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
Elis Hallik is probably the most interesting Estonian composer who, thus far, i haven’t written much about. During my annual trips to the Estonian Music Days in recent years, she has rarely been featured, so until recently, all i knew of her music were two chamber works, To Become A Tree – probably her most well-known piece to date –…
Contemporary music group Lisbon Ensemble 20/21 will perform “To Become a Tree” (2016) at the Croma Contemporary Music Festival on March 17th in Oeiras, Portugal. The concert will take place in the Ruy de Carvalho hall (Auditório Municipal Ruy de Carvalho) in Carnaxide.CROMA Contemporary Music Festival aims to promote and disseminate Portuguese contemporary music. In…
The Orchestre National Montpellier Occitanie has unveiled its rich program for the 2024/25 season, offering a diverse range of musical experiences. One of the highlights is the January 2025 concert, where Kristiina Poska, a renowned conductor, will lead the Montpellier National Orchestra in the performance of Elis Hallik’s piece “Aegis”. The concert will feature captivating…
Elis Hallik’s “Aegis,” which explores mythological themes with a modern sensibility and narrative depth, will open the evening’s repertoire on two consecutive evenings, February 6th and 7th, with the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra. This performance represents a significant moment for Hallik, as it marks another notable presentation of “Aegis” during the 2024/2025 season under Kristiina Poska’s…
Muusikakollektiivid, -organisatsioonid ja eraisikud esitasid tänavu nüüdismuusika preemiale 54 helitööd 38 heliloojalt. Konkursi žürii valis nende hulgas välja 13 nominenti. LHV uue heliloomingu Au-tasu 2023 nominendid on: Alisson Kruusmaa “Akordionikontsert” Andrus Kallastu “Udu troop” Arash Yazdani “Hurreh” Elis Hallik “Like a Swan” Elo Masing “Tiktaalik roseae” Krõõt-Kärt Kaev “Schablonen” Liisa Hõbepappel “First Step, Last White”…
Dedicated to the Ensemble Fractales “To become a tree” is interpreted among recent quintets by Claude Ledoux, Maurizio Azzan and Salvatore Sciarrino. COMMERCIAL RELEASE : MARCH 11TH, 2022 2021/22, a cultural season unlike any other, brings the 30th anniversary of Cypres. Musical renewal and reinvention is of the essence for any record label in today’s environment. An enterprising spirit; a constant…