Tiit Kikas

Tiit Kikas: String Theory

by Anthony Shaw
September 9, 2007

Estonia is the smallest of the newly independent Baltic states, now able to boast its lengthy cultural heritage free of the confines of Soviet constraint. Violinist Tiit Kikas rode the surge of post-independence nationalist enthusiasm before extending his horizons across the Baltic to study in neighboring Finland.

On returning home, he spread his talents to include improvisational work in the folk idiom with the band Dagö, before tackling the composition of music for the Eurovision program in 2002. ...