The scheduled performance of Tubin’s 2nd symphony in Hiroshima on 21 January was cancelled due to Covid. A new attempt will be made in April.
Tubin’s saxophone sonata on YouTube
A video in which Virgo Veldi plays Tubin’s saxophone sonata has been published on YouTube.
Anu Tali conducts Tubin’s Suite on Estonian Dance Tunes
On November, Anu Tali conducts Tubin’s Suite in Estonian Dance Tunes in France.
7.-10. October the TubIN festival will take place in Tartu
The Tubin Festival occurs in cooperation with the Estonian Concert, Theater Vanemuine and Heino Eller Music School. The artistic directors of the festival are Mihhail Gerts and Kadri Leivategija.
A study of Tubin’s double bass concert was published.
Özlem Er Civelek wrote a dissertation in which she examines the problems associated with performing Tubin’s double bass concerto.
Olari Elts conducts Tubin’s ”Dance of the Exorcists” in Tallinn
On August 28, 2021, the symphony orchestra, conducted by Olari Elts, will perform the “Dance of Exorcists” from ballet suite “Kratt” by Eduard Tubin in Estonia Concert Hall.
Paavo Järvi conducted Eduard Tubin’s Music for Strings and Suite from the ballet The Goblin in Pärnu.
On July 14, 2021, Eduard Tubin’s “Music for String Instruments” and a suite from the ballet “Kratt” performed by the Estonian Festival Orchestra conducted by Paavo Järvi at the Pärnu Concert Hall.
On July 30, Postimees published an interview by Heili Sibrits with Paavo Järvi, “If we don’t dream, nothing will happen for sure”. In this interview, they also discussed Tubin’s oeuvre.
Paavo Järvi: kui me ei unista, siis kindla peale midagi ei toimu – Muusika – Kultuur (postimees.ee)
Tubin’s Double-Bass concerto in a new Swedish recording
On 20 July 2021, the BIS-2379 SACD “Back to StockHome” appeared. Rick Stotjin performs Eduard Tubin’s Concerto for Double-Bass with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Gaffigan, among many other double-bass works.
Volume XXIII of the Eduard Tubin Complete Works published
We are happy to announce that volume XXIII of the Eduard Tubin Complete Works is out now. The volume includes Sonata for alto saxophone and piano, Sonata for viola and piano, Sonata for flute and piano, Troubadour song from the 13th century, and Pastorale.
The editors of the volume are Reet Marttila and Piret Väinmaa.