Cellist Aare Tammesalu will participate in the 8th International Chamber Music Week of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (8ª Semana Internacional de Música de Câmara do Rio de Janeiro). The festival, directed by pianist Simone Leitão, takes place from September 11 to 14 at the chamber hall of the cultural complex Cidade das Artes (City of Arts), located in Barra da Tijuca. This year, the festival features guests from Syria, Tunisia, Brazil, Canada, Greece, Estonia, and Italy.

Tammesalu will perform the Clarinet Trio, Op. 114 and Piano Quintet, Op. 34 by Johannes Brahms, Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 by Johann Sebastian Bach, „Adagio“ from String Quartet, Op. 11 by Samuel Barber, and Piano Quintet Op. 114 („The Trout Quintet“) by Franz Schubert together with Yannos Margaziotis (violin), Thierry de Lucas (violin), Peter Pas (viola), Simone Leitão (piano), Eloisa Cascio (piano), Daniela Mars (flute), Maressa Carneiro (violin), Ana Luiza Lopes (viola), Amanda Karen (double bass), Aleyson Scopel (violin), and Mikil Francis (viola).