Õu, mai! Oh, M(a)y! – a one-off EVENTS CALENDAR from the Embassy of Estonia in London

11 Liverpool Estonian participation in the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest. Estonia is represented by Alika ’Bridges’. Estonia won Eurovision in 2001.
13 London Award-winning director Anna Hints’s film ’For Tomorrow Paradise Arrives’ screening at the EUNIC Film Festival In Short, Europe: Awakening.

Newbury Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (ERSO), cond. Olari Elts, sol. Barry Douglas (piano) performing at Newbury Spring Festival.
  Liverpool Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final
14 Norwich Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at the Norwich Theatre
16 Birmingham Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at Symphony Hall
17 Sheffield Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at Sheffield City Hall
18 Warwick Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at Warwick Arts Centre
  Manchester Estonian National Male Choir (RAM) with BBC Philharmonic, conductor John Storgårds at the Bridgewater Hall
19 Bradford Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at St George’s Hall (Pop in for an after-concert-drink at the Eesti Kodu Club)
20 Perth Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at Perth Concert Hall
  London Author Kai Aareleid at the European Writers’ Festival in British Library to discuss her book ‘Burning Cities’, published by Peter Owens Publishers
  London Estonian talharpa sensation, a nu-folk duo Puuluup at Kings Place UK debut for Songlines Encounters Festival.

‘Puuluup are true originals with a cult following. They are doing something pretty unusual, pushing obscure folk material towards the mainstream with a whole lot of panache.’  – Songlines

21 London LONDON PREMIERE of the largest full-time professional male choir in the world, the Grammy-Award winning Estonian National Male Choir performing for Songlines Encounters at Kings Place

PROGRAMME
Tormis – Voices from Tammsaare’s Herdboy Days
Janulyte – Now I’m Nowhere
Bryars – Three songs by  Edwin Morgan sonnets
Ratniece – sadness…stillness…
Tormis – Curse Upon Iron
Bonato – Deep Peace
Lysenko – Prayer for Ukraine

  Edinburgh Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at Usher Hall
23-25 London Designer Heiter X presents her work at Clerkenwell Design Week
23 Guildford Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at G Live Guildford
24 London LONDON PREMIERE
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at Cadogan Hall, cond. Olari Elts, sol. Barry Douglas (piano)PROGRAMME
Arvo Pärt – Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 3
Thea Musgrave – Song of the Enchanter
Sibelius – Symphony No. 5

  Manchester The Old Man Movie: Lactopalypse!
Official UK PREMIERE at HOME Manchester, hosted by the Manchester Animation Festival
25 Croydon, London Estonian National Symphony Orchestra at Fairfield Halls
  Edinburgh The Old Man Movie in person Q&A screening at Cameo Edinburgh
  Glasgow The Old Man Movie in person Q&A screening at Glasgow Film Theatre
26 London LONDON PREMIERE
The Old Man Movie: Lactopalypse! screening + Q&A with directors Mikk Mägi and Oskar Lehemaa at BFI Southbank ‘An outrageous, super weird stop-motion comedic gem from Estonia.’ – BFI

27 Bristol The Old Man Movie in person Q&A screening at Watershed Bristol
28 Truro, Cornwall The Old Man Movie in person Q&A screening at Plaza Cinema
29 Brixton, London The Old Man Movie in person Q&A screening at Picturehouse Brixton
  Across the UK The Old Man Movie Official preview in Picturehouse Cinemas across the UK
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