As part of the London Philharmonic’s acclaimed “The Rest Is Noise” Festival, celebrating contemporary orchestral music, on 6 November Tõnu Kaljuste led a performance of […]
24 Preludes for a Fugue is an authorised documentary about Arvo Pärt. A portrait made of precious moments recorded during three prolific years of the composer’s
Arvo Pärt: 24 Preludes for a Fugue (full documentary) Read More
The International Arvo Pärt Centre (IAPC), located in Laulasmaa, Estonia, celebrated its third anniversary this summer. It was on 22 June 2010 that the Pärt
International Arvo Pärt Centre celebrates its third anniversary Read More
Last week, Paavo Järvi conducted at London’s Royal Festival Hall. Järvi brought London a wonderful night of music, which included works by a living composer, a composer
Review: Paavo Järvi and Philharmonia Orchestra at London’s Royal Festival Hall Read More
A Canadian-Estonian Krista Kais-Prial writes about her experience in the University of Tartu’s Academic Women’s Choir in Estonia. The first time I saw the Tartu
A Canadian in the Tartu University Academic Women’s Choir Read More
Sydney Opera House recently devoted a special event in honour of one of the most revered composers of our time, known for his minimalist style
Sydney Opera House interviews Arvo Pärt in Tallinn (video interview) Read More
A London-based classical music review website has, for the second year running, named Arvo Pärt the year’s most-performed living composer. Bachtrack.com put the 77-year-old Estonian
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BBC Music Magazine and its official website Classical-music.com chose ECM’s 2012 CD of Arvo Pärt’s Adam’s Lament as its recording of the month for January
As a foremost composer of spiritually informed music, Arvo Pärt is something of an anachronism in modern Estonia. But this unique social position in which
Arvo Pärt and Anton Bruckner: parallel lives Read More
Estonian Television Girls’ Choir recently performed at the Camden Roundhouse in London, where they shared the bill with Grammy winning musician Imogen Heap and singer-songwriter
Brian Eno impressed by the performance of Estonian TV Girls’ Choir Read More
