognized multiple times as the best restaurant in Estonia and is the sous chef at Fäviken Magasinet, Sweden’s premier fine-dining restaurant. His visits to Estonia are much anticipated and highly valued by the foodies of his home country. This time, Pihel is about to create dinners from food that has been deemed by supermarkets to have gone off.

Pihel is convinced that if there is a lack of fresh produce, one should be creative. Having been raised in a family that was always resourceful in planning meals, he uses the same practice in the kitchen daily: “Obviously, me and my view of the world and working habits are largely shaped by my roots. It is my joy and privilege to be born and raised on an island. There is a peculiar rhythm of life there, which is also reflected in the way I cook. If the raw materials are scarce, one must use his creativeness – It motivates and forces one to think of something new and perhaps even make better things.”

According to the European Commission 88 million tons of food waste are created every year in European countries. This year’s TMW Trash Cooking dinners focus on sustainable development, teaching the public to better understand the “best before” markings, characteristics of various raw foods, and clever ways of economical consumption.

“Common sense tends to remain in the background and it is sad that people throw out food so light-heartedly. Our goal is to show that the food that usually ends up in the bin can actually be used to make a very tasty meal if one puts his mind to it,” promises the sustainable sous chef Peeter Pihel.

The dinner menu includes, among other things, “best before yesterday” toasted bread with whipped brains, buttermilk pancakes, algae, as well as beer malt. The meal is accompanied by selected wines and a special brew of Mjuk kombucha – a probiotic green tea beverage that has been fermented using the residues of organic HeyDay juices.

Trash Cooking Dinners take place on Wednesday, March 29th and Thursday, March 30th, at 6pm in Telliskivi Creative City, in the new Kitchen&Bar Kärbes at Vaba Lava premises. Dinner price is 65 EUR.

Dinners are on sale at TMW web store.

Trash Cooking Dinner partners are: Solaris Centre, Kärbes Kitchen & Bar, Telliskivi Creative City, Food Bank and “Lapsed söönuks” charity event, Umami, Mjuk kombucha + Heyday, ABC Supermarkets and suppliers of various raw foods.

The TMW’s environmental awareness and sustainable development initiative is supported by Estonian Ministry of Environment, NGO Mondo, the Representation of the European Commission in Estonia and Embassy of Sweden.Tallinn Music Week, the urban culture festival taking place from 27th March to 2nd April in the capital of Estonia presents more than 30 eateries as part of the TMW Tastes programme. The menu of the TMW pop-up restaurant will be created by Ungru Resto from Hiiumaa island.

Tallinn Music Week, the urban culture festival taking place from 27th March to 2nd April in the capital of Estonia presents more than 30 eateries as part of the TMW Tastes programme. The menu of the TMW pop-up restaurant will be created by Ungru Resto from Hiiumaa island.

More info about TMW Tastes programme

TMW festival passes are available for €60 at TMW web store. Festival pass grants access to all concerts, provided the venue is not sold out, and offers discounts at the TMW Tastes restaurant festival. (In case the venue is sold out entry will be granted on first-come-first-served basis.)

TMW 2017 delegate passes are available for €250 until 19th March (from 20th March 295€) at TMW web store. Sign up as a delegate and buy your pass. TMW delegate pass grants access to the conference seminars and priority access to the music festival as well as the data-base of registered contacts.

A limited number of TMW 2017 priority passes are on sale for €150 at TMW web store.

This year’s edition of TMW from 27th March to 2nd April will present the music festival line-up and two-day industry conference, a series of free City Stage concerts, TMW Arts programme, curated by the Estonian Contemporary Arts Development Centre, Design Market showcasing the most exciting Baltic and Scandinavian brands and designs, TMW Talks series with topics from music to science and societal issues, City Space activities in cooperation with the interior designers of Estonian Academy of Arts and a kids and youth special programme for the first time.

The new music and urban culture festival Tallinn Music Week (TMW) taking place from 27th March to 2nd April will open the historic railway station Balti Jaam for a party marathon staged by club event series AUX, Mürk and Isola.

From Friday, 31st March to Sunday, 2nd April the waiting pavilion of Balti Jaam and pedestrian underpass will be transformed into a techno club “Balti Jaama Tunnel” offering audio-visual experiences, raw beats and cutting edge music curated by AUX, Mürk and Isola. The 30-hour party marathon presents local underground DJs as well as some of the most exciting producers from all over the world, among them one of the UK’s most in-demand producers, Pearson Sound and the mysterious SNTS from Germany.

The Balti Jaama Tunnel will open on Friday, 31st March at 21:00 by Estonian Su—Mu mixing Balearic beat with psychedelic sounds. Also present is Finnish house legend Jori Hulkkonen, hailed as “the most underrated producer in the world”, one-third of the team behind the UK’s Hessle Audio label, David Kennedy’s Pearson Sound.

On Saturday, 1st April the club opens already at 16:00 with the MÜRK party – one of the strongest techno brands in Estonia, presenting local underground favourites along with Hannu Ikola from Finland.

At midnight it’s time for the TMW official after-party by ISOLA, that combines music, fashion and visual arts, showcasing the mysterious ambient techno producer SNTS from Germany whose hidden identity aims to let the music speak for itself.

Balti Jaama Tunnel is an immersive audio-visual experience, completed by the light and video art by Emer Värk.

Balti Jaama Tunnel on Facebook

Single tickets for €10 available at Piletilevi.

Entry also with TMW festival pass, TMW priority pass and TMW delegates’ pass.

TMW 2017 Priority Passes are on sale at TMW web store for €150. Priority Pass holders are asked to register for the opening concert by 20th March by e-mail.

TMW 2017 festival passes for 60€ are on sale at TMW web store.

TMW 2017 delegate passes are available for €250 until 19th March (From 20th March €295) at TMW web store. Sign up as a delegate and buy your pass. TMW delegate pass grants access to the conference seminars and priority access to the music festival as well as the database of registered contacts.

This year’s edition of TMW from 27th March to 2nd April will present the music festival line-up and two-day industry conference, a series of free City Stage concerts, TMW Arts programme, curated by the Estonian Contemporary Arts Development Centre, Design Market showcasing the most exciting Baltic and Scandinavian brands and designs, TMW Talks series with topics from music to science and societal issues, City Space activities in cooperation with the interior designers of Estonian Academy of Arts and a kids and youth special programme for the first time.

TMW 2017 is presented by Nordea bank, the sponsors are Telia and Spotify, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Enterprise Estonia, Eesti Meedia and Nordic Hotel Forum. Partners and supporters of TMW are Uber, Viru Keskus, Telliskivi Creative City, Solaris, Music Estonia, Tuborg, LaMuu, Fritz Kola, Tallinn City government. Tallinn Music Week’s international activities introducing Tallinn and Estonia as an attractive tourism destination of music and culture are supported by The European Regional Development Fund.

The city festival Tallinn Music Week (TMW) taking place from 27th March to 2nd April will host the 15th birthday celebration of the Finnish music company Fullsteam on Friday, March 31st in Tallinn Culture Hub (Kultuurikatel). The performers at the event include Huoratron, Paperi T and DJ Kridlokk from Finland and Estonian NOËP.

The Helsinki-based music company Fullsteam, founded in 2002, started as a record label and has since expanded into concert promotions, festivals, artist booking and management. In its fifteen years in business, Fullsteam Records has published over a hundred records by acknowledged artists like Disco Ensemble, Ismo Alanko, Lapko and Rubik. Fullsteam Agency has promoted more than a thousand international artists from the world’s most renowned acts to marginal cult bands, represented numerous Finnish artists, and organized several events and festivals, including Sideways, one of the hippest new music festivals in Helsinki’s busy summer calendar.

“Fullsteam’s growth both in the sense of revenue as well as in the number of gigs has been exhausting. Last year was the best in Fullsteam’s history highlights including a sold out Sideways Festival, a record of daily visitors at Provinssi Festival, sold out arena concerts from Cheek to Justin Bieber, and several successful tours by domestic artists. Fullsteam Management has also been growing successfully and now represents over 20 clients. This is a great place to start our anniversary year”, says Heidi Aho, Managing Director of Fullsteam Agency.

The anniversary year’s opening event, Fullsteam’s 15th Birthday Party, hosted in Tallinn’s Kultuurikatel, presents live performances by Finnish electro extraordinaire Huoratron and Estonian singer-producer NOËP as well as DJ sets from the most promising talents in the Finnish rap scene, Paperi T and DJ Kridlokk.

Huoratron aka Aku Raski, is an alchemist of the esoteric art of sound able to get both hardcore punks and hipsters to line up for hugs after soul purging gigs. He’s both a scientist who crafts sounds and beats with the care of a 17th-century violin-maker, and a showman who moshes his way into the hearts of his audiences with music defined by a fearless attitude, a disrespect of the rules and a dedication to the cause.

A soothing variance to Huoratron’s tough sound and raw aesthetics will be complemented by smooth and soft vibes by NOËP aka Estonian singer-producer Andres Kõpper, who has already created quite a buzz both in Estonia and on an international scale with his infectious blend of stripped back electronica. At live shows, Kõpper can be seen armed with a keyboard, laptop and launch pad; transforming himself into a persuasive one-man army.

The birthday vibes will be provided also with DJ-sets by two of the most exciting and promising talents in the Finnish rap scene – Paperi T and DJ Kridlokk.

Fullsteam’s 15th Birthday Party: in cooperation with: Music Finland & Tallinn

More of the birthday party artists and the anniversary year events will be announced later.

Fullsteam’s 15th Birthday Party advance tickets for €10 are available from Estonian Piletilevi and Finnish Tiketti.

Free entry with Tallinn Music Week passes.

TMW festival passes are available for €60 at TMW web store. Festival pass grants access to all concerts, provided the venue is not sold out and offers discounts at the TMW Tastes restaurant festival. (In case the venue is sold out entry will be granted on first-come-first-served basis.)

TMW 2017 delegate passes are available for €250 until 19th March (from 20th March 295€) at TMW web store. Sign up as a delegate and buy your pass. TMW delegate pass grants access to the conference seminars and priority access to the music festival as well as the database of registered contacts.

A limited number of TMW 2017 priority passes are on sale for €150 at TMW web store.

Producer and conductor Kristjan Järvi will open the new music and urban culture festival Tallinn Music Week (TMW) on 30th of March at Kultuurikatel (Tallinn Creative Hub) together with world-class multi-genre artists Gene Pritsker, Bellatrix and Glasperlenspiel All Stars.

The Sunbeam production of TMW 2017 opening concert “Radio Head Rewritten” will take the audience on a journey through the different eras and influences of the club scenes around the Radio Head era until now. The event includes Steve Reich’s “Radio Rewrite”, a piece based on themes from Radiohead songs, as well as music written and performed by Gene Pritsker. Beatbox World Champion Bellatrix and Kristjan Järvi will be accompanied by an Estonian collective Glasperlenspiel All Stars. The artistic director and producer including visual- and sound design of the “Radio Head Rewritten” concept is Kristjan Järvi and his Estonian production company Sunbeam Productions.

Kristjan Järvi is one of the canniest and most innovative characters on today’s music scene. His work is characterised by the conductor’s unmistakable approach in taking a fresh look at the old, with concepts and presentation that transcend the borders of classical music. Järvi, the music director of Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, founder and leader of the Baltic Sea Philharmonic and the founder and director of Grammy-nominated Absolute Ensemble, has collaborated with some of today’s brightest creative minds from composers and artists such as Joe Zawinul, Arvo Pärt, Steve Reich, or on one of his latest production called “Lost Tribes” with Hauschka, one of the highlight performers at this year’s TMW.

At the TMW opening concert, Järvi’s post-genre adventures will be accompanied by the Russian-born US composer, guitarist, rapper and DJ Gene Pritsker and UK based world champion of beat-box Bellatrix.

Gene Pritsker is the founder and leader of Sound Liberation – an eclectic ensemble combining hip-hop, chamber music, jazz and rock. He has written over six hundred compositions, including chamber operas, orchestral and chamber works, electro-acoustic music and songs for hip-hop and rock ensembles. He has also orchestrated major Hollywood movies, including “Cloud Atlas”.

Bellatrix is a musical explorer and songwriter from the UK. Primarily a bass player and vocalist, her broad palette of influences from hip-hop to jazz, folk, and the downright weird is apparent across her music and character. Known for her work with independent power-house girl band The Boxettes and psychedelic hip-hop outfit Dizraeli and The Small Gods, she now focuses on developing her solo artistry.

The international triumvirate will be accompanied by Estonian Glasperlenspiel All Stars, featuring renowned Estonian musicians and collectives Prezioso String Quartet, pianist and composer Kristjan Randalu, cross-genre drummer Hele-Riin Uib, percussionist Heigo Rosin, flautist Heili Rosin, jazz pianist Kirke Karja, bass player Mihkel Mälgand and saxophone player Martin Kuusk.

“Radio Rewrite” (2012) by Steve Reich will form the backbone of the concert, combining motives from Radiohead’s “Jigsaw Falling into Place” and “Everything in Its Right Place”. This five-part work is a symbiosis of Reich’s unique style and pop music, focusing not only on laconic borrowed melodies but also on harmonies and chords that form the foundation of Radiohead’s music.

Kristjan Järvi, Bellatrix and Gene Pritsker – this time aka Di.J.NoizePunk – will perform an electronic set “Rip Up the Stage” at Kultuurikatel as part of the follow-up concert programme in two halls. Among others, the acclaimed Scottish multi-instrumentalist C Duncan, and some of the most promising Estonian artists Maarja Nuut, Hendrik Kaljujärv and Mart Avi will perform.

TMW 2017 opening concert “Radio Head Rewritten” takes place on March 30th at Kultuurikatel. Doors open at 18.00, concert begins at 19.00.

Entry with festival Priority Pass, delegates’ pass or single ticket.

Tickets for the opening concert are on sale for €25 at Piletilevi.

The opening concert ticket is valid for the TMW opening party at Kultuurikatel starting at 20.00.

TMW 2017 Priority Passes are on sale for €150 at TMW web-store.

Priority Pass holders are asked to register for the opening concert by March 20th by e-mail.

TMW 2017 festival passes for 60€ are on sale at TMW web-store. Festival pass doesn’t grant access to the opening concert “Radio Head Rewritten”, however, it is valid for the following concert programme at Kultuurikatel and all other showcases of the festival.

TMW 2017 delegate passes are available for 250€ until 19th March (from 20th March 295€) at TMW web-store. Sign up as a delegate and buy your pass. TMW delegate pass grants access to the conference seminars and priority access to the music festival, including the opening concert.

This year’s edition of TMW from 27th March to 2nd April will present the music festival line-up and two-day industry conference, a series of free City Stage concerts, TMW Arts programme, curated by the Estonian Contemporary Arts Development Centre, Design Market showcasing the most exciting Baltic and Scandinavian brands and designs, TMW Talks series with topics from music to science and societal issues, City Space activities in cooperation with Estonian Academy of Arts and a special kids and youth programme.

TMW 2017 is presented by Nordea bank, the sponsors are Telia and Spotify, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Enterprise Estonia, Eesti Meedia and Nordic Hotel Forum. Partners and supporters of TMW are Uber, Viru Keskus, Telliskivi Creative City, Solaris, Music Estonia, Tuborg, LaMuu, Fritz Kola, Tallinn City government. Tallinn Music Week’s international activities introducing Tallinn and Estonia as an attractive tourism destination of music and culture are supported by The European Regional Development Fund.

The new music and city culture festival Tallinn Music Week (TMW) taking place from 27th March to 2nd April has announced a new round of speakers at the TMW Creative Impact conference, among them the first “Night Czar” of London, Amy Lamé.

The conference in the Russian Cultural Centre and Nordic Hotel Forum on 31st March and 1st April will focus on the impact of creativity and innovation with panels and discussions involving music industry experts, technology innovators, urbanists and culture policy makers.

Amy Lamé

One of the highlight speakers of the conference will be Amy Lamé, appointed the City of London’s first ever Night Czar by the Major of London Sadiq Khan to focus on the city’s night time economy. Amy Lamé, originally from New Jersey, has a long and successful track record as a leader and collaborator in the cultural and creative industries. She has been promoting music, nightlife and minority rights in London for 25 years. A former Mayoress of Camden, she is co-founder of the Olivier Award winning arts company and cabaret night Duckie. Being at the very heart of the conversation about venues under threat of closure in London, she is a restless fighter for a vibrant and diverse nightlife. Her debut book, From Prejudice to Pride: A History of the LGBT+ Movement – the first LGBT+ history book for children – is to be published in June 2017.

Shain Shapiro, the founder and CEO of Sound Diplomacy, one of the leading global advisors on music cities and market development, will present a wide study, commissioned by the City of London on the impact of music venues to a city’s competitive edge. Eddie Berg, the founder of Liverpool’s FACT (the Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) and now Chief Executive of Rich Mix, an independent arts centre, located in the heart of Shoreditch in London, and Stuba Nikula, the chief of cultural services of the City of Helsinki, will join the discussion about the impact of creativity in reshaping cities and communities.

Scott Dodson, the Chief Product and Marketing Officer of Lingvist, the fastest app for language learning in the world shares his experience of smooth user experience, motivational design and the future forms of creativity. Takayuki Suzuki, founder of music and technology conference ParadeAll, whose latest vision “EnterTech” promises to bring new value to the entertainment industry, will introduce new trends in Japanese education and entertainment.

The Olympic Gold medalist in freestyle skiing Stine Lise Hattestad Bratsberg from Norway will focus on this year’s core topic of TMW – Sustainable Development Goals and social responsibility within it. Stine Lise works as an adviser of the senior management level for several large companies and is presently Co-Chair for the UNEP Safe Planet Campaign. Stine’s fellow countryman, singer-songwriter and activist Pål Moddi Knutsen lifts the covers from his album “Unsongs” that consists of songs that have been censored, silenced or banned in twelve different countries.

President of Estonia, Kersti Kaljulaid will open the two-day TMW conference “Creative Impact” on 31st March at 10:00 at the Russian Cultural Centre.

Among the previously announced speakers are the influential music critic and pop culture theorist Simon Reynolds, the spokesperson of Berlin’s Clubcommission, Lutz Leichsenring, the founder member of the pioneering industrial group Einstürzende Neubauten Alexander Hacke and musician, and co-founder of Love Parade Danielle de Picciotto. TMW 2017 conference also presents the manager of the premier Tuareg music group Tinariwen, Mohamed Aly Ansar aka Manny Ansar, chief executive of the UKs PRS for Music Foundation Vanessa Reed, the senior director of programming of the KEXP radio station Kevin Cole, A&R expert Aya Ohi, CEO and founder of global startup investment platform Funderbeam Kaidi Ruusalepp, co-founder and CEO of the gaming startup accelerator GameFounders, Kadri Ugand, and many others.

Confirmed speakers of the TMW 2017 conference

The TMW 2017 conference programme along with additional speakers and panels will be announced in February and March.

This year’s edition of TMW from 27th March to 2nd April will present the music festival line-up and two-day industry conference, a series of free City Stage concerts, TMW Arts programme, curated by the Estonian Contemporary Arts Development Centre, Design Market showcasing the most exciting Baltic and Scandinavian brands and designs, TMW Talks series with topics from music to science and societal issues, City Space activities in cooperation with the interior designers of Estonian Academy of Arts and a special kids and youth programme.

TMW 2017 is presented by Nordea bank, the sponsors are Telia and Spotify, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Enterprise Estonia, Eesti Meedia and Nordic Hotel Forum. Partners and supporters of TMW are Uber, Viru Keskus, Telliskivi Creative City, Solaris, Music Estonia, Tuborg, LaMuu, Fritz Kola, Tallinn City government.

Tallinn Music Week’s international activities introducing Tallinn and Estonia as an attractive tourism destination of music and culture are supported by The European Regional Development Fund.

TMW 2017 delegate passes are available for €250 until 19th March (From 20th March €295) at TMW web store. Sign up as a delegate and buy your pass.

TMW delegate pass grants access to the conference seminars and priority access to the music festival as well as the database of registered contacts.

Please fill in the press accreditation form here.

Find more information about the conference here.

The city festival Tallinn Music Week (TMW) taking place from 27th March to 2nd April will present a special programme of contemporary arts curated by the Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center (ECADC) for the third time. The gallery evening with extended opening hours called Tallinn Tuesday includes projects from both Estonian and international artists, group exhibitions and solo exhibitions. TMW Arts also presents a studio tour and a vote for future arts stars.

The gallery evening with a special programme and extended opening hours called Tallinn Tuesday on March 28th from 17:00 to 21:00 includes projects from both Estonian and international artists, group exhibitions and solo exhibitions. The gallery evening is a great opportunity to get to know the Estonian art gallery landscape with visits to both newcomers and the old greats, while also meeting the gallery owners and artists. Tallinn Tuesday invites to an exhibition opening at Okapi Gallery, a visit to Haus Gallery for the last day of the exhibition and to enjoy international solo and group exhibitions at EKA, Vaal and Temnikova & Kasela Galleries.

Okapi Gallery will present Mexico-born artist Niña Yhared’s performance “Via Baltic“. Residing in Vilnius, Lithuania, Yhared focuses her work on the almost 30-year-old civic demonstration, the Baltic Way, where 1 million people formed a 600 km human chain from Estonia to Lithuania, raising questions about nationality, freedom and borders in her performance.

Tallinn Tuesday is the last day of National Romantic exhibition “Tricolor Games” by pop artist Mall Nukke at Haus Gallery. The exhibition shows Estonian flag coloured works from 2014 to 2017, which depict games with tricolour marbles, tangled up fabrics and black latex costumes. The blue of the European Union and the colours of the Euro also bring some variety to the colour gamut.

OGH is a joint project by Greg Ponchak and Paige Früchtnicht, which combines fashion, art, design, curation and architecture. In the context of the exhibition at EKA Gallery, OGH explores the expressions of political action and militarization that are influenced by the Greco-Roman tradition and Neoplatonic Christian Asceticism.

“Euroland” (“Euroopamaa”) is an international group exhibition in the Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, curated by Oleg Frolov, which brings together different generations of artists from Tallinn, Moscow, Berlin and Vienna. Their works have a common interest in exploring the relationships between society and physical space.

The tour ends at Vaal Gallery with the exhibition by Laurentsius (Lauri Sillak) a fetishist aesthete, approaching his subjects with extreme devotion. For this exhibition, Laurentsius has taken on a challenge to paint landscapes, which is demonstrated through his larger-than-life paintings in this forgotten genre.

The projects and exhibitions (except Mall Nukke’s “Tricolor Games”) will remain open throughout the TMW at usual opening hours.

TMW Arts also includes tours to the galleries, artists’ studios and the ARS House.

On Friday, March 31st a special studio tour will present the studios of two contemporary artists: Kristi Kongi and Jaanus Samma. On Saturday, April 1st ARS building’s studios will open their doors to visitors. A building with a history dating back to 1944, offers participants of the studio tour plenty of space to explore. The tour visits the studios of up to four artists – for example, you can check out painter Merike Estna’s latest works in a working studio environment.

For a second year, TMW Arts hosts a joint event by NOAR.eu art environment and Estonian Academy of Arts to introduce the future talents of Estonian art to a wider audience and conduct an online voting campaign to elect the crowd’s favourite. The audience can vote during TMW and a selection of works from the competition will be displayed at Wabadus café.

TMW Arts is curated by the Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center (ECADC).

More info about TMW Arts programme
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This year’s edition of TMW from 27th March to 2nd April will present the music festival line-up and two-day industry conference, a series of free City Stage concerts, TMW Arts programme, curated by the Estonian Contemporary Arts Development Centre, Design Market showcasing the most exciting Baltic and Scandinavian brands and designs, TMW Talks series with topics from music to science and societal issues, City Space activities in cooperation with the interior designers of Estonian Academy of Arts and a kids and youth special programme for the first time.

TMW 2017 is presented by Nordea bank, the sponsors are Telia and Spotify, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Enterprise Estonia, Eesti Meedia and Nordic Hotel Forum. Partners and supporters of TMW are Uber, Viru Keskus, Telliskivi Creative City, Solaris, Music Estonia, Tuborg, LaMuu, Fritz Kola, Tallinn City government. Tallinn Music Week’s international activities introducing Tallinn and Estonia as an attractive tourism destination of music and culture are supported by The European Regional Development Fund.

TMW festival passes are available for €60 at TMW web store. Festival pass grants access to all concerts, provided the venue is not sold out, and offers discounts at the TMW Tastes restaurant festival. (In case the venue is sold out entry will be granted on first-come-first-served basis.) Special discounts apply for clients of Nordea and Telia.

TMW 2017 delegate passes are available for €250 until 19th March (From 20th March 295€) at TMW web store. Sign up as a delegate and buy your pass here. TMW delegate pass grants access to the conference seminars and priority access to the music festival as well as the database of registered contacts.

A limited number of TMW 2017 priority passes are on sale in the web store for 150€.

Single tickets for TMW concerts are on sale for €8-25 in Piletilevi.

 

Tallinn Music Week, the urban culture festival taking place from 27th March to 2nd April in the capital of Estonia presents more than 30 eateries as part of the TMW Tastes programme. The menu of the TMW pop-up restaurant will be created by Ungru Resto from Hiiumaa island.

The TMW pop-up restaurant has become a popular hotspot during the festival in the centrally located Design and Architecture Gallery. This year the cookery will be brought to the mainland by Andrus Talvari from the soul-food restaurant Ungru on Estonia’s second biggest island Hiiumaa, presenting the best flavours from the island’s kitchen prepared with modern cooking techniques.

“We hope to offer the festival guests something special, yet simple and homely – just like life on the island,“ says the future Chef de Cuisine of TMW pop-up restaurant.

In addition to the pop-up restaurant the TMW Tastes programme will present 32 eateries offering special chef’s menus and discounts for TMW pass holders. This year TMW is putting special emphasis on ethnic cuisines, on environmentally friendly cooking and waste free consumption.

Part of the programme are the Italian restaurant Korsten, Armastus ja Hea Toit/Chimney, Love and Good Food in Tallinn Creative Hub, the Russian cuisine of Babulja, Lebanese Papa Joe Falafel & Hummus, the rustic Korean Gotsu, Kyuho’s kitchen, the legendary 1960s “it” place Tuljak, the cozy neighbourhood café NOP, the provider of genuine street food experience Burger Box, Renard Coffee Shop serving the best coffee selection in town, Georgian restaurant Pirosmani in a picturesque Nõmme area and the “embassy of pure food” Von Krahli AED.

A TMW Tastes veteran, Jaagup Jalakas of Von Krahli AED values the chance to join the programme: “Having been part of TMW since the beginning I appreciate the effect of the festival on the urban space highly. You can literally feel it in the air that something special is going on – a feeling that I look forward to each spring. The choice of TMW Tastes will be especially exciting this year as there are more excellent restaurants than ever before. I dream about more vegetarian experiences though.”

 
TMW 2017 Tastes restaurants:
Ungru Resto (TMW pop-up restaurant), August, Babulja, Björn Espresso Bar, Bollywood, BONA, Burger Box, Gotsu Kyuho’s kitchen, Kaerajaan, Klaus, Korsten, Armastus ja Hea Toit, La Tabla, Leib Resto ja Aed, Mademoiselle Café in Solaris, Magnuna, MEKK, Mimosa, Monaco, NOA, NOP, Papa Joe, Pirosmani, Renard Coffee Shop, Ribe, Riis, Salt, Tokumaru (+takeaway), Tuljak, Umami, Vanaema Juures, Vegan Restoran V, Von Krahli AED, Wabadus

More info about TMW Tastes programme

Special events and home dinners will be added to TMW Tastes. Stay tuned!

 

Tallinn Music Week, the music and urban culture festival taking place from 27th March to 2nd April has confirmed 237 artists from 33 countries in its music programme, among them 114 Estonian acts. From today single concert tickets are on sale next to festival passes and priority passes.

TMW in its ninth edition has become an important meeting point for the music and creative communities of West, East and Central Europe and a festival magnet for culture fans of the whole Nordic Baltic region. TMW has received a record breaking 1470 artist applications from all around the world and confirmed 237 artists from 33 countries to the line-up. Next to the 114 Estonian acts Finland is presenting 23, Russia 19, UK and Poland 7, Denmark 6 and Canada, Sweden and Germany 5 acts. Among the more exotic countries represented are Cape Verde and Japan. Artists from Syria will also take to the stage.

TMW hosts a dedicated programme for virtually every music genre, from outsider acts to chart-pop, including an extensive line-up of classical composers and interpreters. For the first time the festival includes a special youth and kids programme organized by youngsters themselves. The festival is also putting a strong emphasis on accessibility for people with special needs.

“It is a very important time for Estonia – from July Estonia will hold the EU Council presidency and next year we celebrate Estonia’s 100-year anniversary. These topics will be part of the festival programme. In addition to the all-encompassing music programme we are looking in depth into sustainability, equal opportunities and the impact of creativity for the society. Our festival is an opportunity to enjoy diversity, openness and being together,” says the founder and main organizer of TMW Helen Sildna.

The music programme of the weeklong festival peaks from Thursday 30th March to Saturday 1st April including various music styles from folk to electronica and from classic to metal.

Among the international highlights are the Scottish master of elegiac sound, C Duncan, the tandem of Einstürzende Neubauten’s Alexander Hacke and musician and film-maker Danielle de Picciotto, the piano experimenter Hauschka from Germany, pop producer Draper – pointed out as one of the most remarkable newcomers by BBC Music –, and the Monty-Python-crazy punk jazz band WorldService Project from UK, as well as the Swedish electro-pop star Jennie Abrahamson, and the Norwegian singer-songwriter and activist Moddi.

Finland will be represented by the “music’s best-kept secret”, house and avant-garde techno producer Jori Hulkkonen, the shamanist leader of the space rock band K-X-P Timo Kaukolampi, the meta rock group PH, formerly known as Mr Peter Hayden, also a favourite rapper of the international festival circuit View and the electro-metal outfit Khroma who has roamed the stages from Helsinki to Tokyo.

Among the “young and furious” squad from Russia are Glintshake that mixes Russian avant-garde with soviet new wave and the neo R’n’B poet BCH, hailed as the new artist of the year by the influential culture website Afisha.

The 114 Estonian artists include several internationally recognized names as well as future hopes. The line-up includes world class EDM stars Syn Cole and Mord Fustang, electropop act NOËP, folk innovator Maarja Nuut whose acoustic loops will meet with edgier electronic sounds by Hendrik Kaljujärv, best Estonian female artist and best jazz album awarded Kadri Voorand, multi-instrumentalist Erki Pärnoja with his ethereal “Efterglow” project, the Hammond Trio of Estonian jazz classic Tõnu Naissoo, acclaimed youth choir Ellerhein and the multi-talented composer Ardo Ran Varres. Among the innovators of the local music scene are the critically adored post pop producer and vocalist Mart Avi, surreal ghost-pop act Florian Wahl, and singer-songwriter Mick Pedaja.

The world class conductor Kristjan Järvi will open the festival with a concert of Steve Reich and own compositions “Radio Head Rewritten” with the beatbox master BellaTrix from London and the contemporary composer and rapper Di. J. NoizePunk, as well as string quartet Prezioso, pianist Kristjan Randalu and many other Estonain musicians. Järvi’s other performance presents an electronic programme “Rip Up the Stage”. Fallen Flags will perform their stage debut at TMW – a new cooperation between members of Danish bands Get Your Gun and Narcosatanicos along with several Estonian musicians. Estonian turbo-folk superstar Trad.Attack! will perform with Ukrainian ethno-folk group Onuka at a special event in the Russian Cultural Centre.

The biggest border-crossing cooperation at this year’s TMW is the showcase curated by Estonia’s Üle Heli festival, the British indie label Nonclassical, and Japan Sound Postcard project by BBC 3 DJ Nick Luscombe and film director Neil Cantwell in the House of Blackheads. TMW 2017 is also happy to introduce a special Canada programme, and celebrate the 100th anniversary of Finland.

The festival presents a few new showcases and venues. The joint effort of the party series AUX, Mürk and Isola will turn the pavilion of the Balti Jaam railway station into a three-day non-stop dance marathon. Kuku Art Club hosts a colourful selection of art pop and experimental music. For the first time the Russian theatre, Venus Club, Russian Cultural Centre, Hopner House and the Renard Coffee Shop will be among the festival venues.

Traditional showcase organizers on board are Rada7, Radio 2, Jazzkaar and Estonian Jazz Association, Viljandi Folk Festival, Fenno-Ugria and Seto Folk, Manka Boutique Pop Festival, World Clinic, Weekend Festival Baltic, Intsikurmu Festival, Estonian Funk Embassy, the Latvian Positivus Festival with the I Love You Records label, the biggest Finnish metal festival Tuska and Urban Culture Entertainment.

During February other acts at the TMW festival will be published as well as special stages and concerts, among them a Canadian music event, and a special programme dedicated to Finland’s centenary by Fullsteam Agency and Sideways festival.

Confirmed artists of TMW 2017
Schedule

Tallinn Music Week (TMW) is a weeklong celebration of talent, curiosity, creativity, freedom and equality. This year’s edition from 27th March to 2nd April will present the music festival line-up and two-day industry conference, a series of free City Stage concerts, a selection of eateries within TMW Tastes; TMW Arts programme, curated by the Estonian Contemporary Arts Development Centre, Design Market showcasing the most exciting Baltic and Scandinavian brands and designs, TMW Talks series with topics from music to science and societal issues, City Space activities in cooperation with the interior designers of Estonian Academy of Arts and a special kids and youth programme. TMW 2017 is presented by Nordea bank, the partners are Telia and Spotify, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Estonian Enterprise, Eesti Meedia and Nordic Hotel Forum.

Tallinn Music Week’s international activities introducing Tallinn and Estonia as an attractive tourism destination of music and culture are supported by The European Regional Development Fund.

TMW 2017 festival passes are available for €60 at TMW web store 
Festival pass grants access to all concerts, provided the venue is not sold out, and offers discounts at the TMW Tastes restaurant festival. (In case the venue is sold out entry will be granted on first-come-first-served basis.)
Special discounts apply for clients of Nordea and Telia.

TMW 2017 delegate passes are available for €250 until 19th March (from 20th March €295) at TMW web store. Sign up as a delegate and buy your pass
TMW delegate pass grants access to the conference seminars and priority access to the music festival as well as the data-base of registered contacts.

A limited number of TMW 2017 priority passes are on sale in the TMW web store for €150

Comments by TMW’s partners:

“We are proud to witness that over the years Tallinn Music Week has become so much more than an exceptional music festival – it introduces new talent in various culture spheres, speaks up in issues that matter and brings together creative people from all over the world. There seem to be no real limits to the energy and ambition they are able to discover and expand. The values and high standards of the festival team make it a pure delight to be their partner on this incredible journey.”
– Gerd Müller, Head of Nordea Bank Estonia

“Telia has been a proud partner of Tallinn Music Week for several years. The festival and the team behind it are completely unique and a great source of inspiration – as they present us with a truly transformed city and many exceptional experiences over the festival week in spring. This year´s special focus on sustainable development is a shared passion with Telia across Nordics. United Nations has introduced 17 Sustainable Development Goals to the world that are relevant for all of us to ensure sustainable future. We´ll bring those into a spotlight during TMW hoping that everyone will find his or her own to think about and contribute to!”
– Katrin Isotamm, Head of Communications Telia Estonia

“Tallinn Music Week represents all the values that are dear to Estonia and is the perfect opportunity to get to know what Estonia and it’s culture is all about. Although it’s not the best time of the year climate wise, the emotions and experiences you’re about to experience are of the tropical temperature. Music, design, food, inspiring people, inspiring places, adventures – I’ll guarantee – it will be the world class!!!! Estonia is the place where new ideas grow fast and travel the world. Visit Estonia. Enjoy Estonia. Share Estonia.”
– Piret Reinson, Head of Marketing at Enterprise Estonia

“It is a great pleasure to open one of the best and most exciting multi-disciplinary arts festivals I know in the world. I support its idea and I fully believe in the incredible value it adds in this continuously growing Nordic Region. It enables the society to locally connect their ideas, visions and possibilities on a worldwide platform, bringing their creative potential to fruition. The festival is a personification of the Estonian Spirit, its entrepreneurism, culture and drive. TMW invites the world to Tallinn to create!”
– Kristjan Järvi, conductor and composer