QUEEN SILVIA OF SWEDEN ATTENDED THE FESTIVITIES OF THE 375TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNIVERSITY
01.10.2007
Her Majesty flew to Tartu from Stockholm in the morning of 5th October. At 11 a.m., in front of the Supreme Court Building on Toome Hill, together with Alar Karis, Rector of the University of Tartu, President of Estonia and Andrus Ansip, the PM, she unveiled a monument to Johan Skytte, initiator of the University of Tartu. From there, the Queen and her entourage proceeded along Lossi Street to the downtown area to greet the people of Tartu.
At 12 Noon the Queen arrived in the Main Building of the University of Tartu to participate in the Ceremonial Meeting to mark the 375th anniversary of the University. The meeting included salutatory addresses from Rector Alar Karis, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden and Urmas Kruuse, Mayor of Tartu. The anniversary lecture entitled "Universitas Tartuensis 400” was given by Dr. Mart Ustav, UT Professor of Biomedical Technology.
At 6 p.m., the Queen attended the festive concert "King Gustavus' Gala" in the Vanemuine Concert Hall. The concert consisted of two parts, the first of which was classical and academic and the second was based on popular and traditional Estonian culture. The first part featured classical music that has found wide recognition in the world, performed by the University's choirs and ensembles and by Estonia's best soloists. In the second part, the University's singers, folk bands, brass band and the folk and jazz musicians of the Viljandi Culture Academy performed traditional Estonian folksongs, melodies and dances woven together by excerpts from runosongs. The concert was broadcasted live on the national television channel ETV.
Anneli Maaring
UT Press Representative
phone +372 737 5683; +372 515 0184
anneli [dot] maaring [ät] ut [dot] ee
/64160
At 12 Noon the Queen arrived in the Main Building of the University of Tartu to participate in the Ceremonial Meeting to mark the 375th anniversary of the University. The meeting included salutatory addresses from Rector Alar Karis, President Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden and Urmas Kruuse, Mayor of Tartu. The anniversary lecture entitled "Universitas Tartuensis 400” was given by Dr. Mart Ustav, UT Professor of Biomedical Technology.
At 6 p.m., the Queen attended the festive concert "King Gustavus' Gala" in the Vanemuine Concert Hall. The concert consisted of two parts, the first of which was classical and academic and the second was based on popular and traditional Estonian culture. The first part featured classical music that has found wide recognition in the world, performed by the University's choirs and ensembles and by Estonia's best soloists. In the second part, the University's singers, folk bands, brass band and the folk and jazz musicians of the Viljandi Culture Academy performed traditional Estonian folksongs, melodies and dances woven together by excerpts from runosongs. The concert was broadcasted live on the national television channel ETV.
Anneli Maaring
UT Press Representative
phone +372 737 5683; +372 515 0184
anneli [dot] maaring [ät] ut [dot] ee
/64160