2021
Submission
„Corals“ – a piano-composition by Rannap – is submitted by Union of Composers of Estonia to the ISCM World Music Days 2021 in China (Shanghai & Nanning)
Summer tour
July
Summer concert tour “Suudlus läbi raagus sõnade” (A Kiss Through Bare Words)
In program: Rannap’s best known songs
Performers: singers Maarja-Liis Ilus & Marko Matvere, Rannap-Quartet
Composer on keyboards
17.07 Kasepää Song Celebration Grounds
21.07 Kõltsu courtyard
22.07 Vihula manor’s courtyard
23.07 Pärnu Villa Ammende courtyard
24.07 Asva Vikings’ Village at Saaremaa island
28.07 Viimsi Open Air Museum
29.07 Luke manor’s courtyard
30.07 Põltsamaa Castle’s courtyard
Award
January 28th
Award „Contribution to Estonian Music“ for Rannap’s rock group Ruja
at Estonian Music Awards ceremony (live TV coverage)
2020
“Ever & Forever”
October 1st – November 7th
10 solo piano recitals in Estonia – “Ever & Forever”
Presentation concerts of a new CD. Composer and performer: Rannap
In program: 13 new piano pieces, accompanied by pre-recorded electronics and videos of Estonian nature.
Concerts in Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu, Jõhvi, Viljandi, Võru, Paide, Rakvere, Rapla & Abja
Ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWEnY1’WRBCQ
New CD
“Ever & Forever” – Neo-romanticism on piano with electronics. 10 new piano pieces
Composer and performer: Rannap
CD: https://www.lasering.ee/ikka-ja-alati-ever-forever-cd.html
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYQK9SsIeZQ
Performing at the Opening of WRC Rally Estonia.
September 4th
Rannap’s new arrangement of his song “Rahu” (“Peace”) for four solo singers. Composer on piano
Live TV broadcast
Concert with Ott Lepland
August 21st
Concert with Ott Lepland and his band at Sõru Jazz-Festival, Rannap’s songs. Composer on piano
Gala concert
August 20th
Open air gala concert “Roostevaba maailm” (Stainless World)
Performers: Rannap on keyboards, ERSO (Estonian National Symphony Orchestra),
rock band at Tallinn Song Festival Grounds.
In program: Rannap’s songs for his rock group Ruja,
in Rannap’s new arrangements for piano (& Hammond organ) symphony orchestra and rock band.
Video, photos and more information:
2019
Christmas tour
December 13th – 29th
Christmas tour “Laul katab maad” (The Song is Covering the Land)
with singers Birgit and Ott Lepland, and Silvia Ilves on violoncello.
Rannap on piano and church organ.
In program: Rannap’s songs and well-known Christmas songs, arranged by Rannap
13.12 Tallinn, Jaani church
15.12 Laitse Graniitvilla
17.12 Võru Culture Center Kannel
18.12 Aruküla Culture Center
19.12 Rapla church
20.12 Paide church
21.12 Rakvere Kolmainu church
22.12 Pärnu Concert House
25.12 Tallinn, Kaarli church
26.12 Tartu, Peetri church
29.12 Kuressaare, Laurentius’ church
Concert with Kristjan Kannukene
November 6th
Concert with Kristjan Kannukene (vocal, viola, guitars)
in Keller Theatre, Tallinn
In program: Rannap & Kannukene
Premiere
September 24th
premier of Rannap’s new Concerto for Oboe and symphony orchestra (25’)in Pärnu Concert House
Performers: Riivo Kallasmaa & Pärnu City Orchestra, conductor Kaspar Mänd
“Muinastulede öö” concert
August 30th
“Muinastulede öö” concert with singer Ott Lepland at Pühajärve. In program: Rannap’s songs
Must lind (Black Bird): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3iVMD8lM20
Solo piano recital in Rakvere
August 23rd
Solo piano recital in Rakvere
In program: Rannap’s improvisational arrangements of his own songs and of well-known Estonian patriotic songs
Concert with Ott Lepland
August 20th
Concert with Ott Lepland at Toompea Castle Balcony.
July 27th
Concert with Ott Lepland and his band at Lighthouse Festival at Rannapungerja. In program: Rannap’s songs
Õhtunägemus (Night Ghost) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orVmk9HCsYo
July 19th
Concert with Ott Lepland and his band at Ostrova Festival. In program: Rannap’s songs
Concert with singer Maarja-Liis Ilus
July 18th
Concert with singer Maarja-Liis Ilus, in a courtyard near Tallinn
In program: Rannap’s songs
Concert with Kristjan Kannukene
July 13th
Concert with Kristjan Kannukene (vocal, viola, guitars)
at a mini-festival in a Kõima mansion in Pärnumaa, Estonia
In program: Rannap & Kannukene
Kannukene and Rannap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsf-l9YiPt8&list=RDS4-EFZDnc4U&index=2
Concert with Ott Lepland
May 25th
Concert with Ott Lepland and his band in Käsmu
In program: Rannap’s songs
April 18th
Concert with singer Ott Lepland in Rõuge Culture Center.
In program: Rannap’s songs
Open air concert “The Patterns of Time”
February 24th
Open air concert “The Patterns of Time” at Iceland’s Plaza in Tallinn
Performers: Maarja-Liis Ilus, Ott Lepland, Kristjan Kannukene, choir Vox Populi.
In program: Rannap’s songs. Composer on piano.
Live TV coverage
Premier
February 11th
Premier of Rannap’s new piano cycle “Corals” (8’) in Kultuurikatel, Tallinn. Composer on piano
Performing with Ott Lepland
January 24th
Performing with Ott Lepland and his band a song „Kirju palli lend“
at an Estonian Music Awards ceremony, live TV coverage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQnQwc2ecck
2018
Concert with Ott Lepland
November 13th
Concert with Ott Lepland and his band in Kutuurikatel, Tallinn
Presentation of a new CD “Tagasirändur” (Rannap’s songs in contemporary arrangements)
November 10th
Concert with singers Maarja and Ott Lepland and his band in Tartu Concert Hall
Presentation of a new CD “Tagasirändur” (Rannap’s songs in contemporary arrangements)
New CD
CD “Tagasirändur” (Traveler)
11 Rannap’s songs in contemporary arrangements
Performers: Ott Lepland, his band, and Rannap at keyboards
CD: https://www.lasering.ee/catalogsearch/result/?cat=0&q=tagasirändur
Gala concert
September 29th
Gala concert “50 Years on a Big Stage” in Alexela Concert Hall in Tallinn
Celebrating Rannap’s 50 years in professional music
Composer and pianist: Rannap
Other performers: solo singers Maarja-Liis Ilus, Kadri Voorand, Lenna Kuurmaa, Tõnis Mägi, Ivo Linna, Ott Lepland, Marko Matvere, Kristjan Kannukene and Ikevald Rannap; Silvia Ilves (violoncello), Heigo Rosin (percussion), mixed choir Vox Populi, rock band, and others
From this concert was made a TV broadcasting,
Ad: https://vimeo.com/286556295
“Õhtunägemus” (Night Ghost), Tõnis Mägi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwoH_c16580
“Must lind” (Black Bird), Kadri Voorand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_t4Ln_TRnYY
1 hour broadcast: https://arhiiv.err.ee/vaata/rein-rannap-50-aastat-suurel-laval
Set of 3 CDs – Rannap’s best songs
Set of 3 CDs in a series „Eesti Kullafond“ (Treasures of Estonian Music)
Rannap’s 58 best songs throughout the years
https://www.lasering.ee/eesti-kullafond-3cd-4740447314808.html
New song
August
Premier at a series of concerts and recording on a CD of Rannap’s new song “Force” (words: Indrek Hirv)
by different vocal soloists and the Wind Orchestra of Estonian Police and Border Guard.
Concert with Ott Lepland
July 21st
Concert with Ott Lepland and his band at the Peipsi Romantika Festival
In program: Rannap’s songs
Duo 2onONE
July 8th
Piano duo 2onONE (Rannap with Mihkel Mattisen) performing
in Kadrioru Palace three Rannap’s compositions for piano 4 hands.
Piano duo 2onONE performing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hks08pklMMw
Premier
June 29th
Concert in Noblessner Tallinn Shipyard shipbuilding hangar
Composer and pianist: Rannap
Other performers: chamber orchestra, mixed choir and Ott Lepland
Premier of a new cantata „Kuu“ (The Moon) (15’)
(for mixed choir, string orchestra and percussion),
on lyrics by Kristjan Jaak Peterson
Premier of a mixed choir composition „Mari oli mammu“ (Estonian folk poetry)
Also in program: Ave Maria (new arrangement for mixed choir and strings by composer), cantata „Sinu silmade sinimustvalge“ (The Blue-Black-White of Your Eyes) (new arrangement), „Ingliska“ – reworking of – Estonian folk melody and other Rannap’s works.
April 19th
Presentation concert of a new solo piano CD “Selfies with Classics”
First Studio of ERR (Estonian National Broadcasting).
Live radio broadcasting
Composer on piano
New CD
CD “Selfies with Classics”: Rannap’s re-workings of well-known classical melodies
Composer on piano
CD: https://www.lasering.ee/selfid-klassikutega-selfies-with-classics-cd.html
Ravel/Rannap: Bolero https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdwU4edrKko
Saint-Saëns/Rannap: Swan – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLRoQGvENxc&feature=emb_logo
Brahms/Rannap: Hungarian Dance Nr 5 – https://vimeo.com/178335085
Rimsky-Korsakov/Rannap: Flight of the Bumblebee – https://vimeo.com/178353347
2017
October 30th, 31st, November 1st
performances of Rannap’s rock opera „Evil Island“ in Tallinn, Alexela Concert Hall
https://www.facebook.com/eestikontsert/videos/saaremaa-ooperist-nurjatu-saar-rein-rannap/2726242734150925/
Ruja Gala
August 20th
Rock concert “Eesti muld ja eesti Ruja” (Estonian Soil and Estonian Ruja)
at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds
Performing: vocal soloists Kadri Voorand, Ott Lepland, Robert Linna, Priit Võigemast, Kristjan Kannukene; ensemble Estonian Voices, mixed choir, rock band and former members of the group Ruja. (Ruja is the name of Rannap’s rock group, established 1971)
Composer, arranger, on piano and Hammond organ: Rannap
2-hour musical documentary movie Estonian Soil and Estonian Ruja has been made of this concert.
This movie and the concert’s video recording are available on a set of 3 DVD-s: Estonian Soil and Estonian Ruja DVD: https://www.lasering.ee/eesti-muld-ja-eesti-ruja-3dvd.html
Rannap: “Rahu” (Peace), Ott Lepland
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8RI-mZoIlk
Rannap: “Nii vaikseks kõik on jäänud” (Everything has Become so Quiet)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iK51hfzck5k
Premier: „Evil Island“ – a rock opera
July 14th and 15th
Premiers of Rannap’s rock opera “Nurjatu saar” / „Evil Island“
at Saaremaa Opera Festival in Kuressaare, Estonia
Performers: singers Lenna Kuurmaa, Kristel Aaslaid, Tõnis Mägi, Marko Matvere, Ott Lepland, Markus Teeäär, Bonzo; mens choir RAM, women’s choir Sireen, orchestra, rock band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCzQEQZ0vTo
Song and Dance Celebration
June 30th-July 1st
Dance Celebration
In program also Rannap’s children’s song “Sügis” (Autumn)
July 2nd
Song Celebration
In program also two Rannap’s songs (in composer’s new arrangement):
Eesti muld ja eesti süda (Estonian Soil and Estonian Heart) – joint choir (420 choirs)
https://arhiiv.err.ee/vaata/xii-noorte-laulupidu-mina-jaan-eest-muld-ja-eesti-suda
Õunalaul (Apple Song) – boys’ choirs
https://arhiiv.err.ee/vaata/xii-noorte-laulupidu-mina-jaan-ounalaul
Germany
May 7th
Piano solo recital in Greifswald at the Nordischer Klang Festival
January 6th
Concert with singer Maarja-Liis Ilus in Jõgeva Culture Centre
In program: Rannap’s songs
2016
Premier
November 12th
Premier of Mussorgsky-Rannap “Picture from an Exhibition” (50’) by Estonian Piano-Orchestra
at Piano Festival in Tallinn
Reworking of whole Mussorgsky’s solo piano cycle for Estonian Piano-Orchestra – 8 pianists on 4 pianos
https://arhiiv.err.ee/vaata/mi-klaveriorkester Video of this work starts at 24’52’’
China tour
August 19th – 28th China tour, organized by Chinese Concert Agency Wu Promotion
solo piano recitals. In program: reworkings of well-known classical melodies
and Rannap’s own piano pieces
19th Tianjin, Tianjin Grand Theater – Concert Hall
21st Xi’an, Xi’an Concert Hall
24th Ha’erbin, Ha’erbin Grand Theater
26th Chongqing, Chongqing Guotai Arts Center – Concert Hall
28th Guangzhou, Guangzhou Opera House – MF Theater
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August 30th – solo piano recital in Dalian
September 3rd – solo piano recital in Shanghai, Fairmont Peace Hotel Jazz Club
Tour Forbidden Concert
Presentation concerts of the new CD “Forbidden!”
In program: Rannap’s early songs (1971-1973) for his group Ruja
Performers: singer Kristjan Kannukene, Rannap at keyboards, rock group
August 9th Viinistu, Art museum courtyard
August 10th Tartu, Hansa courtyard
August 11th Pärnu, Ammende Villa courtyard
August 12th Keila, Song Celebration Grounds
August 13th Tallinn, Pada (Kultuurikatel’s courtyard)
August 14th Vihula, manor garden
A documentary film about this CD and concert tour: https://arhiiv.err.ee/vaata/keelatud-ruja
New CD
CD “Forbidden!” – Rannap’s early songs (1971-1973) for his rock group Ruja
The first rock album in Estonia – 43 years later
This album could have been the very first rock album in Estonia (and also in whole former Soviet Union),
if it would have been then allowed by government to record and publish
Performers: Kristjan Kannukene (vocals), Rannap at piano and Hammond organ, rock band
CD: https://www.lasering.ee/ruja-varased-laulud-eesti-esimene-rokkalbum-43-aastat-hiljem-cd.html
July 26th – open air concert with Maarja-Liis Ilus in open air near Tallinn (Rannap’s songs)
July 23rd – open air concert with Maarja-Liis Ilus in Bastion Courtyard in Tallinn (Rannap’s songs)
July 8th – solo piano recital with program “Selfies with Classics” at Glasperlenspiel Festival in Tartu, in Jaani Church
July 6th – concert with singer Maarja-Liis Ilus at Õllesummer Festival in Tallinn (Rannap’s songs)
Beijing
April 23rd -30th
5 performances in Beijing, China:
solo piano, and with singer Maarja (Rannap’s songs)
Japan
April 9th
Solo piano recital in Tokyo
Premier – Concerto in Rock
March 10th
Premier of Concerto in Rock (40’) in three movements for rock group and symphony orchestra
in Tallinn Russian Culture Center
Composer on piano and Hammond organ, symphony orchestra, conductor Kaspar Mänd
https://arhiiv.err.ee/vaata/ringvaade-1206-202645
2015
Christmas tour
December
Christmas tour in Estonia with Kristjan Kannukene (vocal, guitars) and cello quartet C-Jam.
In program Rannap’s songs and Christmas songs
09.12 Viimsi church
12.12 Võru Culture Center Kannel
13.12 Türi Culture Center
15.12 Rakvere church
16.12 Tartu Pauluse church
17.12 Jõhvi church
19.12 Viljandi Pauluse church
20.12 Vihula manor
21.12 Pärnu theatre Endla
22.12 Kuressaare Laurentius’ church
23.12 Haapsalu Culture Center
26.12 Tallinn, Jaani church
27.12 Rapla church
Christmas song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5OXJdY24FE
Rannap: “Jõulukuul” (Christmas Month) https://youtu.be/hY3il4CWJ4E?t=2230
Christmas song: https://youtu.be/hY3il4CWJ4E?t=5127
Premier and concerts
November 19th and 20th
Premier of a new composition for children „The Old Boot“ (15’)
for a narrator, piano and string orchestra; text: Andrus Kivirähk
Performers: composer on piano and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conductor Risto Joost
Also in program: Saint-Saëns The Carnival of the Animals
in Rannap’s arrangement for piano and strings
in the House of the Blackheads, Tallinn
This concert program will later be performed in several schools in Tallinn, in Estonian and Russian language
Concerts and premiers
Concerts with string quartet Precioso
In program:
Premier of Rannap’s new Quintet for piano and strings „Three Allegories“ (20’).
Premier of Rannap’s new work: Three Estonian Folk Songs for piano and strings (12’) Premier
Rannap: Chamber concerto for piano and strings (2008)
Rannap: String Quartet „Prodigal son“ (1993)
Composer on piano
October 24th Kuressaare Culture Center
October 29th Tapa Culture Center
October 30th Abja Culture Center
November 5th Tartu, Vanemuine Concert Hall
November 10th Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall
November 11th Jõhvi, Concert Hall
November 12th Pärnu, Concert Hall
November 25th St Petersburg (Russia), St John’s Church
November 29th Käina Culture Center
Stuttgart, Germany
October 2nd
Solo piano recital at Stuttgart’s Jazz Club BIX
Premier
August 21st
Concert in Põltsamaa castle yard
Premier of Rannap’s concert-overture for symphony orchestra „Sound of Estonia“
In program also Rannap’s songs and instrumental works for piano and orchestra
Performers: ERSO (Estonian State Symphony Orchestra), Maarja-Liis Ilus, composer on piano
Videorecording on DVD
Summer tour
Concert tour with Maarja-Liis Ilus – „Wind Zither’s tune“
In program Rannap’s songs
August 11th Tartu, Hansa yard
August 12th Vihula manor’s yard
August 13th Ammende villa’s yard
August 14th Kõue manor’s yard
August 15th Kuressaare, Arensburg hotel’s terrace
August 16th Haapsalu, castle yard
Premier
Premier of Rannap’s new work – Concerto for harpsichord and strings (15’)
July 23rd Kõue manor
July 24th. Moe manor
July 25th Esna manor
July 26th Rogosi manor
Performers: Imbi Tarum and Corelli Consort
July 19th
Concert with Kristjan Kannukene (vocal, viola, guitars) at Võsu music festival
June 21st
Piano solo recital at Sõru jazz festival (island Hiiumaa, Estonia)
Moscow
Piano solo recitals in Moscow
June 14th Alexei Kozlov jazz club
June 15th Muraviev-Apostol estate
June 16th Great hall of the Library for Foreign Literature
June 17th Igor Butman jazz club
June 18th Jazz club Essay
Concert in Alexei Kozlov jazz club: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHWBc894XYQ
Premier
Rannap’s new work Ballad for solo violoncello (5’)
Estonian competition for string players
Required work for violoncello
Ballad, performed by Silvia Ilves – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaCgsDcqyCA
2014
China
Piano solo recitals, in program: Rannap and his reworkings of classical melodies
November 7th Beijing, National Library Concert Hall
November 8th Jinan, Lishan Theater
November 12thShanghai, Shanghai City Theater
November 13th Guangzhou, Xinghai Concert Hall
October 23rd
Piano solo recital in House of the Blackheads, Tallinn
In program: Selfies with Classics
October 24th
Piano solo recital at the opening celebration of the Ülemiste Shopping Center, Tallinn
Moscow
October 5th
Piano solo recital in Estonian Embassy in Moscow
October 6th
Great Hall of the Composers Union, Moscow
Piano Concerto (2012) (composer’s new arrangement for piano and strings)
Performers: Rannap and the Seasons-orchestra
October 7th
Gala Concert of the festival Seasons
Great Hall of the Gnessin Institute, Moscow
In program: Rannap’s piano pieces