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Elis Hallik awarded the Pärnu City Cultural Award
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.
‘Like a Swan’, performed by the Ensemble for New Music Tallinn and Arash Yazdani in Vigo, Spain
My new work ‘Like a Swan’, performed by the Ensemble for New Music Tallinn and Arash Yazdani, will be premiered today in Vigo, Spain. In this piece, I channel my thoughts for all the people who have suffered and are suffering as a result of Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine. Due to unfortunate events, there…
World Premiere of Elis Hallik’s Transience, Conducted by Kristiina Poska
On 10 July 2025, Estonian composer Elis Hallik’s new work Transience will receive its world premiere at St. John’s Church (Jaani kirik) in Tartu, as part of the Klaaspärlimäng Festival. The piece, written for string orchestra, will be performed by Klaaspärlimäng Sinfonietta under the baton of Kristiina Poska. From the Latin transientia, meaning something that passes, Transience reflects the beauty of a moment that doesn’t last,…
Contemporary music group Lisbon Ensemble 20/21 will perform “To Become a Tree”
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…
Paavo Järvi Conducts Premiere of Oriri at Pärnu Music Festival with Estonian Festival Orchestra
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…
Selgusid nüüdismuusika preemia Au-tasu 2023 nominendid
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”…