Heljo Sepp
Heljo Sepp (October 15, 1922, Valga, Estonia - November 27, 2015, Tallinn) was an Estonian pianist and music teacher, professor at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.[1][2]
After winning the International Youth Piano Competition, and the British Council's Music Prize, she was granted a 3-year scholarship for Royal Academy of Music. The study was interrupted by World War II. After the war she continued her studies at the Tallinn Conservatoire and the Moscow Conservatoire.[1]
Books
- Heino Elleri klaverilooming, Eesti Riiklik Kirjastus 1958
- Heino Eller sõnas ja pildis, Eesti Raamat 1967
Music
- CD „Mängib Heljo Sepp / Performing Heljo Sepp“, Estonian Public Broadcasting (2010); Heljo Sepp (piano)
- CD „3 prelüüdi“, Estonian Academy of Music (2005); Heljo Sepp (piano)
- CD „Kodumaine viis“ [Native air], H. Sepp (2004); Heljo Sepp (piano)
- CD „Heljo Sepp“, Estonian Radio (1999); Heljo Sepp (piano)
Awards
- 1957: Honored Artist of the Estonian SSR[1]
- 1998: Heino Eller Music Prize[1]
- 2004: Cultural Endowment of Estonia Performing Arts Award for long-term creative and pedagogical activity[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Heljo Sepp
- ^ Iren Lill, Kodumaine viis. Heljo Sepa muusikutee [Heljo Sepp's Musical Path] (Kodumaine viis, "Homeland Tune" is the title of a famous piece by Heino Eller, Sepp's favorite musician)
External links
- Heino Sepp in press
- Heljo Sepp performing Butterfly, 1938 (linked from here