Night Concert: Viennese Classics — Kai Kallastu (soprano), Andrus Kallastu (piano)

MUSICA SACRA + Saturday, 12 December 2026 at 21:00
Pärnu Eliisabeti kirik

NIGHT CONCERT. VIENNESE CLASSICS
Kai Kallastu (soprano), Andrus Kallastu (piano)
Programme: Beethoven, Haydn

IN SEARCH OF A LOST BELOVED
We invite listeners to join a search for a lost beloved. Our guides are Haydn and Beethoven, whose music expresses the paradoxes of love—hope and disappointment, affection and anger, loneliness and the desire to be understood. At night, the questions become more troubling. Where did they go? Do they know they are awaited?

Beethoven’s An die ferne Geliebte (1816) is the first complete song cycle in the history of music; its six songs tell a story of distant love. In Haydn’s dramatic cantata Ariadne auf Naxos, the classical heroine Ariadne mourns the departure of her beloved Theseus. The concert concludes with Beethoven’s passionate and emotional concert aria Ah! Perfido, which speaks of betrayal, pain and forgiveness.

Soprano Kai Kallastu earned a master’s degree in classical singing at Helsinki Metropolia University in Finland and has taken part in numerous masterclasses. She has performed as a chamber vocalist, soloist in large-scale works and music-theatre artist with various ensembles in different countries. Her repertoire ranges from Renaissance music to contemporary works, and she has premiered experimental vocal works by several composers. Her intensive creative work connects her with her husband, composer and conductor Andrus Kallastu, with whom she has performed dozens of vocal programmes.

Composer and conductor Andrus Kallastu studied at the Tallinn Conservatory (now the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre) and the Sibelius Academy, and has worked as a freelance artist since 2000. Several of Kallastu’s works reflect his interest in combining music with other art forms and in performance. His work as a performer and artistic director of projects is often connected with music theatre. Alongside traditional music-theatre work, he aims to develop its specific fields: mystery-like ecclesiastical compositions and the visualised concert.

The concert lasts approximately one hour. Latecomers will not be admitted. Photography and filming are not permitted.

Single ticket: €30, available at the venue half an hour before the concert (cash payment).
Single ticket: €20 in advance via Piletilevi, www.piletilevi.ee

In cooperation with: Eesti Kultuurkapital, Pärnu linn, EELK Pärnu Eliisabeti kogudus, Pärnu Ooper

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1890930178955389

MUSICA SACRA is a concert series dedicated to presenting new works, giving performers the opportunity to realise artistically striking concert programmes, bringing high-level guest musicians to Estonia alongside Estonian musicians, and taking concert projects from Estonia abroad. Concerts take place on Saturdays at six o’clock at Pärnu Eliisabeti kirik. The series is organised by Pärnu Ooper, and its artistic director is Andrus Kallastu.

Please pay the €15 recording supporter ticket to Pärnu Ooper’s Swedbank account:
Payee: PÄRNU OOPERISELTS
Account: EE382200221016501589
Payment reference: SALVESTUSE TOETAJAPÄÄSE

Founded on 5 January 1993, Pärnu Ooper has offered high-quality music-making and intriguing theatrical productions in a variety of forms. In addition to standard repertoire from music history, Pärnu Ooper’s concerts and performances include mystery-like ecclesiastical compositions, contemporary opera, performances, multimedia productions, dramatised concerts and experimental music theatre. At the heart of Pärnu Ooper is the international Repoo Ensemble, made up of composers, performers, writers, visual artists, actors and other creative professionals. Pärnu Ooper organises the SUVEAARIA festival and the MUSICA SACRA concert series, whose concerts take place in the acoustically excellent Pärnu Eliisabeti kirik. Pärnu Ooper’s artistic director is composer and conductor Andrus Kallastu.