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Music4U Ühing was created with the purpose of full immersion into music: you get both emotional and intellectual enjoyment thanks to professional musicians and host of the evening.

While performing on stage, I have noticed that people are more responsive and grateful, if you help them understand the message behind the music and words. They even come up to you to give special thanks for the explanation of foreign words or introduction in an opera script, where they can vividly imagine this or that aria – and understand why it was sung…

So I invited professional singers, pianists and actors to make the real joy happen. And it happened! Amazingly, people from various social backgrounds, like builders, cooks, teachers, musicians, journalists and others – all admitted how penetrating the story becomes, how close classical music becomes – even such music, as Rachmaninov romances, which has always been believed as music for a narrow group of people…

Now people are asking for more events like this. And I am really grateful to my dedicated team who has supported me in time of uncertainty, probes, doubts, who has helped create this spiritual magic of musical immersion.

Elena Bebekh

Founder of Music4U Ühing

Elena graduated with honors from the     Moscow Pedagogical University in 2013 with a Master’s degree in “Classical Singing”.

  She is a diploma holder and laureate of international competitions:

  • Winner of the vocal competition “SĂ”prus 2020,” dedicated to Georg Ots, in category 23+, Tallinn, 2020.
  • “International Forum of Opera Music” in Moscow, 2015.
  • “Musica Classica” classical music festival-competition, in Ruza, 2011.

She performed the role of Snegurochka (Snow Maiden) in V.l. Ignatov’s children’s opera “Winter Tale” in 2022/23 seasons.

She has been a soloist with the Russian Philharmonic Society since 2016.

She graduated from the Philology Faculty of Moscow State University (Moscow) in 1999, Master’s degree in Romance-Germanic philology.

She actively performs in concerts, organises concert and educational events, and works as a vocal and English language teacher as well as a marketer.

Elena Bebekh

Elena Bebekh

Soprano
Vocal teacher
English teacher
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Upcoming concerts

 “Spanish FIESTA”: 6.mail 2025.
Tubina saal, Tartu

Concert "Spanish FIESTA"

Would like to be in sunny Spain in no time? Easy! We will immerse ourselves in the world of Spanish vocal and instrumental music, accompanied by the beats of castanets and heels in a whirlwind of incredible Spanish rhythms! You will hear arrangements of old Spanish folk songs, romances, and arias from famous zarzuelas, and discover what the Spanish people sang and sing about, what makes them cry, and what brings them joy.

Special guest of the evening: flamenco choreographer and dancer Maria RÀÀk.

Let’s light it up in Spanish style!

Participants:

Elena Bebekh, soprano. Elena graduated with honors from the Moscow Pedagogical University in 2013 with a Master’s degree in “Classical Singing”.

She is a diploma holder and laureate of international competitions:
-Winner of the vocal competition “SĂ”prus 2020,” dedicated to Georg Ots, in category 23+, Tallinn, 2020.
-“International Forum of Opera Music” in Moscow, 2015.
-“Musica Classica” classical music festival-competition, in Ruza, 2011.
She performed the role of Snegurochka (Snow Maiden) in V.l. Ignatov’s children’s opera “Winter Tale” in 2022/23 seasons.

She has been a soloist with the Russian Philharmonic Society since 2016.
She graduated from the Philology Faculty of Moscow State University (Moscow) in 1999, Master’s degree in Romance-Germanic philology.
She has actively performed in concerts, organised concert and educational events, and works as a vocal and English language teacher as well as a marketer, web designer and promoter.

Pianist is talented Mari VisnapuumÀgi ,

graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EMTA) with a master’s degree in vocal chamber music and accompaniment, earning Cum Laude in 2018 under the guidance of Professor Helin Kapten. She also received a master’s degree in piano performance in 2016 under Lauri VĂ€inmaa.

As an accompanist, she worked at EMTA in 2017 in Raivo and Mihkel PeĂ€ske’s flute classes, at Hanna-Liina VĂ”sa Music School from 2016-2021, and has been working at PĂ€rnu JĂ€rvi Academy since  2018, and as a choir accompanist and orchestra pianist at the German-Scandinavian Music Week in Scheersberg since 2016. She is also involved in the organizational team of the PĂ€rnu Music Festival and the Estonian Festival Orchestra.

In 2022, she recorded Joosep Trumm’s solo album “24 Colorful Preludes for Piano.”

Mari is also active as a teacher in both classical piano and free accompaniment, and since 2022 she has run her own piano studio in the Old Town.

Maria RÀÀk – Maria graduated Tallinn University, the department of choreography, professor Mait Agu’s course (choreographer, dancer, dance teacher), studied flamenco in Amor de Dios flamenco academy in Madrid (AEF and Eesti Kultuurkapital grants) and in other dance studios in Seville and Jerez.

Maria discovered flamenco while learning Spanish language (started learning the language at the age of 9; besides dance Maria worked as a teacher of Spanish language, translator and guide).

Maria taught and performed flamenco in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland, Germany and Spain. Since 2001 she has been closely cooperating with the principal dancer and choreographer of Ballet Flamenco de Madrid Ivan Gallego.

 

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Upcoming concert: 20 May 19.00

Narva Town Hall.

PRANTSUSE MUUSIKA SALADUSED

SECRETS OF FRENCH ROMANTICISM

Soprano – Elena Bebekh.
Mezzo-soprano Zhenya Hovsepyan
Pianist – Ave Wagner.
Hosts  (EST/RUS) – Anleena Liivango, Elena Bebekh

Organisers: Music4U

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Event Details

Date: 20 May 2025
Time: 19:00
Location: Narva Town Hall 

 

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Probability of precipatation: 17 %
Wind: 5 km/h

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Feedback from our FRENCH CONCERT

(Tartu and Tallinn)

Past concerts: 11 February 2025. Tallinn Hopner House

Concert "Secrets of French Romanticism"

In 2025 we invite you to a musical evening dedicated to the masterpieces of French classical music from the Romantic period. The concerts will take place:

February 11 in Tallinn (Hopner House)

📜 Program: Bizet, Saint-SaĂ«ns, Debussy, FaurĂ©, Delibes, and other great composers. Expect to hear iconic works such as the Habanera from Bizet’s opera Carmen, the duet from LakmĂ©, Delibes’ Spanish Bolero, and the exquisite romances of Gabriel FaurĂ©, brimming with poetry and emotion.

🎙 Evening host Anleena Liivango will unveil the secrets of this golden era of French music, sharing insights and helping you feel how modern and relatable this music remains today.

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of music and discover the Secrets of French Romanticism! đŸŽ¶

PS. Our French concert received support from the PĂ€rnu City Government in 2023 and is now backed by Kultuurkapital for the 2025 performances.

Concert participants:

Elena Bebekh, soprano. Elena graduated with honors from the Moscow Pedagogical University in 2013 with a Master’s degree in “Classical Singing”.

She is a diploma holder and laureate of international competitions:
-Winner of the vocal competition “SĂ”prus 2020,” dedicated to Georg Ots, in category 23+, Tallinn, 2020.
-“International Forum of Opera Music” in Moscow, 2015.
-“Musica Classica” classical music festival-competition, in Ruza, 2011.
She performed the role of Snegurochka (Snow Maiden) in V.l. Ignatov’s children’s opera “Winter Tale” in 2022/23 seasons.

She has been a soloist with the Russian Philharmonic Society since 2016.
She graduated from the Philology Faculty of Moscow State University (Moscow) in 1999, Master’s degree in Romance-Germanic philology.
She has actively performed in concerts, organised concert and educational events, and works as a vocal and English language teacher as well as a marketer, web designer and promoter.

Zhenya Hovsepyan, mezzo-soprano

Zhenya graduated with honors from the Faculty of Academic Singing at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan in 2006, under the guidance of the world-renowned soprano, Goar Gasparyan.

From 2003 to 2007, she was a soloist with the quartet “Sanctus” and Yerevan State Opera Studio. She sang in the State Opera Choir of the Estonia Theatre, as well as in the Estonian Concert Choir (Eesti Kontsert).

Since 2009 she has been a soloist with the Russian Philharmonic Society in Estonia.  She is a soloist in the vocal ensemble “Rejoice.

Since 2012, she has participated in the annual Savonlinna Opera Festival in Finland. In Estonia, she has performed solos in numerous prestigious projects, including premieres of works by Ilarion Alfeev and Vsevolod Pozdeyev.

She has performed in significant concerts in Estonia, Armenia, China, Finland, Russia, the Baltic States, and Georgia.

Since 2005 Zhenya has also worked as a vocal coach and a teacher of music theory.

Pianist is talented Ave Wagner,

Ave graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre with a degree in piano under Prof. Ivari Ilja and obtained a master’s degree in accompaniment under the guidance of Prof. Helin Kapten. As part of her master’s program, she honed her skills for two years in the accompaniment department of the Lyon Higher Conservatory under Prof. Monique Mathon and Prof. Michel Tranchant, focusing primarily on French vocal music and opera.

From 2000 to 2004, she worked at the Lyon National Opera. In 2001, Ave began teaching accompaniment and vocal ensemble at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, where she continues to work as a senior lecturer in accompaniment and opera studio.

In 2004–2005, she served as an assistant to Jaakko RyhĂ€nen, head of the vocal department, and as rĂ©pĂ©titeur for his vocal class. From 2008 to 2015, she taught French mĂ©lodie as part of the “Knowledge of Styles” course.

Simultaneously, from 2004 to 2019, Ave was a vocal coach and répétiteur at the Geneva Higher Conservatory and an assistant to renowned conductor and contralto Nathalie Stutzmann. She has accompanied singers at various international vocal competitions and collaborated with prominent conductors such as Yuri Temirkanov, Ivån Fischer, William Christie, and Estonian conductors Vello PÀhn, Eri Klas, Risto Joost, Erki Pehk, and Hirvo Surva.

She has also accompanied masterclasses of distinguished singers, including Patricia Petibon, Nathalie Stutzmann, Edda Moser, Teresa Berganza, Sergei Leiferkus, among others.

Since September 2023, Ave has also been working as a pianist-repetiteur at the Estonian National Opera.

Zhenya Hovsepyan

mezzo-soprano

Elena Bebekh

Soprano

Ave Wagner

Pianist, senior lecturer, concertmaster in the theatre Estonia

Last concert: 3 March 2024. Tartu University White Hall

Concert "Music beyond time. To Sergey Rachmaninov's 150-th anniversary"

The purpose of the concerts is to bring the best of vocal masterpieces of the outstanding composer S. Rachmaninov to the audience, as well as to give a short insight into the peculiarities of the creation of the demonstrated works and uneasy life of the Maestro.

In addition to the composer’s well-known romances, such as “Vocalise”, “Daisies”, “Dream” and others, arias from Rachmaninov’s operas will be performed (for example: “Aleko”, the diploma thesis for which the composer was awarded with a big gold medal).

Romances and opera masterpieces were performed by:

mezzo-soprano Zhenya Hovsepyan, an owner of a marvellous velvety timbre, an active participant of annual Savonlinna performances and various Estonian musical projects, experienced in singing leading parts like Snowqueen in opera “Snowqueen” by V.Ignatov, vocal coach, laureate of international competitions;

bass Stanislav Ơeljahovski, a singer of RAM (State Academic Men’s Choir), active participant of annual Savonlinna performances and various Estonian musical projects, performer of Count part in Gounod opera “Romeo and Juliette” in 2019, of Sid in Puccini opera “La fanciulla del West” in 2018 in the Estonian state theatre “Estonia”, leading part of Father Frost (Santa Claus) in kid’s opera “Winter Tale” by V.Ignatov;

soprano Elena Bebekh, a participant of multiple Estonian musical festivals and projects, a prize-winner of vocal competition named after Georg Ots in 2020, leading part of Snowmaiden in kid’s opera “Winter Tale” by V. Ignatov.

Pianist is talented Anna Khachaturyan, a graduate from Erevan State Conservatoire and from Tallinn Music Academy, laureate in state and international competitions.

 

Testimonials

Article about our Rachmaninov concert in Hopner House on 8 October 2023, written by Toomas Kuter for Delfi and PĂ€rnu Postimees
Toomas Kuter "Ajatu kontsert ajatust muusikast" (in Estonian)

Toomas Kuter, muusik ja kirjanik

8. oktoobril toimus Tallinna Hopneri Maja hubases ja hea akustikaga saalis muusikaline pĂ€rastlĂ”una, mis tutvustas kĂ”ikidele huvilistele ning kontserdikĂŒlastajatele helilooja Sergei Rahmaninovi vokaalloomingut. Olgu siinkohal mĂ€rgitud, et 2023. aasta 1. aprillil möödus 150 aastat Rahmaninovi sĂŒnnist Venemaal Semjonovos, 28. mĂ€rtsil aga 80 aastat tema surmast Beverly Hillsis Ameerika Ühendriikides.

Heliloominguga hakkas Rahmaninov varakult tegelema ning juba varajases noorukieas lĂ”i ta nii mĂ”nedki oma maailmakuulsatest ĆĄedöövritest, samas emigratsiooni-aastatel ei kirjutanud ta ĂŒhtegi romanssi. Just nĂ”nda valgustas publikut kontserti juhtinud karismaatiline nĂ€itleja ja sĂ”naseadja Eduard Tee.

Romansside peenekoeline keel

Nii nagu Rahmaninovi muusikat saab pidada ning peabki pidama ajatuks (siinkohal pole tegu mitte ainult helilooja vokaalmuusikaga, vaid tema geniaalse loominguga laiemalt), kujunes ajatuks oaasiks keset argihallust ning kĂ”ikjal vohavat meedia poolt utreeritavat negatiivsust ka pĂŒhapĂ€evane kontsert, mille korraldas MTÜ Music4U.

Poolteist tundi viibisid kontserdikĂŒlalised teises: filmidest, romaanidest ja inimese alateadvusest tuttavas maailmas, kus kehtisid vÀÀrtushinnangud, mis aastasadade vĂ€ltel inimkonnal elujĂ”ulisena on aidanud pĂŒsida.

Romanss kui nĂ€htus sai alguse Prantsusmaalt, hiljem liikusid romanssidega seonduvad muusikavormid mujale Euroopasse ja Venemaale. Romansse iseloomustab sĂŒgavatest, kirglikest, romantilistest ning aristokraatlikest tĂ”ekspidamistest kantud alatoon, mis romansi kui ĆŸanri suursuguseks muudab. See kehtib nii linnaromansside kui klassikaliste romansside puhul, mille heaks nĂ€iteks on Sergei Rahmaninovi looming.

Romansse esitada pole kerge. Romanss ei eelda ooperilauljale vajalikku suurt hÀÀlt, kĂŒll aga eeldab ta sisemist intelligentsi ning peenekoelist muusikalist maitset. Enamik ooperilauljatest pole romansside esitamiseks vĂ”imelised, kuna siin ei mĂ€ngi primaarset rolli hÀÀle suurus, vaid esitatava tunnetus, sisu ning oskus mĂ€ngida piano ning pianissimoga. Just piano kasutamine ettekandes nĂ€itab, kas tegu suure artisti vĂ”i keskpĂ€rase Ă”pipoisiga.

Missioonitunne ja nÔtkekÀeline kontsertmeister

Ühingu Music4U missioonitundest kantud kontsert jĂ€ttis hea mulje, pakkudes mitmeid muusikalisi kĂ”rghetki. Rahmaninovi romansse esitasid sopran Elena Bebekh, metsosopran Zhenya Hovsepyan ja bass-bariton Stanislav Ć eljahhovski, neid saatis klaveril nĂ”tkekĂ€eline pianist-kontsertmeister Anna Khachaturyan.

Temast (Anna Khachaturyan) alustakski. Rahmaninovi romansiloomingus on klaverisaatel tÀita oluline roll, tema loomingus moodustavad hÀÀl ning saateinstrument klaver monoliitse terviku, olles teineteisest lahutamatud  ning tuues just taolisel moel kuulajani helilooja mÔtte ning tema nootitesse kÀtketud sisu.

SeetĂ”ttu on solisti ning kontsertmeistri ansambel olulisim, mis romansikontserdi puhul kujundab vundamendi, millele saab ĂŒles ehitada professionaalse ja kvaliteetse sisu.

Anna Khachaturyan on solisti jĂ€lgiv, tĂ€helepanelik partner, kes kindlalt teeb kaasa solisti poolt kujundatud fraasinihked, fermaadid ja tempo-variatsioonid. Kohati ĂŒletab ta solisti, olles nii mĂ”negi pala puhul muusikaliselt tundlikum ning dĂŒnaamikasse sĂŒĂŒvivam. Hopneri Maja kontserdil oli  pianist Anna Khachaturyan see, kes tagas romansside esituseks vajaliku, ilma milleta romanss nĂ€htusena mĂ”tte kaotab.

TÀnu Khachaturyani oskusele romansimuusikat selle parimaid traditsioone jÀrgides esitada said suurepÀrase raamistuse pea kÔik ettekantud romansid.

Siinkohal oli hea tĂ”deda, et veel on sĂ€ilinud lavakultuur, mis kunagi saatis kĂ”rgtasemel kontserte. VĂ€ike, kuid oluline nĂŒanss: uue solisti saabudes tĂ”usis kontsertmeister Khachaturyan alati pĂŒsti. TĂ€napĂ€evastel kontsertitel meie kultuuriareaalis kohtab sellist etiketist kinnipidamist harva.

Tugev solistide kooslus

Sopran Elena Bebekhi hÀÀl kÔlas eriti kaunilt piano lÔikudes ning pianot nÔudvate nn pika hingamise fraaside esitusel, sama vÔib öelda ka metsosopran Zhenya Hovsepyani kohta, kelle piano puhul pÀÀses esile tema metso isikupÀrane ja kaunis tÀmber.

Sopran Bebekhile Rahmaninovi romansid sobivad, helilooja ĂŒks tuntumaid ja armastatumaid romansse „Kevadised veed”, millega kontsert lĂ”petati, andis tunnistust Bebekhi headest vokaalsetest vĂ”imetest. Tema fraas arenes ĂŒhtlaselt kuni kulminatsioonini ning moodustas kauni terviku selle vokaalset meisterlikkust nĂ”udva romansi esitusel. Bebekhi lauldud Rahmaninovi „Vokaliis” tuli aga publkiku soovil kordamisele. Need mĂ”lemad on efektsed romansid, mistĂ”ttu nende hea esituse puhul on edu artistidele ette kindlustatud.  Minu jaoks kujunes Bebekhi parimaks ja ka kogu kontserdi ĂŒheks suurepĂ€raseimaks numbriks romanss „Sirel”. Just selles, nĂ€iliselt lihtsas, kuid tegelikult suurt meisterlikkust nĂ”udvas teoses tuli vĂ€lja Bebekhi hÀÀle kaunis piano, tema kantileensed fraasid ning sisu, mis ka kulminatsiooni puhul jĂ€i raamidesse, andes edasi helilooja mĂ”tte ning olles kogu Ă”htu ĂŒks parimaid pĂ€rleid.

Zhenya  Hovsepyani puhul kujunes taoliseks pĂ€rliks romanss „SalapĂ€rase öö vaikuses”. Hovsepyani hÀÀl kĂ”lab kaunilt kesk- ja madalas registris, olles pĂ€rajal mÀÀral sonoorne ning sensuaalne, selline, mis kuulajale mĂ”ju avaldab.

Bass-bariton Stanislav Ć eljahhovski alustas kogu kontserti romansiga „Hommik”, mis oli Ă”nnestunud  ja stiilne algus ning muusikalises plaanis hĂ€sti ette kantud. Nauditavaks ning algsest ideest kantuks osutus ka romanss  „On aeg!”. Ć eljahhovski puhul vĂ”ime rÀÀkida heast vokaaltehnikast, mis lubab tal raskusteta hakkama saada nii mĂ”negi keerulise teosega, samuti kĂ”ikides registrites ĂŒhtlaselt kĂ”lavast hÀÀlest.

Tallinnast PĂ€rnusse

PÀrastlÔuna muutis informatiivseks ning arendavaks Eduard Tee, kelle kommentaarid esitatava kohta ilmestasid kontserdi, andes sellele uued alatoonid ning uue mÔtte.

Ühing Music4U esitab sama kava 29. oktoobril PĂ€rnu Raekojas.

Eestimaa on vÀike ning Tallinnast PÀrnuni vaid 129 kilomeetrit! SÔit tasub ette vÔtta, et poolteist tundi viibida ajatuses, ajatu muusika lummuses.

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