About the project

Anett Tamm met David Chevallier’s trio in the autumn of 2018, during a first series of concerts in Estonia. She then went on stage with the same team in 2021, when the whole world was frozen by the Covid-19 pandemic. The programme performed was ‘The Ophelia Songbook’, which was written jointly by Kyrie Kristmanson and David Chevallier. The successful collaboration gave the push to build an original repertoire together. This is how “Borders” was born.

This new repertoire, written by four hands, is about the border, the place where one can move from one universe to another, from one culture to another, where one can confront the unknown. The border can also be a bitterly contested or selfishly protected place. Whether you are a tourist, an invader or a migrant, this boundary does not have the same meaning and does not generate the same reactions. “Borders” deals with this subject from various angles: exile, discovery, migration, encounter, experimentation, friction… 

In Autumn/Winter 2024, “Borders” will be on tour in France, Finland, Estonia and Latvia. A special concert “BORDERS/PIIRID” with an extended repertoire together with chamber choir Collegium Musicale, conducted by Endrik Üksvärav, will be held on December 3 at Põlva Cultural Center, as part of the Tartu 2024 main programme. More info and tickets of the special concert can be found HERE.

Project “BORDERS/PIIRID” is a part of the European Capital of Culture Tartu 2024 main programme. It is organised in collaboration with Vapaat Äänet (Finland) and Uus Kontsert. Supported by: Tartu 2024, the French Institute in Estonia and the Cultural Endowment of Estonia. The tour is organised and supported by Vapaat Äänet and Le SonArt (France).