The program includes works by composers: A. Pärt, T. Kõrvits, J. Sibelius, P. Vasks, and J. Haydn.

Melissa Karita Ots (born in 2002) began studying violin at the Tallinn Music School under Eva Erik. In 2021, Melissa graduated from Tallinn Music High School (TMKK). She is currently studying violin at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre under professors Mari Tampere-Bezrodny and Kristina Kriidi. Melissa Karita Ots has participated in many ensembles and orchestras. She has also successfully performed as part of a piano trio at the "In Corpore" international chamber music competition-festival. Melissa has participated in various ensembles, including the Pärnu City Orchestra, the All-Estonian Youth Symphony Orchestra, the Virumaa Chamber Orchestra, the "Ventum" Orchestra, the "Glass Bead Game" Symphony Orchestra, the musical "Lotte and the Secret of the Old Apple," the "Art Sound" orchestra, and others. She has received master classes from many renowned professors and musicians, including Eva Bindere, Anna-Liza Bezrodny, Lev Klychkov, Hans Christian Aavik, Michael Foyle, Nicolas Dautricourt, Michael Vaiman, and others.

Ruta Kulikovska (born in 1999) is a Latvian violist who began her musical education in 2005 at the Pardaugava Music and Art School. In 2015, she continued her education at the Jazeps Medins Music School in Riga, which she successfully completed in 2018. In 2023, Ruta graduated with honors in viola from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre under Johanna Vahermägi. She currently performs in various chamber music ensembles and plays in such groups as the Pärnu City Orchestra, the Baltic Scandinavian Chamber Orchestra, the Virumaa Chamber Orchestra, the Narva Symphony Orchestra, ERSO, and the Estonian National Opera Orchestra. Since 2022, she has been a violist in the Baltic Sea Philharmonic. Additionally, Ruta regularly enhances her musical skills in master classes on viola and chamber music.

TICKET INFORMATION:

• Ticket price: €7.
• Seniors: €5.
• Free admission for school students (up to 18 years), people with disabilities, and their escorts.

Tickets can be purchased in cash on-site before the concert.