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Estonian Music Days () is a music festival which focuses on Estonian contemporary music. Since 1993 the festival take place annually and in spring. The festival is organized by
Estonian Composers' Union Estonian Composers' Union (abbreviation ECU; ) is an Estonian creative union which encompasses professional composers and musicologists in Estonia. The chairman of ECU is Märt-Matis Lill. Since 2005, ECU is a member of the International Societ ...
in collaboration with Estonian Music Information Centre ( :et) and with other institutions. First festival took place in 1979 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 ...
under the auspices of Estonian Composers' Union. First festival lasted 10 days and during the festival, 18 concerts, 8 theatrical performances, press conference were presented. In 1981 the festival was organized as ''Tallinn Music Days''. Since 1991, the festival bears the name of Estonian Music Days and is organised annually in springs since 1993. Artistic directors: * Raimo Kangro * * 2002-2005 Timo Steiner * 2005-2014 Timo Steiner and
Ülo Krigul Ülo Krigul (born 7 November 1978 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer. In 1997 he graduated from Tallinn Music High School. In 2006 he graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre specialising in composition. He has been a music organ ...
* since 2015 Helena Tulve.


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* Music festivals in Estonia {{Estonia-stub