MAY 12TH
CONCERT VIII
Jüri-Ruut Kangur studied orchestra, choir conducting and composition at the Estonian Academy of Music. He has conducted several choirs and orchestras in Estonia and since 1995 he has been the principal conductor of Estonian National Youth Symphony Orchestra and Tallinn University Symphony Orchestra. For several years he was general conductor of youth symphony orchestras at Estonian Song Celebration, conducting the projectorchestra with more than 900 players. He was given Year Award of Music in 2007 and 2012 by Estonian Cultural Endowment and in 2015 Year Prize of Estonian Symphony Orchestras Association. Since 2009 he has been a board member of European Orchestra Federation, since 2010 president of Estonian Symphony Orchestras Association and since 2018 vice-president of International Federation of Eurochestries Festivals. He is at present manager of Pärnu International Music Festival and the Järvi Academy.
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