Palace Music summer concert
Leonora Palu – flute
Norman Illis Reintamm – piano
Aare Tammesalu – cello
Program:
Philippe Gaubert (1879-1941)
Pièce Romantique for flute, cello and piano
Carl Philip Emmauel Bach (1714-1788)
Sonata for flute solo in A minor Wq 132
Artur Kapp (1878-1952)
Prelude for cello and piano (1918)
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Piano trio in G major L. 5
Andantino con moto allegro
Scherzo. Intermezzo. Moderato con allegro
Andante espressivo
Finale. Appassionato
Leonora Palu graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre with a degree in flute, furthered her studies at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels under Prof. Frank Hendrickx, and studied semiotics at the University of Tartu. She has performed with various orchestral and chamber ensembles in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Poland, Hungary, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Italy, Greece, and Japan.
Palu frequently performs contemporary music and has participated in the premieres of numerous works by Estonian composers. She is a member of the Repoo Ensemble, which focuses on contemporary music and experimental music theatre, and also performs in the free improvisation ensemble “Rooluulend,” which regularly appears at interdisciplinary festivals across Europe. She also performs regularly in the concert series “Heli ja Keel,” which presents Estonian sound and literary art.
From 2001 to 2005, Leonora Palu worked in the orchestra of the Estonian National Opera. She currently performs with the Pärnu City Orchestra, where she also regularly appears as a soloist. In addition, she is active as a teacher, instructing flute and free improvisation at the Pärnu and Pärnu-Jaagupi Music Schools.
Leonora Palu has published music criticism in the journal Muusika and concert reviews and opinion articles in the cultural newspaper Sirp. As a poet, she has published three collections of poetry, and her texts have also appeared in the literary journals Looming and Vikerkaar. In 2020, she was awarded the Pärnu City Creative Award for her prolific work as a performer, poet, and organizer of literary events.
Norman Reintamm is an Estonian-Canadian conductor, pianist, organist, and music educator. He currently is serving as the Conductor and Artistic Director for the Georgian Bay Concert Choir. As Conductor Emeritus of the Cathedral Bluffs Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) in Toronto, Reintamm played a pivotal role in shaping the orchestra’s artistic vision and fostering musical excellence within the city’s vibrant cultural landscape.
Reintamm’s expertise spans orchestral conducting, choral direction, vocal coaching, piano and organ performance. He was also the pianist of TrioEstonia, bringing a unique perspective to chamber music and further expanding his artistic reach. He has a repertoire of over 30 standard ballets and operas, as well as extensive orchestral works.
Beyond the concert hall, Norman has contributed as an Artistic Advisor to the Barbados Classical Music Festival and has shared his passion for teaching as a flight instructor at the Brantford Flight Centre. His dedication to mentoring emerging talent and advocating for innovative programming continues to inspire both musicians and audiences.
Norman holds a B.A. in Music from McMaster University, Postgraduate Diploma in Orchestral Conducting (minor in organ studies) from the Royal College of Music (London, England), Licentiate in Organ Performance from Trinity College of Music (London, England), and the Kleines Deutsches Sprachdiplom from Ludwig-Maximillian-University/Goethe Institut (Munich). He studied with luminaires such as Sir David Willcocks, Sir Norman del Mar, and Sir Richard Popplewell.
Aare Tammesalu is an Estonian cellist active as a soloist and chamber musician, performing both classical repertoire and contemporary music. In addition, he is an active concert organizer.
Tammesalu studied cello at the Tallinn Music High School in the class of Laine Leichter and at the Tallinn State Conservatory under Ivo Juul and Prof. Toomas Velmet. He is a laureate of the Estonian National String Players’ Competition (1987) and the recipient of a special prize for the best performance of a work by J. S. Bach. He later continued his studies in the master’s program at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre under Prof. Peeter Paemurru. He has further refined his skills in private studies in Moscow with Prof. Mikhail Khomitzer and participated in masterclasses with Prof. Martin Ostertag. Tammesalu has taken part in nearly all major Estonian music festivals and has performed at internationally renowned festivals in Europe, North and South America, Japan, Russia, and Iran. He has appeared as a soloist with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO), the Estonian National Opera Symphony Orchestra, Klaaspärlimäng Sinfonietta, the Pärnu City Orchestra, the 21st Century Orchestra, the Kotka City Orchestra (Finland), chamber orchestra ME, the Estonian National Male Choir, and the Moscow Conservatory Mixed Choir (Russia). He has been a member of several ensembles, including Reval Ensemble, the Tobias String Quartet, and Resonabilis. The artistic director of the Palace Music Concert Series is Aare Tammesalu.
In cooperation of the Art Museum of Estonia. Tickets are on sale at the Kadriorg Art Museum and Piletikeskus outlets Supporters: Estonian Ministry of Culture, The Cultural Endowment of Estonia, Estonian Public Broadcasting, Tallinn Culture and Sports Department, UNESCO City of Music Tallinn, Kultuurikõla, Pointprint Special thanks: Visit Estonia, Visit Tallinn, Õhtuleht
Concert tickets are not refundable, but if necessary, we can exchange them for passes to other Palace Music concerts
