Mihkel Kerem

{{Short description|Estonian composer and violinist}}

Mihkel Kerem (born 23 January 1981 in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer and violinist.{{cite web |title=Kerem, Mihkel {{!}} Estonian Music Information Centre |url=https://www.emic.ee/?sisu=heliloojad&action=view&id=36&lang=eng&action=view&method=biograafia |website=www.emic.ee |access-date=19 June 2021}}

Kerem graduated from Tallinn Music High School in 1999. In 2002, he graduated from Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, studying two disciplines: violin and composition. In 2006, he finished his master's thesis at Royal Music College in London.

He has been a violinist in several musical groups, e.g. in Kerem Quartet, and Tobias String Quartet.

Works

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;Orchestral

  • 1996: Symphony No. 1
  • Symphony No. 2 [unfinished]
  • 2003: Symphony No. 3 For the Victims of Communism
  • Divertimento for orchestra (2007)
  • Fanfare for symphony orchestra (2010)

;Concertante

  • Concerto for viola and orchestra (1994)
  • Lament (Lamento) for cello or viola and string orchestra (2008, 2009)

;Chamber music

  • Sonata No. 1 for violin and piano (1993–1994)
  • Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano (1996)
  • Nimetud lood (Nameless Pieces) for clarinet, viola and piano (2006)
  • Sonata No. 3 for violin and piano (2006)
  • Sonata for viola and piano (2007)

References

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