PromFest
PromFest is an international opera festival held biennially 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 | Competition | Program |
| 1996 | 1st | Memorial concert |
| 2001 | 2nd | Memorial concert Final concert of the competition |
| 2003 | 3rd | Opera production: Rigoletto by G.Verdi Memorial concert Final concert of the competition |
| 2005 | 4th | Opera production: Demon by Anton Rubinstein Mozart masterclass by Prof. Concert of Alexander Vedernikov Memorial concert Final concert of the competition |
| 2007 | 5th | Opera production: Carmen by G.Bizet Concert of Barbara Hendricks Concert of Yevgeny Nesterenko Masterclass of Ingrid Kremling Memorial concert Final concert of the competition |
| 2009 | 6th | Opera production: Thaïs by J.Massenet Solo concert of Masterclass of Teresa Żylis-Gara Memorial concert Final concert of the competition |
| 2011 | 7th | Opera production: Attila by G.Verdi Opera evening with Mati Palm Masterclass of Ingrid Kremling PromFest Cinema: Thaïs by Massenet and Rigoletto by Verdi Exhibition about the history of PromFest Memorial concert Final concert of the competition |
| 2013 | 8th | Opera production: The Tsar's Bride by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Masterclass of Edda Moser Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis Cinema: Bizet's Carmen, Massenet's Thaïs and Verdi's Attila Exhibition about the history of PromFest Memorial concert Final concert of the competition |
| 2015 | 9th | Opera production: Aida by G.Verdi Concert of Sergei Leiferkus Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis An hour with Karan Armstrong Memorial concert Final concert of the competition |
| 2017 | 10th | Opera production: La traviata by G.Verdi PromFest Stars Gala Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis Masterclass of Luana DeVol Memorial concert Final concert of the competition |
| 2019 | 11th | Opera productions: I Capuleti e i Montecchi by. V.Bellini The Tsar's Bride by N.Rimsky-Korsakov Aida by G.Verdi Open lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis Masterclass of Dolora Zajick Final concert of the competition |
| 2021 | 12th | Opera productions: Il turco in Italia by. G.Rossini Exhibition - Klaudia Taev 115 Lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis Masterclass of Cynthia Makris Masterclass of Anna Samuil Meet and Greet with Cynthia Makris Final concert of the competition |
| 2023 | 13th | Opera productions: Cendrillon by. J.Massenet Lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis Masterclass of Vesselina Kasarova Meet and Greet with Vesselina Kasarova Final concert of the competition |
| 2025 | 14th | Opera productions: Adriana Lecouvreur by F. Cilea Lecture by Hans Nieuwenhuis Masterclass of Maria Guleghina Meet and Greet with Maria Guleghina Workshop by Erkki Alste Final concert of the competition |
In addition to the biennial events, 2006 saw an Opera Gala, and 2008 a Puccini gala.