➤ MEDITATION
K 24.08 kl 21:00 / Rootsi-Mihkli kirik
Tanel-Eiko Novikov
/ marimba
Tanel-Eiko Novikov (2000) is one of the most outstanding new-generation Estonian performers, who gained wider recognition as a percussion soloist after winning the TV competition “Classic Stars 2018” organised by Estonian Public Broadcasting and Concert Estonia, and representing Estonia at the “Eurovision Young Musicians 2018” competition in Scotland.
Tanel performes actively all across Estonia and has repeatedly played as a soloist in other Baltic countries, Scandinavia and farther in Europe, as well as at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Henry Crown Hall at the Jerusalem Theatre, Israel.
He has played with the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Tel Aviv Soloists Ensemble and Helsinki Police Orchestra among others. Among recent achievements are winning the 1st prize at the Southern Percussion International Tuned Percussion Competition, a performance at the Online Mallets Festival, organized by the highly regarded marimbist Theodor Milkov; a virtual solo recital at the summer academy of the legendary marimba artist Leigh Howard Stevens and being one of the soloists for the World Percussion Group V-tour.
As a chamber musician, Tanel has formed Trio Trifecta with the finalists of the “Classic Stars 2018” competition, Ingely Laiv (oboe) and Johannes Põlda (violin), an innovative percussion duo with Lauri Metsvahi which also includes virtual reality musical instruments and a percussion duo with Heigo Rosin. He is also a member of the newly founded Estonian Percussion Quartet. Tanel started his studies at the Tallinn Music High School, studying percussion under Kristjan Mäeots from 2008. In 2019, he continued his studies in Sweden at the Sundsgarden Folk High School with the world renowned percussion soloist Johan Bridger and is currently studying in the Royal Danish Academy of Music with marimba virtuoso Anders Kann Elten. Tanel has also gotten lessons with many of the top percussion artists in the field, including Theodor Milkov, Pius Cheung, Eriko Daimo, Casey Cangelosi and many more.
Tanel’s goal is to further popularise percussion music in Estonia and to expand the possibilities of marimba as a solo instrument.