Merily Leotoots

Merily Leotoots is an Estonian violinist active as a soloist and chamber musician. Her repertoire spans a broad range of styles, from early music to contemporary works, and her artistic work is shaped by curiosity, collaboration and a strong interest in developing thoughtful concert programmes.

She began her violin studies at Keila Music School with Leena Laas and continued at Tallinn Music High School with Prof. Mari Tampere-Bezrodny and Sigrid Kuulmann. She later completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Violin Performance at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre in the class of Prof. Mari Tampere-Bezrodny.

As part of her studies, Merily spent exchange periods at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, studying with Ofer Falk, and at the Musik und Kunst Privatuniversität der Stadt Wien (MUK) in Vienna with Prof. Lidia Baich.

Her ongoing artistic development includes regular participation in masterclasses with internationally renowned violinist and pedagogue Prof. Pierre Amoyal, complemented by occasional private lessons. She has also worked in masterclasses and academies with Kolja Blacher, Pavel Berman, Natalia Lomeiko, Sophia Jaffé and Petru Munteanu. In 2025, she was selected to participate in the Sarasate Academy in Spain and has also taken part in the Young Classic Europe masterclass programme in Italy.

Chamber music plays a central role in Merily’s artistic life. Alongside Trio Callistó, she is a member of Summa Quartet and performs with Duo EnPassant, a violin and cello duo. Summa Quartet gave its first public concert during Tallinn Culture Night in August 2026 and continues to develop new concert projects.

Merily’s concert activity has taken her to Estonia, the United Kingdom, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland and Finland. Alongside chamber music, she continues to develop her work as a soloist through recital projects, masterclasses and international artistic collaborations.