Veronika Portsmuth

Veronika Portsmuth (27 November 1980 in Tallinn, Estonia) is an Estonian conductor and singer.

Education

• 1987–1995 21. Tallinn Secondary School
• 1995–1998 Tallinn Music High School (conducting — Evi Eespere)
• 1998–2004 Estonian Music Academy, MA (conducting — Prof. Emeritus Kuno Areng)
• 1999–2002 Tallinn Georg Ots Music School (singing — Mare Jõgeva)
• 2002–2004 Estonian Music Academy (singing — Prof. Nadja Kurem)
• 2007 – present Estonian Music and Theatre Academy, PhD programme (Tõnu Kaljuste)
• 2008–2009 Royal College of Music in Stockholm (Prof. Anders Eby)

Further training in orchestral conducting by Jüri Alperten and participation in master classes by Eri Klas and Filippo Maria Bressan.

Professional work

• 1998–2004 Mixed Choir Helitron
• 2000–2002 Chamber Choir of Tallinn University of Technology (choirmaster)
• 2002–2004 Tallinn Chamber Choir
• 2002–2004 Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (singer)
• 2004 – ... Nargen Opera choir
• 2004 – ... Estonian Defence Forces Mixed Choir
• 2005 Estonian Academy of Science Female Choir
• 2006–2007 Tallinn Music High School Chamber Choir
• 2008 – ... Young Female Choir MIINA

Veronika Portsmuth is focused on Nordic culture and contemporary music. In September 2008 she presented in Tallinn the first Faroese opera The Madmans Garden by Sunleif Rasmussen.

In July 2007 she conducted the mixed choirs section in the 10th Estonian Youth Song Celebration.

External links

• Contact (Estonian)
• "Hullu mehe aias – hull ooper Kultuurikatlas" by Tui Hirv (10 September 2008) (Estonian)
• "Ooperi risttolmlemine draama ja tantsuga kultuurikatlas" by Alvar Loog (18 September 2008) (Estonian)
• http://www.sirp.ee/index2.php?option=content&task=view&id=7508&pop=1&page=0
• "Eesti mehe vägev utireetu" by Veiko Märka (23 May 2008) (Estonian)