The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is one of the best-known Estonian music ensembles, performing all around the world. The choir’s repertoire extends from baroque to the music of the 21st century, with a special focus on the Estonian composers, such as Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis and others. The choir has two Grammy Awards, 16 Grammy nominations, Gramophone Award, Diapason d’Or, Prix Caecilia etc. BBC Music Magazine and Classic FM, UK radio station, have both named the EPCC as one of the 10 best choirs in the world.
Each season the choir gives about 70 concerts in Estonia and abroad. The EPCC has collaborated with many eminent conductors and orchestras including Claudio Abbado, Richard Tognetti, Gustavo Dudamel, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, the Philip Glass Ensemble, the Los Angeles Philharmonic etc. The choir is a welcome guest at prestigious festivals, including BBC Proms, Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Salzburg Festspiele, and venues as the Sydney Opera House, Wiener Konzerthaus, the Hong Kong City Hall, Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, the Kennedy Center in Washington, Carnegie Hall, the Metropolitan Museum and the Lincoln Center in New York, the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles etc.
The EPCC recordings, around 80 albums, are produced together with well-known labels as ECM, Virgin Classics, Carus, Harmonia Mundi, Ondine, BIS etc.
The EPCC was founded in 1981 by Tõnu Kaljuste, who was the Artistic Director for twenty years. He was succeeded by Paul Hillier, Daniel Reuss and Kaspars Putniņš. Since August 2021 the Chief Conductor is Tõnu Kaljuste.