Kirke Karja (1989) is a pianist and composer. Her main musical outlet is the international trio Karja/Renard/Wandinger, with which she has in recent years performed at many international jazz festivals, including Jazzfest Berlin, Vossa Jazz, Punkt, Jazzahead and Südtirol Jazzfest; numerous tours have taken the trio to Finland, Norway, the Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Poland and Canada. Currently on stage is the Estonian Drama Theatre production "Solist", in which she plays Käbi Laretei. As a composer, Kirke has written music for both chamber ensembles and orchestras. In 2022 she completed a piano concerto written especially for the Pärnu City Orchestra, conductor Kaspar Mänd and pianist Sten Heinoja. Kirke herself also performed the same piano concerto in Canada in June 2023 with the Hamilton Philharmonic. In 2024 she completed "Murenemine", a long work in several movements for the new chamber music ensemble Ludensemble.
Improtest is an international concert series of improvised music, held since 2005 and curated by Mart Soo and Taavi Kerikmäe.
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