Born on July 2nd 1963 in Kohtla-Järve (Estonia)
Address:
Köleri 23-8, 10122 Tallinn, Estonia
Phone: (+372) 6 216 166 & Cell phone: (+372) 50 64 252
E-mail: hirvo@hirvosurva.com
Education:
1983 - 1990 Tallinn State Conservatory, choir conducting (professor Ants
Üleoja)
1979 - 1983 Georg Ots Tallinn Music School
1971 - 1979 Kohtla-Järve 1st Secondary School
Work:
From 2006 Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre – faculty teacher
From 2006 Tallinn Music School – faculty teacher
From 2005 Baltic Boys' Choir (Estonian artistic director and conductor)
From 2005 Estonian Choral Association mentor-conductor
From 2002 Boys’ Choir of Estonian National Opera – chief conductor
From 1998 Revalia Male Chamber Choir – chief conductor
From 1988 - 1998 Revalia Boys' Choir – chief conductor
From 1991-2006 Virumaa Boys' Choir – chief conductor
From 1994 Boys' Choir of Estonian Male Choir Society - chief conductor
In 2002 IX Youth Song Festival – artistic director
1990 - 99 Georg Ots Tallinn Music School – teacher (choir conducting)
In 1999 XXIII Song Festival – conductor of boys´ choirs
In 1997 VIII Youth Song Festival – artistic director and conductor of boys´
choirs
In 1994 XXII Song Festival – conductor of male and boys` choirs
In 1993 VII Youth Song Festival – conductor of boys` choirs
In 1991 Song Festival "Bridges of Song" – conductor of mass choir
1990 - 93 Estonian National Male Choir – conductor
In 1984 Male Choir of Estonian Academy of Sciences – conductor
1996 - 98 Male Choir of Estonian Academy of Sciences – chief conductor
1981 - 1984 Female Choir of Tallinn Kaubamaja – conductor
1979 - 1981 Kiisa Culture House – conductor of female choir
Social duties:
From 2002 Association of Estonian Choral Conductors – Chairman
From 2002 Estonian Choral
Association – member of board
From 1992 Estonian Male Choir Society – member of board
Experiences:
In 2007 participating in International Choir Festival "Tallinn 2007" (2nd place in Equal voices choirs category
and an invitation to GRAND PRIX round)
In 2006 The University of Oregon resident faculty teacher
In 2006 participating in International Choir Festival in Hungary (Gold diploma)
with Estonian National Opera Boys' Choir
From 2005 Baltic Boys' Choir (Estonian artistic director and conductor)
In 2005 participating in the 33rd International Choir Festival in Olomoucis
(Czech Republic) (2 gold medals) with Estonian National Opera Boys' Choir
In 2005 participating in S.Ðimkus named festival in Klaipeda (Lithuania) (Grand
Prix, and Special Award) with Revalia Male Chamber Choir
In 2005 participating in IX International Choir Festival "Tallinn 2005" (I
prize, acknowledgement prize by the jury
In 2005 participating in Leevi Madetoja named festival in Finland – jury member
In 2005 participating in 2nd International Male Choirs festival in Truro – jury
member
In 2004 Boys' Choir Kalev is awarded as Choir of the Year
In 2003 Estonian Male Choirs Association festival (I prize) and International
Choir Festival at Llangollen (I prize)
In 2003 participating in the International male choir' festival in Truro (Grand
Prix)
In 2003 participating in "Tallinn 2003" (I prize) and Special Award for
Conductor
In 2003 Revalia Male Chamber Choir is awarded as the Choir of the Year
In 2003 Awarded as the Conductor of The Year
In 2001 participating in International Choir Festival "Tallinn 2001" (2 second
prizes and title of the best conductor)
1994 - 1998 Nordic Youth Male Choir - Estonian manager, assistant of Carl Hogset
In 1999 Mendelssohn-Bartholdy International Choir Contest - member of jury
In 1998 participating in Verdi International Choral Contest in Italy with boys'
choir of Estonian Male Choir Society (gold medal)
In 1997 participating in "Tallinn 1997" – title of the best conductor
In 1996 participating in Lasso Choral Competition in Rome with Revalia Boys'
Choir (silver medal)
In 1995 participating in International Choral Contest in Oskarshamn (Sweden)
(gold medal)In 1994 participating in Schubert International Choral Contest in
Vienna (II prize)
In 1990 Contest of Estonian Young Conductors - I prize
In 1988 International Choir Conductor Contest Riga 1988 - II prize
Recordings:
"Laulusild" (Estonian Academy of Sciences Male Choir)
"Ole mu palve" (Duubel 7)
"Jõuluvalgus" (Duubel 7)
"Laulud hingest" (Revalia Male Chamber Choir)
"Üks hetk" (Revalia Male Chamber Choir)
DVD "Ole mu palve" koostöös ETV ja
Siiri Sisaskiga
Languages:
Estonian - first language
Russian - fluent
English - communication level
Finnish - communication level
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