Andres Uibo

Andres Uibo (born 16 April 1956) is an Estonian organist, composer, music producer and pedagogue. He has been the organist of St. Nicholas Church in Tallinn, now the Niguliste Museum-Concert Hall, since 1981 and has taught at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre since 1994, becoming professor of organ in 2005. In 1987 he founded the Tallinn International Organ Festival; he later became artistic director of the Suure-Jaani Music Festival and initiated the Tallinnfest B-A-C-H series at Niguliste in 2001. In 2001 he was awarded the Medal Class of the Order of the White Star.

Early life and education Uibo was born in Kivi-Vigala. In 1994 he joined the faculty of the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, where he later became professor of organ; he also worked as a producer for the state concert agency Eesti Kontsert.

Uibo has appeared widely as a recitalist in Estonia and abroad. In 2017 ERR reported that he was the first Estonian organist invited to perform in the BachOrgelFestival at the St. Thomas Church in Leipzig. He has also performed at the Malta International Organ Festival, where the Times of Malta reviewed his recital at St John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta in 2015 and covered further performances in 2016. Reviewing a Malta performance, Anthony Hart in the Times of Malta described Apocalypsis Symphony as a modern programmatic work based on passages from the Book of Revelation. A 2025 review in Positive Feedback singled out the 2023 album Niguliste Church Organ for its performance and sound quality.

Uibo is also the author, with Jüri Kuuskemaa, of the book Historical Organs in Estonia, and he has edited published editions of Artur Kapp's organ works. In 2001 he was awarded the Medal Class of the Order of the White Star.

Selected works Historical Organs in Estonia (with Jüri Kuuskemaa, 1994) Apocalypsis symphony (CD, 2006) Paide Church Organ (LP, 2022) Niguliste Church Organ (LP, 2023)