Alo Põldmäe

{{short description|Estonian composer (born 1945)}}

Alo Põldmäe (born 22 May 1945 in Tartu) is an Estonian composer.{{cite web |title=Põldmäe, Alo {{!}} Estonian Music Information Centre |url=https://www.emic.ee/?sisu=heliloojad&mid=58&id=62&lang=eng&action=view&method=biograafia |website=www.emic.ee |access-date=19 March 2021}}

In 1970, he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory.

1972–1980, he was music editor in film studio Tallinnfilm.

In 2009, he founded Estonian National Piano Museum.

Since 1971, he is a member of Estonian Composers' Union.

Awards:

  • 2005: Annual Prize of the Endowment for Music of the Cultural Endowment of Estonia
  • 2007: Heino Eller Music Prize

Works

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  • ballett "Merineitsi" (1974)
  • "Concert for Oboe" (1974)
  • puppet musical "Verine John" (1980)
  • chamber opera "Raeooper" (1986)

References