With the support of the Estonian Embassy in Ukraine.
The Master class will be held from May 12 to 17 in VERE MUSIC HUB (Kyiv, 21/8 Malopidvalna str.)
The list of participants will be made public, and the schedule of classes will be sent to all registered participants 2-3 days before the master class.
The master class is part of the VERE MUSIC ACADEMY program.
We are pleased to present the participants of the Master Class of Pille Lill (soprano), Estonia.
Danylo Kotok (tenor), age 25, Kyiv.
Oleksandr Vostriakov (bass), age 22, Kyiv.
Oksana Panchenko (soprano), age 30, Dnipro.
Sofiia Soroka (soprano), age 27, Dnipro.
Solomiia Ivanchuk (mezzo-soprano), age 31, Lviv.
Vanda Kozub (mezzo-soprano), age 29, Kyiv.
Anastasiia Kishchuk (soprano), age 27, Odesa.
Oleksandr Nikiforov (tenor), age 27, Kyiv.
Hanna Boksha (soprano), age 27, Kyiv.
Anastasiia Varha (soprano), age 26, Kyiv.
Oleksandr Chyshii (tenor), age 24, Kyiv.
Volodymyr Shchur (bass), age 23, Kyiv.
Ivan Makarov (baritone), age 21, Kyiv.
Mariia Antonevska (mezzo-soprano), age 28, Kyiv.
Anastasiia Sidak (soprano), age 24, Dnipro.
Valeriia Kolikova (soprano), age 25, Kyiv.
Daryna Konoplya (mezzo-soprano), age 22, Kyiv.
Sofiia Dmitrieva (soprano), age 18, Kyiv.
Nataliia Chepchenko (soprano), age 27, Kyiv.
Hanna Marynchak (mezzo-soprano), age 31, Kharkiv.
Kateryna Dziundzia (soprano), age 25, Kyiv.
Anton Boiko (bass), age 26, Kyiv.
Olena Pinkovska (soprano), age 29, Kyiv.
Mariya Valtina (soprano), age 30, Kyiv.
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Pille Lill was born in Pärnu. She graduated from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theater (EAMT) with two degrees in music pedagogy/choral conducting (class of Professor Artur Vahter) and opera singing (class of Associate Professor Rostislav Gurjev). She continued her studies as an opera singer at the Helsinki Sibelius Academy (class of Professor Mirja Klemi) and then at the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama (class of Professor Johanna Peters). She defended her master’s thesis at the Helsinki Sibelius Academy (2003, class of Professor Liisa Linko-Malmiö).
In 2004-2011, she perfected her skills at the EAMT doctoral program (class of Professor Jaakko Ryhänen), and in 2005-2006 she studied German chamber music repertoire at the University of Music Karlsruhe (class of Professors Hartmuth Höll and Mitsuko Shirai).
She has taken part of several master classes by world-famous distinguished musicians – Elisabeth Söderström, Irwin Gage, Emma Kirkby, Mauriz Sillem, Gerhard Kahry, Eva Märtson-Wilson, Andre Orlowitz, Wilma Vernocchi, and Gundula Hinz.
Pille Lill was a vocal teacher in the Voice Department of EAMT from 1997 to 2003, she instructed master’s level students in German lied class (2007-2013) and directed EAMT’s opera studio (2004-2005). Working with opera singers, Pille continues her work as a vocal coach to this day.
She has given master classes in Estonia, Germany, Finland, Belarus, Latvia, Israel, and Italy. Many of her students either worked or work at the Estonian National Opera and Latvian National Opera.
She has been a part of the jury of the Estonian National Vocal Contest (2009, 2013, 2017, and 2022), Jerusalem Young Artist Opera Festival Competition (2018), and T.O.S.C.A Opera Singers Competition in Italy (2018, 2022, and 2024).
Pille Lill is the founder and artistic director of the PLMF Music Trust since 2003. The goal of the organization is to support talented musicians by offering further education and performing opportunities on various stages in Estonia and abroad. PLMF develops cross-border cooperation through participation in the International Artist Managers’ Association (IAMA), European Festivals’ Association (EFA), and International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA).
PLMF is the organizer of four festivals – Tallinn Chamber Music Festival (including every-year prizes for the musicians), Tallinn Winter Festival, Eivere Piano Festival (with a summer school for pianists), Väike-Maarja Music Festival (including the National Vocal Contest, which is dedicated to the early deceased outstanding tenor Vello Jürna). In addition, PLMF has been organizing Rapla Church Music Festival since 2010, which features the International Rapla Summer Academy for singers.
The singer is a board member of the Estonian Chamber of Culture since 2015. She was also and the Association of Estonian Professional Musicians.
Pille Lill has performed as an opera, oratorio and chamber music singer in numerous countries. She has sung lead roles in nearly 30 operas by Mozart (Donna Anna in “Don Giovanni”, Pamina in “Magic Flute”), Puccini (Mimi in “La Bohéme”, Cio-cio san in “Madama Butterfly”, Tosca in “Tosca”), Verdi (Elisabeth in “Don Carlos”, Desdemona in “Othello”, Violetta in “Traviata”, Elvira in “Ernani”, Amelia in “Un ballo in maschera”, Lady Macbeth in “Macbeth”, and Aida “Aida”), Weber (Agathe in “Der Freischütz”), Wagner (Venus in “Tannhäuser”), Mascagni (Santuzza in “Cavalleria Rusticana”), Strauss (Chrysothemis in “Elektra”), and Tubin (Barbara in “Barbara von Tisenhusen”). Her repertory includes soprano parts from such grand musical pieces by Mahler (the 4th and 8th Symphonies), Mozart (“Requiem”), Brahms (“Requiem”), Verdi (“Requiem”), Beethoven – (the 9th Symphony), Tobias (“Des Jona Sendung”), Sibelius – (the “Kullervo” Symphony), and Shostakovich (the 14th Symphony).
She has premiered works by many contemporary composers, including Lepo Sumera, Põldmäe, Kaumann, Pertmann, Pozdejev, Andersson, and Reinvere.
Pille Lill has cooperated with many distinguished conductors, such as Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Carlo Felice Cillario, Neeme Järvi, Eri Klas, Carlos Miguel Prieto, John Storgårds, Gintaras Rinkevičius, Arvo Volmer, Mihkel Kütson, Jüri Alperten, Olari Elts, Andres Mustonen, Anu Tali, Paul Mägi, Lauri Sirp, and Risto Joost.
Her voice can be heard on numerous recordings for Estonian Public Broadcasting and on many CDs, including R. Tobias “Des Jona Sendung” (1995 Grammofon AB BIS; 2009 DVD, VAI), M. Sink “Christmas Songs” (PLMF 2006), L. Sumera “To Reach Yesterday” (Megadisc 2005), A. Kapp “Organ and Chamber Music” (Eres 2000), J. Torrim “Organ Music” (Antes 1997).
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VERE MUSIC ACADEMY is a permanent master class program from VERE MUSIC FUND. It helps open Ukrainian performers’ access to best educational practices that used to cost them a lot of time, effort and money. But now it is possible to get to master classes of world-famous teachers and musicians without leaving Ukraine.
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VERE MUSIC HUB is an artistic ecosystem and creative space designed for young musicians and listeners, established by the VERE MUSIC FUND. The hub features an upper hall with 100 seats, ideal for concerts, recordings, masterclasses, lectures, and more, as well as a lower rehearsal hall. It is located at 21/8 Malopidvalna Street, Kyiv.
VERE MUSIC FUND
Founded in 2017 by Tetiana Verevska, the VERE MUSIC FUND is a charitable organization that provides grants to Ukrainian musicians, enabling them to participate in international competitions and masterclasses. The Fund also organizes festival projects, educational initiatives, and supports international music competitions held in Ukraine.