Piano maker Indrek Laul enters Estonia’s presidential race

Indrek Laul, the concert pianist and entrepreneur who revived Estonia’s national piano maker and turned it into an international export brand, has entered the contest to become the country’s next president.

The Juilliard-trained pianist and entrepreneur, backed by 30 prominent Estonians, says he wants to become a consensus candidate capable of uniting political parties, communities and worldviews.

Laul, 58, accepted the nomination after 30 prominent Estonians – drawn from business, academia and the arts – published a letter urging parliament to consider him for the presidency.

The signatories include the conductors Paavo and Kristjan Järvi, the poet Doris Kareva, the composer Erkki-Sven Tüür, the film director Tiina Lokk and several leading figures from Estonian business and technology.

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