Composer Elis Hallik Joins Schott

The works of Estonian composer Elis Hallik will be published by Schott Music in the future. Born in 1986, the musician has made a name for herself in Europe with her individual style and will bring a new colour to the Schott catalogue.

In her compositions, Hallik is interested in being conscious in the present moment. She deals with silence and noise in their various facets, micro-events in sounds and musical processes. These offer the opportunity to reflect on the existence that surrounds us and its patterns. Frequently recurring themes are nature, the environment, climate change and archetypal forms of life. In his search for different structures and harmonies, Hallik tries to make cyclical breathing and inner peace tangible.

At the end of 2023, the Kairos label released a retrospective of Hallik's works on the portrait album ‘Born in Waves’ with recordings by Ensemble Musikfabrik, the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and others. The platform Bachtrack writes about Hallik's orchestral work The Firehearted, an exploration of Ludwig van Beethoven’s sound world: "Witty and disturbing, as if you were looking at Beethoven through a magnifying glass - here Hallik shows her virtuoso orchestral work in its most dazzling form."

We look forward to working with this fascinating composer. 

Further Reading:

• Elis Hallik's Personal Home Page