Elis Hallik has been awarded the Pärnu City Cultural Award for her outstanding creative work, in particular for the creation of the orchestral work Oriri and its strong connection to the city of Pärnu.
The award was presented in 2025.
Austria plaadifirma Kairos andis välja Eesti helilooja Elis Halliku autoriplaadi “Born in Waves”. Tervikuna on Halliku uuele autoriplaadile “Born in Waves” koondatud helilooja viimase kümnendi loomingu olulisemad teemad. Kuulajaile avaneb autori helimaastik, mida on kujundanud kompositsiooniõpingud Eestis ja Prantsusmaal. Halliku muusikalise mõtlemise keskmes on heli ja selle erinevad omadused, niinimetatud puhta ja moonutatud kõla kõrvutamine…
Elis Hallik’s works will be published by Schott Music in the future. With a history dating back to 1770, Schott Music is one of the world’s most prestigious music publishers. This esteemed publisher has been home to musical giants such as Richard Wagner, Igor Stravinsky, György Ligeti, Toshio Hosokawa, Pēteris Vasks, Chaya Czernowin, and many…
Oriri – World Premiere in Pärnu On 20 July 2025, a new orchestral work by Elis Hallik will be premiered by the Estonian Festival Orchestra under the baton of Paavo Järvi at the Pärnu Concert Hall, as part of the Pärnu Music Festival. Titled Oriri – from the Latin to rise, to be born – the work is conceived as an opening gesture. It unfolds over approximately ten…
Elis Hallik is one of the composers in residence with the Ensemble U: this year. The topic of this year’s Residentuu:r investigates the role and potential of musical recordings at the present day, in the decay of CD culture, learn about the needs of nowadays listeners. Ensemble U: starts to work on the concept of…
On October 1, 2025, Elis Hallik was awarded the Annual Music Prize of the Estonian Cultural Endowment. The prize was awarded for her orchestral works and for an especially creative year, during which several major orchestral pieces received their premieres. Photo: Krõõt Tarkmeel
Tänavu septembrikuus andis Austria plaadifirma Kairos välja Eesti helilooja Elis Halliku esimese autoriplaadi “Born in Waves”, kuhu on koondatud helilooja viimase kümnendi loomingu olulisemad teemad. Plaati võrdleb ta komponeerimisprotsessiga. “Kõik need kompositsioonid on omaette kompositsioonid, aga kogu selle plaadi koostamine – just et millised lood, mis järjestuses, isegi sinnani, et milline on see hingamispaus seal…