PromFest
PromFest is an international opera festival held biannually in Pärnu, Estonia since 1996. PromFest stands for Pärnu International Opera Music Festival in Estonian.
The main attraction of PromFest is an operatic production, in which the leading roles are performed by prizewinners from previous Klaudia Taev Competitions.
The artistic director of PromFest is conductor Erki Pehk.
History
| Year | Main event | Program | - |
| 1996 | Klaudia Taev Competition | Memorial concert of Klaudia Taev | - |
| 2001 | 2nd Klaudia Taev Competition | Memorial concert of Klaudia Taev Final concert of the Competition | - |
| 2003 | 3rd Klaudia Taev Competition | Opera production: Giuseppe Verdi "Rigoletto" Memorial concert of Klaudia Taev Final concert of the Competition | - |
| 2005 | 4th Klaudia Taev Competition | Opera production: Anton Rubinstein "Demon" Mozart masterclass by Prof. Ingrid Kremling Concert of Aleksander Vedernikov Memorial concert of Klaudia Taev Final concert of the Competition | - |
| 2006 | Opera Gala | - | |
| 2007 | 5th Klaudia Taev Competition | Opera production: Georges Bizet "Carmen" Concert of Barbara Hendricks Concert of Yevgeny Nesterenko Masterclass of Ingrid Kremling Memorial concert of Klaudia Taev Final concert of the Competition | - |
| 2008 | Puccini Gala | - | |
| 2009 | 6th Klaudia Taev Competition | Opera production: Jules Massenet' "Thais" Solo concert of Vladimiras Prudnikovas Masterclass of Teresa Żylis-Gara meistriklass Memorial concert of Klaudia Taev Final concert of the Competition | - |
| 2011 | 7th Klaudia Taev Competition | Opera production: Giuseppe Verdi' "Attila" Opera evening with Mati Palm Masterclass of Ingrid Kremling PromFest Cinema: Jules Massenet' "Thais" and Giuseppe Verdi "Rigoletto" Exhibition about the history of PromFest Memorial concert of Klaudia Taev Final concert of the Competition | - |
| 2013 | 8th Klaudia Taev Competition | Opera production: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Tsar's Bride" Masterclass of Edda Moser Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis Cinema: Georges Bizet' "Carmen", Jules Massenet' "Thais" and Giuseppe Verdi' "Attila" Exhibition about the history of PromFest Memorial concert of Klaudia Taev Final concert of the Competition | - |
| 2015 | 9th Klaudia Taev Competition | Opera production: Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" Concert of Sergei Leiferkus Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis An hour with Karan Armstrong Memorial concert of Klaudia Taev Final concert of the Competition | - |
| 2017 | 10th Klaudia Taev Competition | Opera production: Giuseppe Verdi "La Traviata" PromFest Stars Gala Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis Masterclass of Luana DeVol Memorial concert of Klaudia Taev Final concert of the Competition | - |
| 2019 | 11th Klaudia Taev Competition | Opera productions: Vincenzo Bellini "I Capuleti e i Montecchi" Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov "Tsar's Bride" Giuseppe Verdi "Aida" Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis Masterclass of Dolora Zajick Final concert of the Competition |