Nahkur twins reunite on stage in Estonia after eight years

Twins Hando and Hanna-Liis Nahkur will perform together in Estonia for the first time in more than eight years, ERR reported. The concert is part of Estonian Performers’ Week, a festival organised by the Estonian Performers’ Association.

Hando Nahkur will play piano with the Prezioso String Quartet in a programme featuring music by Sven Helbig and Max Richter. The concert includes a chamber version of Helbig’s Pocket Symphonies, which Hanna-Liis Nahkur said grew out of her husband Kristjan Järvi’s collaboration with the composers. The work has also been performed in Estonia by the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra.

Helbig and Richter’s music combines classical expression, minimalism and contemporary sounds. Hanna-Liis Nahkur said she had heard the piece in several parts of the world and welcomed the opportunity to adapt it for the quartet.

Hando Nahkur has lived in the United States for more than 20 years and said he continues to follow musical life in Estonia. He described playing with his twin sister as a special experience, saying the two have a distinctive way of sensing the music together.

Estonian Performers’ Week brings more than 50 musicians to stages over the course of a week. Concerts continue until the end of the week, and the festival’s closing concert on Sunday will announce the Performer of the Year.