Eino Tamberg

Eino Tamberg (May 27 1930— December 24 2010) was a composer and musician from Estonia. He was famous for the variety of works he wrote including symphonies, concertos, operas and ballets.^[1] he was a student of the Tallinn Conservatory, where he later taught composition.

He was given many awards including:^[2]

• Winner of the World Youth and Student Festival Competition, Moscow, 1957
• Soviet Estonia Prize 1967
• Annual Prize of the Endowment for Music of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia 1998 and 2002

Works

These are some of the works written by Tamberg:^[2]

• Concerto Grosso (1957)
• Cyrano de Bergerac, opera, 1974
• Journey for Strings, 1990
• Music for Five, 1993
• Symphony No.4, 1998
• Trumpet Concerto No. 2, 1999
• Flute Concerto, 2003