Estonian Academy of Music
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The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre began in the form of 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 Music School on November 17, 1918. The opening ceremony took place on September 28, 1919. In 1923 the educational institution was renamed the Tallinn Conservatoire. In 1938 the State Drama School was opened. In 1993 the school was renamed the “Estonian Academy of Music”. In 1995 the Drama Faculty was renamed the Higher Theatre School.
The most prominent graduates of the Estonian Academy of Music include Arvo Pärt, Eri Klas, Tõnu Kaljuste and Erkki-Sven Tüür
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