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Lauri Sirp (born 29 October 1969 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 ...
) 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. In 2002, he graduated from
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 orchestral conducting speciality. Since 1993, he has been a conductor in
Vanemuine Theatre Vanemuine () is a theatre in Tartu, Estonia. It is the first Estonian language, Estonian-language theatre. Stemming from the Vanemuine Society (1865), the theatre's first performance was Lydia Koidula's ''Saaremaa Onupoeg'' ("The cousin from S ...
in Tartu. Since 2009, he is also the principal conductor for the
University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; ; ) is a public research university located in the city of Tartu, Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is also the largest and oldest university in the country.
Symphony Orchestra. Since 2003, he has also conducted for
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra The Estonian National Symphony Orchestra ( ''(ERSO)'') (formerly known as the Symphony Orchestra of the Estonian Radio Committee, Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Estonian SSR State Symphony Orchestra) is a symphony orchestra based in Talli ...
. He has conducted at
Estonian Song Festival The Estonian Song Festival (, or simply ) held since 1869, is one of the largest choral events in the world, a Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity, Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. It i ...
s. Awards: * 2007: Estonian Theatre Annual Award * 2008: Estonian Cultural Endowment Music Prize


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1969 births Living people Estonian conductors (music) Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Musicians from Tallinn {{Estonia-musician-stub