VIII International Streetorgans SummerDays TARTU2025
Date
- 1.08
Asukoht
Maksumus
- Free
An annual series of pipe organ concerts taking place from August 1 to 3, 2025 in the center of Tartu and the surrounding urban area. Pipe organ players from abroad and Estonia will participate.
The 8th International Streetorgan SummerDays TARTU2025 will take place from 1 to 3 August in Tartu, mainly in the city centre and its surroundings. The history of streetorgans dates back more than 600 years and they have been played in the Middle Ages in Estonia in Tallinn, Tartu, Virtsu and other parts of country! Streetorgan playing and festivals are very popular and visited events in Europe today. This year, more than dozen instruments and participants from at least 9 countries are arriving in Tartu – Finland, Germany, Slovakia, Friesland, Denmark, Norway, Lithuania, Austria and Estonia. There are old friends and new guests. You can see and hear unique musical instruments handmade at different times and by different masters, beautiful and colorful performance costumes, get acquainted with performance traditions and hear about the history of streetorgans. Very large street organs can be renovated, with additional instruments mounted on them, which work like smaller orchestras. This year, evening street concerts will be held in collaboration with the Tartu Old Town Days SUMIN.