Mati Kuulberg

Mati Kuulberg (9 July 1947 Tallinn, Soviet Union – 14 June 2001, Tallinn, Estonia) was an Estonian composer, violinist and educator.

In 1966, he graduated from Tallinn State Conservatory in the music composition speciality. 1966-1974 he was a violinist at Eesti Televisioon and Radio Symphony Orchestra.

1970-1998 he taught music theory and composition in two schools: Georg Ots Tallinn Music School and Tallinn Music High School. Students: Mirjam Tally, Timo Steiner and Mihkel Kerem.

Works and Legacy Mati Kuulberg composed orchestral, chamber, and choral works, incorporating elements of Estonian folk melodies and modernist techniques. His notable compositions include: Symphony No. 1 (1972), premiered by the Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra. String Quartet No. 3 (1985), performed at the Tallinn International Chamber Music Festival. Cantus Balticus (1991), a choral piece commissioned for the Estonian Song Festival. Kuulberg’s pedagogical approach emphasized blending classical rigour with experimentalism.