Events, News

Upcoming Concerts in 2026

January 15th, 18:00 / Võru Kannel

VIIS & SÕNAD. ELU POLÜFOONIA
Robert Jürjendal (guitar) & Doris Kareva (poetry)

If Doris Kareva’s words convey a touch of secret consciousness; shadow and light, smoky and iridescent light alternate in the eternal circle of the soul, then Robert Jürjendal’s music affects the soul like a balm of light, drawing its quiet power from the source of joy.
Just as water finds its way, so too will Robert Jürjendal’s music reach his birthplace, Võru, on January 15th – quietly, in the manner of water and light, together with Doris Kareva’s poetry.

Viis & sõnad. Doris Kareva & Robert Jürjendal.

January 28th, 18:00 / Viimsi Library

ÄRKAN KOOS LILLEDEGA
Robert Jürjendal (guitar) & Doris Kareva (poetry)

To celebrate Estonian Literature Day, the poetry of poetess Doris Kareva and the music of guitarist-composer Robert Jürjendal will meet on stage. In the poetry and music collection “Ärkan koos lilledega” (Waking Up with Flowers), every word and sound has its place, touching both the soul and the heart.

February 13th, 18:00 / St. John’s Church, Tartu

KORD ME TULEME TAGASI
Estonian National Male Choir, Kadri Traksmann (organ), Robert Jürjendal (guitar). Conductor Mikk Üleoja.

In 2026, we will celebrate the 85th anniversary of Jaan Kaplinski’s birth in the dignified St. John’s Church. The concert program created to the words of Jaan Kaplinski will be presented in Tartu for the first time and will offer listeners experiences of the beloved author’s work presented by the Estonian National Male Choir.

March 6th, 19:00 / Riisipere Cultural Center

ÄRKAN KOOS LILLEDEGA
Robert Jürjendal (guitar) & Doris Kareva (poetry)

To mark the end of the year of the book, Riisipere Cultural Center and Library invite you to an evening of poetry and music, where the poetry of Doris Kareva and the music of guitarist-composer Robert Jürjendal will meet.
In the poetry and music collection “Waking Up with Flowers,” every word and sound has its place, touching both the soul and the heart.
March 12th, 19:00 / Türi Cultural Center
Robert Jürjendal 60 / Weekend Guitar Trio
Robert Jürjendal (guitar, electronics), Mart Soo (guitar, electronics), Tõnis Leemets (guitar, electronics)
Robert Jürjendal 60 / Weekend Guitar Trio 33 program is a cross-section of a 30-year period of activity. The program features music from various genres, united by an improvisational and imaginative sound language. In addition, they will perform newly completed compositions for three electric guitars.

Tickets are available on Piletilevi.

March 13th, 19:00 / Põlva Cultural Center
Robert Jürjendal 60 / Weekend Guitar Trio
Robert Jürjendal (guitar, electronics), Mart Soo (guitar, electronics), Tõnis Leemets (guitar, electronics)
Robert Jürjendal 60 / Weekend Guitar Trio 33 program is a cross-section of a 30-year period of activity. The program features music from various genres, united by an improvisational and imaginative sound language. In addition, they will perform newly completed compositions for three electric guitars.

Tickets are available on Piletilevi.

March 19th, 19:30 / Kolm Tilli, Tartu
Robert Jürjendal 60 / Weekend Guitar Trio
Robert Jürjendal (guitar, electronics), Mart Soo (guitar, electronics), Tõnis Leemets (guitar, electronics)
Robert Jürjendal 60 / Weekend Guitar Trio 33 program is a cross-section of a 30-year period of activity. The program features music from various genres, united by an improvisational and imaginative sound language. In addition, they will perform newly completed compositions for three electric guitars.
More information: aparaaditehas.ee
June 17th / Suure-Jaani Music Festival
KOLM KITARRI (Three Guitars)
Kirill Ogorodnikov, Robert Jürjendal, Jaak Sooäär
More information on the festival website: suurejaani.ee
July 12th / Noarootsi
Strand… Rand
October 9th / Viljandi Guitar Festival
Robert Jürjendal 60
More information on the festival website: viljandiguitar.ee
News

“Aaviku Aedade Muusika” – the new album

“Aaviku Aedade Muusika” (“Music of Aaviku Gardens”) is the new album by Robert Jürjendal, Anti Jürjendal and Toomas Rull. The music is related to Robert Jürjendal’s country home – Aaviku Farmstead. The place considers in different plants, bushes, flowers and trees. There is also an Aaviku Music House, where most of Robert’s music/albums has been written.

“Music of Aaviku Gardens” is amostly ballad-oriented album, focussed in the beauty of nature, simple melodies and harmonies. It also has a strong family connection – father Robert and his son Anti. The third member, drummer Toomas Rull, Robert’s schoolmate and colleague, adds colours and an ambient feel to the whole atmosphere. The music of the album is peaceful, almost meditative.

Robert Jürjendal – Breedlove semiacoustic guitar, electronics
Anti Jürjendal – cello & editing
Toomas Rull – percussion, voice

The album was released in November 2025 and is available on Bandcamp.

Events

Winter Concerts

December 19th, 19:00 / Alexela Concert Hall, Tallinn

RITUAL
Jon Hopkins / Kristjan Järvi / Nordic Pulse
Before the days start to lengthen with the arrival of the winter Solstice, trailblazing ensemble Nordic Pulse will present Nordic Pulse RITUAL at Alexela Concert Hall. This is a new and unique rendering of RITUAL that fittingly gets its world premiere in Tallinn. British musician, producer and composer Jon Hopkins will be on piano, as conductor-producer Kristjan Järvi guides his ensemble through a process of real-time exploration.

Nordic Pulse RITUAL is a unique world premiere with limited tickets available through Piletilevi.
RITUAL

January 2nd, 18:30 / St. Nicholas Church, Tallinn

XL International Niguliste Organ Week / 3 Guitars
Kirill Ogorodnikov, Robert Jürjendal, Jaak Sooäär
The history of stringed instruments is long and interesting. At the concert we will hear three different guitars – classical, semi-acoustic and electric guitar. The instruments will sound from different parts of the church with their characteristic music. By the end of the concert, they will all merge into one. Thus, we will get a unique audio experience of the development of this popular and beloved instrument. 3 guitars: Kirill Ogorodnikov, Robert Jürjendal, Jaak Sooäär. Mari-Liis Uibo and Andres Mustonen will perform on violins. Program: music and improvisation across two centuries.

Tickets are available through Piletilevi.
XL Niguliste Organ Week

January 10th, 18:00 / House of the Blackheads, Tallinn

Robert Jürjendal 60. GAMMA
Ensemble Auftakt
Eesti Sinfonietta
Featuring:
Ingely Laiv-Järvi, English horn
Karl Johann Lattikas, vibraphone
Theodor Lattikas, classical guitar
Robert Jürjendal, semi-acoustic guitar, electronics
Storytelling by Kerttu Soans, artist and writer

Robert Jürjendal’s 60th anniversary concert is a great opportunity to experience his ensemble and orchestral music. Most of these works were composed between 2023 and 2025. As the founder of Weekend Guitar Trio, Robert Jürjendal’s creative journey has been inspired by discovering new musical ensembles. One of them is certainly the Estonian Sinfonietta, which in 2024 commissioned the author’s largest musical work to date, “Gamma” for semiacoustic guitar/electronics and chamber orchestra.

“The concept of “gamma” is widely used in many scientific fields. As a composer, I am most interested in the topic of color palette, which is used in the art world as a concept called an artist’s “color passport”.” – Robert Jürjendal

Tickets are available through Piletilevi.
Robert Jürjendal 60. GAMMA


News

“Northerly Winds” – new album by Strand … Rand

“Northerly Winds” (“Põhjast tõusvad iilid” / “Väre blest fråm norda”) is the new album by Strand … Rand, released in June 2025. This is the second album with the current line-up of Strand … Rand, which is made up of Sofia Joons, Meelika Hainsoo, Mall Ney and Robert Jürjendal.
In addition to Estonian and Swedish songs, the new album also contains songs in the coastal Swedish dialect. Several texts have been translated into both Estonian and Swedish, and Sofia and Meelika weave these songs together into a versatile and linguistic whole, while Robert and Mall help bring out the content and inner character with guitar and harmonium.

The winds have brought and the waters have carried 
people and songs
from the shores of the Baltic Sea to the shores
throughout the ages.

They still do and will carry them today.
We sing songs that have come from Sweden to Estonia
and have taken root here.

Also those that were created by coastal Swedes
– initially on their home islands and villages in Estonia,
and after World War II in Sweden,
their hearts full of homesickness.

If there were a genre called “documentary song”, Strand … Rand’s music would belong to this genre. The songs chosen for the album bear traces of the singers of these songs and their life paths – where they went, where life took them, who they met and what they felt. It doesn’t matter whether the song is by a specific author, a folk song or a pop song of its time, it is clear that these songs have been important to the performers and have helped them live. Songs can release feelings, make you laugh or help you make choices in difficult times. Songs help you to be human and remain human. They can also create delicate bonds between people, countries, times and languages. In songs – and by singing – we come together.

Sofia Joons: vocal in Swedish & Estonia-Swedish dialects & violin
Meelika Hainsoo: vocal & reading in Estonian & violin
Mall Ney: reed organ
Robert Jürjendal: guitar

Events

Summer Concerts in 2025

June 19th, 18:00 / Estonian National Museum, Tartu

A special one-time concert at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu celebrating the launch of the new album “Northerly Winds” (Põhjast tõusvad iilid / Väre blest fråm norda) by Strand … Rand.
Sofia Joons (vocals, violin), Meelika Hainsoo (vocals, violin), Mall Ney (harmonium), Robert Jürjendal (guitar).

June 20th, 16:00 / Suure-Jaani Music Festival

The 28th Suure-Jaani Music Festival
Robert Jürjendal (guitar, electronics): “SAJAHÄÄLNE KITARR”

Tickets are available through Fienta.

July 18th, 20:00 / Kidrakuur, Tallinn

TRILOBIIT: Robert Jürjendal (guitar, electronics), Raun Juurikas (keyboard, electronics), Toomas Rull (percussion).

Tickets on the door, more information on the Facebook event page.

July 19th-20th / Tallinn Botanic Garden

Rose Days at Tallinn Botanic Garden.
Robert Jürjendal (guitar, electronics): “SAJAHÄÄLNE KITARR”

More information on the Tallinn Botanic Garden website.

July 26th, 23:00 / Viljandi Folk Music Festival

The XXXII Viljandi Folk Music Festival, titled “Off the Ground!” will take place on July 24th – 27th. This year’s lineup includes 11 international artists, 36 Estonian performers, and 3 groups that bring together musicians from Estonia and other countries. Over four days, there will be 65 concerts spread across four outdoor stages and two indoor venues, plus additional performances and workshops.
Strand … Rand (Sofia Joons, Meelika Hainsoo, Mall Ney, Robert Jürjendal) will perform at St. John’s Church on July 26th at 23:00.

More information and tickets on the festival website.

August 2nd / Kõrgessaare, Hiiumaa

Võnge Festival travels to a new, enchanting location in Estonia each year. For the first time, the upcoming summer will take the festival to an island – Hiiumaa. Võnge 2025 will take place from Thursday, July 31, to Sunday, August 3. In the embrace of mystical factory buildings, the Viscosa Culture Factory in Kõrgessaare will unfold a captivating world of diverse fresh sounds, surprising flavors, an extensive kids program, engaging exhibitions, and much more.
Kaido Kirikmäe & Robert Jürjendal will perform on August 2nd.

More information and tickets on the festival website.

August 8th / Kuressaare, Saaremaa

Kuressaare Merepäevad
Valdur Mikita & Robert Jürjendal

More information: merepaevad.ee