Jüri Reinvere

Jüri Reinvere (born December 2, 1971, in Tallinn) is an Estonian composer, poet and essayist who has been living in Germany since 2005.

Jüri Reinvere's polystylistic art is often devoted to existential themes of history, nature, politics and the poetics of human perception. His poetry and music theatre works are based on psychological observation and are often accompanied by theological allusions. His essays in Postimees and in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on current cultural and political affairs and have been awarded with prizes for journalism in Estonia. His music has received international attention through conductors such as Andris Nelsons, Paavo Järvi, Franz Welser-Möst, Pablo Heras-Casado, Manfred Honeck, Juraj Valcuha or Pietari Inkinen and through orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra. In 2025 he was awarded the OPUS Klassik as Composer of the Year.