On 30 September at 15:00 everyone is welcome to Tartu Observatory in Tõravere to enjoy a concert of smooth harmonies. Cellist Andreas Lend and accordion player Allan Jakobi will perform music by Morricone, Piazzolla, Valgre, and others.
Andreas Lend is a cello player at the Estonian National Opera and also plays in string quartet Prezioso as well as the Estonian Cello Ensemble. Besides that, Lend is a soloist and chamber musician in many other ensembes.
Allan Jakobi has mainly been a freelance musician, participating in pop, jazz improvisation, and classical music programmes. With actor Rain Simmul, who has impersonated composer Raimond Valgre on screen, and singer-guitarist Jaan Sööt, Jakobi brought the concert performance "Meeting with Valgre" on stage. Jakobi is also part of the Estonian band Apelsin. He has been a studio musician for many soloists and groups and published his solo album in 2009. He actively creates arrangements for various ensembles.
Lend and Jakobi have been performing together since 2014.
The concert is organized in co-operation by Tartu Observatory and the PLMF Music Trust.