Ode Pürg (b. 1999) is a young conductor from Kuusalu, Estonia. She holds a Master’s degree in Choral Conducting (cum laude) from the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre, where she studied under Prof. Tõnu Kaljuste, Prof. Toomas Kapten, and Kaspar Mänd. She also spent a semester at the Benedetto Marcello Conservatory in Venice (Erasmus programme), studying with Prof. Lorenzo Donati. Pürg has further refined her skills in international masterclasses led by renowned conductors such as Dr. Zoltán Pad, Paavo Järvi, Risto Joost, and Prof. Georg Grün.

Pürg currently serves as the chief conductor of three choirs. She has led the acclaimed Mixed Choir HUIK! since 2022, is the founder and principal conductor of the Chamber Women’s Choir MUUSAD (since 2019), and took up the role of chief conductor of Mixed Choir Vikerlased in 2024. Among her most significant artistic experiences, she highlights her work as chorus master for Antonín Dvořák’s Stabat Mater, performed in 2022 under the auspices of Eesti Kontsert.

As an artistic director and conductor, some of her most notable projects include:
– a joint concert by Mixed Choir HUIK! and the Estonian Percussion Ensemble, featuring works by Koshinski and Jürjendal (as part of the EAMT’s müriaadFest),
– her Master’s graduation concert “Tasakaal” (Balance), with music by Arnold Schönberg and Frank Martin, and
– Chamber Women’s Choir MUUSAD’s 5th anniversary concert “Lauliku kroonimine” (The Crowning of the Singer), which combined W. A. Mozart’s Coronation Mass and Veljo Tormis’ Songs of the Singer and the Song, performed with orchestra, soloists, and folk dancers.

Pürg is also an active and passionate contributor to Estonia’s national song festival movement, working both as an assistant conductor and pianist. In 2025, she will make her Song Celebration debut as a conductor for women’s choirs (Iseoma). She has also conducted combined choirs at the Harjumaa Song Festival “Meie vägi” (Our Power) in 2024.

Under her direction, her choirs have participated in four international competitions, earning six prize placements and three special awards. In 2024, she achieved 3rd place at the Estonian Young Choral Conductors Competition.

Pürg has been recognised with the Estonian Choral Association’s Young Conductor Award (2022) and served as the artistic director of the Estonian Choral Association Annual Awards Gala the same year. She is also a recipient of the Gustav Ernesaks Scholarship and the Tõnu Kaljuste Scholarship.