Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

About

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC) is a professional choir based in Tallinn, founded in 1981 by Tõnu Kaljuste. It has won two Grammy Awards for Best Choral Performance and was named one of the ten best choirs in the world by BBC Music Magazine in 2020. With a repertoire spanning Gregorian chant to contemporary Estonian music - and a decades-long artistic partnership with composer Arvo Pärt - the EPCC performs around 60 to 70 concerts each season at venues including Carnegie Hall, the Berliner Philharmonie and the BBC Proms.

2×

Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance won

16

Grammy nominations in total

60-70

concerts per season, in Estonia and internationally

#10

BBC Music Magazine world ranking best choirs (2020)

Tour

New YorkLinzLondonGoshenSt. LouisTorontoMontreal

Tracks

Arvo Pärt: Da PacemGrammy winner 2007, recorded with conductor Paul Hillier (Harmonia Mundi)

Arvo Pärt: Adam's LamentGrammy winner 2014, recorded with Tõnu Kaljuste (ECM)

Arvo Pärt: Te DeumIconic recording; finale of the Carnegie Hall program in October 2025

Schnittke: Psalms of Repentance / Pärt: Magnificat & Nunc DimittisGramophone Award 2018, conductor Kaspars Putniņš (BIS)

…LenteAlbum May 2025 with Concerto Copenhagen on baroque instruments (Berlin Classics)

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