Andres Uibo
Andres Uibo | |
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Uibo in 2011 | |
| Born | 16 April 1956 Kivi-Vigala, Rapla Parish, Estonia |
| Citizenship | Estonian |
| Alma mater | Tallinn State Conservatory |
| Occupations | Organist, composer, music producer, academic |
| Employer | Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre |
| Awards | Medal of the Order of the White Star (2001) |
Andres Uibo (born 16 April 1956) is an Estonian organist, composer, music producer and pedagogue. He has been the organist of St. Nicholas Church in Tallinn, now the Niguliste Museum-Concert Hall, since 1981 and has taught at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre since 1994, becoming professor of organ in 2005. In 1987 he founded the Tallinn International Organ Festival; he later became artistic director of the Suure-Jaani Music Festival and initiated the Tallinnfest B-A-C-H series at Niguliste in 2001. In 2001 he was awarded the Medal Class of the Order of the White Star.