We’re Listening with EMW: Kadri Voorand and Mihkel Mälgand

VINCENT TEETSOV

Above Tallinn, in the romantic light of dusk, a camera drone flew downward to the grand art nouveau Estonian National Opera House. Though the venue is closed to the public until the end of August, Kadri Voorand and her collaborator, bassist Mihkel Mälgand, catapulted their songs up to the rafters and beyond. Through sheer dedication to her craft, Kadri has established herself as a musical ambassador of Estonia, and this is the kind of stage that speaks on an international level.

Kadri and Mihkel can take hold of a stage by expanding the perceived possibilities of piano, bass, and vocals. We saw them do it at last year’s Estonian Music Week festival, and it was exciting to see them do it again in an even larger space. Though, of course, this time the audience was online. A bit more than just a few feet away.

This performance was in promotion of her 2019 album “In Duo with Mihkel Mälgand” (available on Spotify). The album, which is her debut on the German record label ACT, is now available on vinyl.

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Photo: Stina Kase