Palace Music: Simone Leitao – piano (Brazil) Egert Leinsaar – violin Aare Tammesalu – cello 27/04/2025 | 18:00

Maurice Ravel – Miroirs M. 43
César Guerra-Peixe – Piano Trio (1960)

“Brazilian virtuoso Simone Leitao brings a decidedly colorful vitality to this recital (rec. May – July 2011), a varied and rhythmically electric as well as eclectic mix. Rachmaninov’s Sonata No. 2 (1913; rev. 1931) allows the epic Romantic in Leitao expression with passionate impulse. Leitao performs the work for all of its unbridled emotional upheaval. The dark chromatic lines appeal to Leitao, who fills them with sultry mystery and Lisztian demons.”

Gary Lemco, Audiophile Audition, January 2012

“Leitão came alive in the Andante assai, playing with passion and providing some ravishingly beautiful melodies within the challenging texture.”

Dorothy Hindman – South Florida Classical Review – December 2011

“Momoprecoce, fantasy for piano and orchestra, represents Villa-Lobos’ moderni

The artistic director of the Palace Music Concert Series is Aare Tammesalu. In cooperation of the Art Museum of Estonia.

Supporters: Estonian Ministry of Culture, The Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Public Broadcasting, Tallinn Culture and Sports Department, UNESCO City of Music Tallinn, Kultuuriküla, pointprint

Special thanks: Visit Tallinn, Õhtuleht

Tickets are on sale at the box office of the Kadriorg Art Museum and Piletikeskus
The concert tickets are also valid for museum visits on the day of the concert