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JAAN-EIK TULVE

Jaan-Eik Tulve was born in Tallinn in 1967. After obtaining his diploma in choral conducting at the Tallinn Conservatory in 1991, he learned to conduct Gregorian chant at
Le Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSM), where he was awarded first prize in 1993. He then worked at the CNSM as assistant to
Louis-Marie Vigne, who had a determining influence on his musical development. He has also given many courses in Gregorian chant, in France, Belgium, Italy, Norway,
the Faeroe Islands, Lithuania, Finland and Estonia. In 1996 he took up a post teaching Gregorian chant at the National Music Academy in Estonia. He is often invited to
conduct work sessions in monasteries. In his musical training - Gregorian, in particular - Jaan-Eik Tulve has learned a great deal from his work in association with
Dom Daniel Saulnier of Solesmes Abbey.

In 1992 Jaan-Eik Tulve became the conductor of the Paris Gregorian Choir, with which he has appeared in many European countries and also in Lebanon. Many of the recordings
made with the choir have received great critical acclaim (Diapason d’Or). He has also conducted the Estonian National Male Choir. In 1993 Jaan-Eik Tulve formed the
Lac et Mel ensemble in Paris, for the performance of medieval polyphonic works. He also formed the female-voice section of the Paris Gregorian Choir in 1994. Finally,
in 1996, he formed the Vox Clamantis ensemble in Tallinn.

He has been awarded the Prize of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia, the Order of the White Star of the Republic of Estonia and the Order of Léopold of the Kingdom of Belgium.



ILJA SUNDELEVITSH

Freelance journalist, photographer, publisher, curator and editor was born in Tallinn in 1949.
From 1997 – for Israeli and Estonian Russian language press
From 2001 – for Estonian Broadcasting Channel Raadio-4

Exhibitions and Performances

  • 2008 – Moscow Conceptualism. Andrei Monastyrsky personal exhibition, Tallinn Art Hall, curator
  • 2008 -  International project "Obscurum per Obscurius", Tallinn Art Hall, curator
  • 2008 – Video “Rest on the Way”, Estonian Art Exhibition in China
  • 2007 – Personal exhibition “Lahemaa Lobi”, Tallinn Art Hall gallery
  • 2006 – Group exhibition “Homo Grandis Natu”. Moscow, Russia
  • 2006 – Estonian Painter’s League exhibition “Tehnobia”
  • 2005 – Personal exhibition “Nahalat Benjamin”, Galerii DECO, Tallinn
  • 2005 – Personal exhibition “Võsu pond”, Käsmu Museum, Estonia
  • 2004 – Personal exhibition “Võsu windows”, Regional Council Vihula, Estonia
  • 2004 – Personal exhibition “Sign”, Tallinn Town Gallery
  • 1989 – Leviathan Group project “Aircrafts”, Marseille Art Festival, France
  • 1985 - Leviathan Group performance “Velemir Khlebnikov – 100”, Acco (Acre) Theatre Festival
  • 1984 - Leviathan Group performance “Fire in Jerusalem”, Jerusalem Art Festival
  • 1984 - Leviathan Group performance “Russian Avant Guard at the Sea of Galilee”
  • 1981 - Leviathan Group exhibition, Jerusalem Theatre.

Prose and poetry translations from Hebrew end Estonian into Russian, original prose and articles published in Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, Tallinn, Paris, Moscow.
Management Systems Analyst.
1977 – 1996 in Israel.
Israeli Ministry of Health, Analyst and Head of System Analysis Department.
Hadassah Medical Organization. Head of System Analysis Department
The Jewish Agency for Israel. The first Regional Director in Siberia.

 


JAAN J. LEPPIK

Musician, priest and journalist was born in Valga in 1969. Editor of the cultural magazine “Faith and Life”. Editor of the Klassikaraadio.
Singer of the Gregorian chant ensemble Vox Clamantis. Film journalist of the year by culture newspaper Sirp. Student of the Estonian Music Academy.

Work Experience

2006 - ...                     Editor of the magazine ”Faith and Life”

2005 - ...                     Priest of the Estonian Orthodox Church

2005 - 2006                Baltic News Service: journalist of the foreign economy

2004 -   ...                    Editor of the Klassikaraadio 

2003 - 2005                Director of the international theatre festival held by Tallinn City Theatre

1999 - 2003                Member of the Estonian Parliament 

1997 - 1998                Editor of the Eesti Televisioon

1997 - 1998                Editor of the TV1 

1994 - 2001                Editor of the Vikerraadio