Aivo Välja
Aivo Välja (born 15 March 1968 in Tallinn) is an Estonian conductor.[1]
He has graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in symphony orchestra and choral conducting.[1]
2001–2007, he was a conductor for Estonian National Opera. Since 2009, he has worked as principal conductor at Schleswig-Holstein Landestheater. Since 2011, he has also worked at Finnish National Opera.[1]
He has conducted several world premieres of several Estonian composers, for example Lepo Sumera's "Musica profana", Eino Tamberg's "Journey for Strings", Tõnis Kaumann's "Op. 1/97".[1]
Awards:
- 1993: winner of the orchestra conducting competition in Estonia[1]
- 1996: diploma for a successful performance at the Prokofiev Competition in St. Petersburg[1]
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