Viljandi Early Music Festival

Viljandi Early Music Festival The tradition of the oldest early music festival in Estonia was started in 1982. This is the festival of the majesty of the historical city and musical works lasted over the centuries. The festival concerts are held in the churches and different concert venues all over the city. The festival emphasizes the importance of working with children and youth incorporating young musicians into the performances, like medieval mystery "Ludus Danielis", Monteverdi's opera "L’Orfeo", Greek-mythology based "Zeus and Europe" and Purcell’s opera "The Fairy Queen" to name but a few. The artistic director of the festival is Andres Mustonen. jpg 2,1Mb) Viljandi Early Music Festival

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Viljandi Early Music Festival

15.-17. July 2026 Viljandi

The tradition of the oldest early music festival in Estonia was started in 1982. This is the festival of the majesty of the historical city and musical works lasted over the centuries. The festival concerts are held in the churches and different concert venues all over the city. The festival emphasizes the importance of working with children and youth incorporating young musicians into the performances, like medieval mystery "Ludus Danielis", Monteverdi's opera "L’Orfeo", Greek-mythology based "Zeus and Europe" and Purcell’s opera "The Fairy Queen" to name but a few.
The artistic director of the festival is Andres Mustonen.

Organised by Viljandi vanamuusikafestival

Artistic director: Andres Mustonen

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Viljandi Early Music Festival

Organised by Viljandi vanamuusikafestival es1 = 'mailto:vaustam&'; es2 = '#x6d;h@gmail com'; ts1 = 'vaustammh@gm'; ts2 = ';ail The tradition of the oldest early music festival in Estonia was started in 1982. This is the festival of the majesty of the historical city and musical works lasted over the centuries. The festival concerts are held in the churches and different concert venues all over the city. The festival emphasizes the importance of working with children and youth incorporating young musicians into the performances, like medieval mystery "Ludus Danielis", Monteverdi's opera "L’Orfeo", Greek-mythology based "Zeus and Europe" and Purcell’s opera "The Fairy Queen" to name but a few.The artistic director of the festival is Andres Mustonen.