Märt-Matis Lill (born 6 November 1975) 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 composer. Märt-Matis Lill was born in

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 97,759 (as of 2024). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of Riga, Latvia. Tartu lies on the Emajõgi river, which connects the ...

, the son of writer, translator, cultural critic and philosopher

Jaan Kaplinski Jaan Kaplinski (22 January 1941 – 8 August 2021 ) was an Estonian poet, philosopher, politician, and culture critic, known for his focus on global issues and support for left-wing/ liberal thinking. He was influenced by Eastern philosophical s ...

and classical philologist and translator Anne Lill. Guitarist and violinist Emil Lansoo was his grandfather. He studied composition at the Tallinn Music High School under Lepo Sumera. In 1999 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 ...

. He has been the artistic director of the Pärnu New Music Days Festival. From 2000, he is a member of

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 ...

. From 2014, he is the chairman of Estonian Composers' Union.

Works

* 1999 "Üleminekuriitus" ("Le rite de passage") * 2001 "Seitse laulu sügisest" (for baritone and piano) * 2002 "Linnujäljed taeval" * 2002 "Etnofuturistlikud etüüdid" * 2003 "Farwell" * 2003 "Taeva jõgi" (for chamber orchestra) * 2015 "Kui kivid olid veel pehmed" * 2017 opera "Tulleminek"

References

Living people 1975 births 21st-century Estonian composers Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre alumni Musicians from Tartu {{Estonia-composer-stub