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, an 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  [ et ] ^[1]
• 2004: Cultural Endowment of Estonia Performing Arts Award for long-term creative and pedagogical activity ^[1]

References

1. Heljo Sepp
2. Iren Lill  [ et ], Kodumaine viis. Heljo Sepa muusikutee [Heljo Sepp's Musical Path] (Kodumaine viis  [ et ], "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