Transience
04.06.26 – Naantali Music Festival Opening Concert, Naantali (FI)
Performers:
Turku Philharmonic
Barry Douglas, piano
Conductor: KRISTIINA POSKA
04.06.26 – Naantali Music Festival Opening Concert, Naantali (FI)
Performers:
Turku Philharmonic
Barry Douglas, piano
Conductor: KRISTIINA POSKA
From 30 November 2025 Oriri by Elis Hallik, performed by the Estonian Festival Orchestra under the direction of Paavo Järvi, will be broadcast on Mezzo Live. The performance took place at the Pärnu Music Festival 2025 and marks the world premiere of the work. Programme: Elis Hallik – Oriri (world premiere)Arvo Pärt – Tabula rasaArvo…
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.
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
23.05.26 – Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall, Warsaw (PL)
Performers:
Sinfonia Varsovia
Lucas Debargue, piano
Conductor: KRISTIINA POSKA
28.05.2026 – Teatro Jovellanos, Gijón (ES)
29.05.2026 – Auditorio Príncipe Felipe, Oviedo (ES)
Performers:
Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias
Clara Andrada de la Calle, flute
Conductor: KRISTIINA POSKA
10.07.25 at 19:00 – St. John’s Church (Jaani kirik), Tartu
Program:
Elis Hallik – Transience (World Premiere)
Performers:
Klaaspärlimäng Sinfonietta
Conductor: Kristiina Poska
ELIS HALLIK: Born in Waves Hallik’s debut album, Born in Waves, released by the renowned Austrian label Kairos, offers a profound exploration of sound and its many dimensions. This collection introduces listeners to nine chamber works spanning nearly a decade of her creative journey, each piece reflecting Hallik’s unique voice shaped by her studies in Estonia and…
Elis Hallik: The First Estonian Composer Published by Schott SAALE KAREDA Music provides a unique way to explore and perceive reality. Since visible reality emanates from the invisible—creation precedes what is experienced through the five senses in this seemingly solid world—music serves as a bridge between the metaphysical and physical worlds. According to ether physics,…
The Courage to Live Elis Hallik and Kristiina Poska. PHOTO BY TEET RAIK The first program of the ERSO’s new series “Cello Concerto” on September 27 brought to the audience the Estonian premiere of Aegis by Elis Hallik, performed by one of today’s most esteemed cellists, Alban Gerhardt, and the charismatic conductor Kristiina Poska. Elis Hallik ja…