Elmo Tiisvald (born 13 June 1967) is an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

n conductor born in

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

. He started his music studies at the Tallinn Music High School in the violin class of Tiiu Peäske and continued his studies, violin with Lemmo Erendi and choral conducting with Enn Oja, at the Tallinn

Georg Ots Georg Ots (21 March 1920 – 5 September 1975) was an Estonian baritone. He sang at the Estonian National Opera from 1951 to his death in 1975. Ots gained wider recognition with his roles at the Bolshoi Theatre, particularly with his lead role in ...

Music School. He has been involved at the Estonian Boys Choir for many years as a choir singer and soloist. From 1977 to 1979 he sang the title role of Britten's '' The Little Sweep'' at the Estonian National Opera. Tiisvald has graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music both as a choral conductor (class of Prof. Ants Üleoja) in 1993, and orchestra conductor (class of Prof. Paul Mägi and Prof. Roman Matsov) in 2003. Elmo Tiisvald has attended master courses with

John Eliot Gardiner Sir John Eliot Gardiner (born 20 April 1943) is an English conductor, particularly known for his performances of the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, especially the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage of 2000, performing Church cantata (Bach), Bach's church ...

and Helmuth Rilling at the Stuttgart Bach Academy and participated in several masterclasses with Jorma Panula,

Neeme Järvi Neeme Järvi (; born 7 June 1937) is an Estonian Americans, Estonian American conductor. Early life Järvi was born in Tallinn. He initially studied music there, and later in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad at the Leningrad Conservatory under Yevge ...

and Sylvain Cambreling. In 1992–1995, Tiisvald worked as a singer, chorus master and conductor of Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Music. In 1995, Tiisvald started his work as the assistant conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Estonian NO and a chief chorus master at the same opera company (1998 – 2009). During the period of 1991–2009, Tiisvald was the music supervisor of more than thirty oratorical works, about thirty five operas, four operettas and six musicals. Tiisvald has conducted operas, ballets and musicals at the Estonian NO and at numerous music festivals in Estonia, Russia and Germany. Tiisvald has worked with the Estonian National SO,

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second-largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of ...

City Orchestra, Tallinn Baroque Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Mixed Choir of Estonian Radio, Estonian National Male Choir, Oratorio Choir and the Opera Choir of the Estonian National Opera. He has worked for the second time from 2013 to 2021, chief chorus master of Estonian NO, while continuing to work as a lecturer in the faculty of conducting and the artistic director and conductor of Opera Studio at

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

. In 2014, Elmo Tiisvald was nominated as candidate for the Conductor of the Year Music Award. Currently, Elmo Tiisvald works as a lecturer in the conducting department and opera studio of the

. In addition, Elmo Tiisvald contributes to the training of young musicians in music theory, jazz theory and music technology at the orchestra Nissi Trollid Music School. From 2021, he teaches orchestration and arranging in Helsinki. Since 2023, he has also been a music history and music theory lecturer at three leading music schools in Estonia. Elmo Tiisvald he founded Nissi Church Music Festival in 2021 and he is its artistic director today.

Recordings

* Enchanted operetta - Margit Saulep & Urmas Põldma - Pärnu City Orchestra, CD - conductor * Olav Ehala: musical Arabella Birgitta Festival, Estonian Youth Symphony Orchestra, Tallinn Concert Choir, Maria Soomets (Arabella), Hannes Kaljujärv (Taaniel Tina), Rain Simul (Hasso), Andero Ermel (Halleluuja), Veiko Tubin (Adalbert), Priit Volmer (Raudpats), Tatjana Mihhailova (Rosita), Mart Toome (Haak), Priit Kruusement (Meremõrtsukas), Mart Toome (Martsipan), Olari Viikholm (Suur Aadam), Aare Kodasmaa (Väike Aadam), Mati Vaikmaa (Puujalg), CD - conductor *Voices of the Estonian National Opera, CD – chorusmaster *

Erkki-Sven Tüür Erkki-Sven Tüür (; born 16 October 1959) is an Estonian composer. Life and career Tüür was born in Kärdla on the Estonian island of Hiiumaa. He studied flute and percussion at the Tallinn Music School from 1976 to 1980 and composition wi ...

: opera '' Wallenberg'', DVD – chorusmaster * Cyrillus Kreek: Requiem, CD – chorusmaster *

Henry Purcell Henry Purcell (, rare: ; September 1659 – 21 November 1695) was an English composer of Baroque music, most remembered for his more than 100 songs; a tragic opera, Dido and Aeneas, ''Dido and Aeneas''; and his incidental music to a version o ...

: Ode for St. Cecilias Day “Welcome to all the pleasures” Tallinn Baroque Orchestra and Concert Choir, CD - conductor *

: opera ''

Dido and Aeneas ''Dido and Aeneas'' (Z. 626) is an opera in a prologue and three acts, written by the English Baroque music, Baroque composer Henry Purcell with a libretto by Nahum Tate. The dates of the composition and first performance of the opera are uncer ...

'', CD – conductor *The King Arthur's Opera Gala, DVD – chorusmaster * Tauno Pylkkänen: opera ''Mare and her Son'', CD – chorusmaster * Rudolf Tobias: oratorio ''Jonah's Mission'', 300 Years of St. Peterburg, DVD – chorusmaster * Olav Ehala: family musical ''Bumpy'', DVD – conductor *A. S. Dargomõžski ( ru): opera ''Mermaid'', VHS – chorusmaster * Eino Tamberg: opera ''Cyrano de Bergeraque'', CD, VHS – assistant conductor *

Verdi Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi ( ; ; 9 or 10 October 1813 – 27 January 1901) was an Italian composer best known for his operas. He was born near Busseto, a small town in the province of Parma, to a family of moderate means, recei ...

: opera ''

Nabucco ''Nabucco'' (; short for ''Nabucodonosor'' , i.e. "Nebuchadnezzar II, Nebuchadnezzar") is an Italian-language opera in four acts composed in 1841 by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Temistocle Solera. The libretto is based on the biblic ...

'', DVD, CD – chorusmaster * Rauno Remme: Voices, ''Cor mundum'', CD – conductor * Mari Vihmand: Chamber Music Album, Estonian National Broadcasting – conductor

References

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