Ester Mägi

Ester Mägi (10 January 1922 – 14 May 2021)[1] was an Estonian composer, widely regarded as the First Lady of Estonian Music.

Biography

Her compositional output is substantial and represents all genres, from chamber and vocal music to choral and highly regarded symphonic works. She trained initially under Mart Saar at the Tallinn Conservatory,[2] then from 1951 to 1954 at the Moscow Conservatory under Vissarion Shebalin. Amongst her best-known works are her Piano Sonata (1949), Piano Trio in F minor (1950), Piano Concerto (1953), Violin Concerto (1958), Symphony (1968), Variations for Piano, Clarinet and Chamber Orchestra (1972), Bukoolika for orchestra (1983) and Vesper for violin and piano/organ (1990, arranged for strings in 1998). Much of her work has been inspired by Estonian folk music. Mägi died in May 2021 at the age of 99.[3]

References
  1. Pärt, Arvo; Pärt, Nora (14 March 2021). "Grand old lady of Estonian music Ester Mägi dies". Arvo Pärt Centre. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. Inno, Kersti (12 January 2007). "Kummardus Eesti muusika grand lady'le" (in Estonian). Äripäev.
  3. Suri helilooja Ester Mägi


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