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Ryoji Ikeda: music for choir

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

Choir dressed in dark blue singing

In 2024 Ryoji Ikeda created music for choir for the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste, as part of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024. 

Japan’s leading electronic composer and visual artist Ryoji Ikeda focuses on the essential characteristics of sound itself and that of visuals as light by means of both mathematical precision and mathematical aesthetics. Ikeda elaborately orchestrates sound, visuals, materials, physical phenomena and mathematical notions into immersive live performances and installations.  

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is one of the best-known Estonian music ensembles in the world. The repertoire of the choir extends from Gregorian chant and baroque to the music of the 21st century with a special focus on the work of Estonian composers, such as Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis and Erkki-Sven Tüür. 

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