Organist, educationalist and composer, ECU member since 2006Born on 16.04.1956
Professor Andres Uibo graduated from the Tallinn State Conservatory in 1981, majoring in organ (under Professor Hugo Lepnurm) and choral conducting (under Professor Lembit Verlin). From 1991 to 1993, he continued his studies at the Lübeck Academy of Music in Germany under Professor Hans Gebhard.
Since 1981, he has served as organist at the Niguliste Museum and Concert Hall (St. Nicholas’ Church) in Tallinn. In 1994, he joined the faculty of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (EAMT) as a lecturer in organ performance and was appointed professor in 2005.
Since 1981, Andres Uibo has given nearly 2,000 solo recitals and performed with numerous soloists and ensembles in almost every European country, as well as in Russia, Japan, and Israel.
Andres Uibo is the founder and artistic director of three major Estonian music festivals: the Tallinn International Organ Festival (established in 1987), the Suure-Jaani Music Festival (1998), and Tallinn Bachfest (2012).
His discography includes one LP and contributions to approximately 30 CDs, five of which are solo recordings. Andres Uibo has been awarded honorary citizenship of the City of Tallinn and the municipalities of Suure-Jaani and Vigala.
Andres Uibo has frequently been invited to serve on the juries of prestigious international music competitions, including those held in Moscow, Kaliningrad, and Nuremberg. In recognition of his international standing, he was invited to chair the jury for the organ category at the 2026 ARD International Music Competition in Munich, held in September. The ARD Competition is widely regarded as one of the world’s most prestigious classical music competitions.
Major Compositions and Artistic Achievements
Orchestral works
- Apocalypsis Symphony for large symphony orchestra and choir
- Violin Concerto
Choral works
- Antiphons
- Beatitudes
- Vater unser (Our Father)
- Ave Maria
- The Star of Bethlehem
Organ works
- Apocalypsis Symphony
- Light and Shadow
- Three Chorale Meditations
Chamber music
- Bach in the Mirror for violin (or cello) and organ
Andres Uibo’s compositions have been performed in some of the world’s most renowned concert venues and sacred spaces, including the Moscow International House of Music, the Grand Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia, Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, Milan Cathedral, Monaco Cathedral, the Cathedral of Our Lady in Antwerp, concert halls in Jerusalem, the Tel Aviv Opera House, and the University of Haifa, among others.
His works have been featured repeatedly at prestigious music festivals throughout Europe, Russia, Asia, and the Americas.
His symphonic compositions have been performed by the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, and Moscow Symphony Orchestra “Orpheus.”
His composer album Apocalypsis Symphony features a recording made in 2006 at Riga Cathedral.
In 2003, Andres Uibo’s organ composition Then I Saw… won both First Prize and the Audience Prize at the New Organ Works Competition in Tallinn.
In 2006, Andres Uibo received the Estonian State Cultural Award for his recording of Edgar Arro’s 56 Estonian Folk Tunes.
Additional information:
Estonian Music Information Centre