The Most Famous

Composers from Estonia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Estonians Composers. The pantheon dataset contains 1,451 Composers, 18 of which were born in Estonia. This makes Estonia the birth place of the 14th most number of Composers behind Belgium and Japan.

Top 10 Estonian Composers

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Estonians Composers of all time. This list of famous Estonians Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Estonians Composers.

  1. #1
    Photo of Arvo Pärt

    Arvo Pärt

    b. 1935

    HPI 75.1355 langs

    Arvo Pärt is most famous for his tintinnabuli style of composition.

  2. #2
    Photo of Evald Aav

    Evald Aav

    1900 - 1939

    HPI 62.7828 langs

    Estonian composer and choirmaster.

  3. #3
    Photo of Veljo Tormis

    Veljo Tormis

    1930 - 2017

    HPI 61.9624 langs

    Estonian composer (1930–2017)

  4. #4
    Photo of Eduard Tubin

    Eduard Tubin

    1905 - 1982

    HPI 61.1423 langs

    Estonian composer and conductor (1905-1982)

  5. #5
    Photo of Heino Eller

    Heino Eller

    1887 - 1970

    HPI 59.9021 langs

    Estonian composer and music teacher (1887–1970)

  6. #6
    Photo of Alexei Lvov

    Alexei Lvov

    1798 - 1870

    HPI 59.7821 langs

    Russian composer (1798-1870)

  7. #7
    Photo of Käbi Laretei

    Käbi Laretei

    1922 - 2014

    HPI 59.5717 langs

    Estonian-Swedish pianist (1922-2014)

  8. #8
    Photo of Ester Mägi

    Ester Mägi

    1922 - 2021

    HPI 59.0820 langs

    Estonian composer (1922-2021)

  9. #10
    Photo of Miina Härma

    Miina Härma

    1864 - 1941

    HPI 58.4428 langs

    Estonian composer (1864-1941)

People by Birth Decade

Browse notable Estonians Composers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.

Overlapping Lives

Which Composers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 15 most globally memorable Composers since 1700.

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