© Isabelle Francaix
Fact file
| Year of birth | 1935 |
| Nationality | Estonia |
| Period | Contemporary |
Arvo Pärt and Choral Singing in Estonia
Estonian composer Arvo Pärt talks about the current popularity of choral music. We also discover from Maris Hellrand why choral singing in Estonia is so vibrant.
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OsloVocal music by Schnittke, Pärt and MacMillan
Schnittke, MacMillan, Pärt, Eben
Vivianne Sydnes; Oslo Cathedral Choir; Bergen Cathedral Choir; Kjetil Almenning; Sigurd Melvær Øgaard
StockholmMulti-dimensional performance work
Tarrodi, Ince, Dvořák, Pärt, Björkman, Britten, Debussy
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; David Björkman; Iris Alexandrov; Mattias Klum
VallettaSacred Utterances
Penderecki, Górecki, Pärt, Barber, Gjeilo
Malta Philharmonic Orchestra; Michelle Castelletti; Kormalta; Riccardo Bianchi
LondonBartosz Glowacki (accordion)
Bach, Vlasov, Pärt, Angelis, Penderecki, Marcello, Vivaldi, Piazzolla
Bartosz Glowacki, Accordion
TokyoPaavo Järvi Conducts the Estonian Festival Orchestra
Pärt, Sibelius, Tüür
Estonian Festival Orchestra; Paavo Järvi; Midori
CincinnatiTrifonov plays Beethoven's Emperor
Gluck, Beethoven, Pärt, Stravinsky
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Louis Langrée; Daniil Trifonov
ManchesterNorthern Chamber Orchestra with Chloë Hanslip, violin
Wolf, Williams, Bach, Pärt, Tchaikovsky
Northern Chamber Orchestra; Chloë Hanslip
LondonPlatinum Choral Workshop - Magnificat: Pärt, Lassus & Lambe
Pärt, de Lassus, Lambe
Scott Inglis-Kidger; Platinum Consort
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Dutch Masters: The welcome return of Introdans to London
A seamless aesthetic of elegant and fluid dance, impressive musicality and impactful design
Sir James MacMillan’s 60th Astonishing Birthday Concert
Sir James MacMillan’s 60th Birthday Concert with SCO and Chorus rediscovers two major seminal works: the dramatic Veni, Veni, Emannuel with Colin Currie and the intense Seven Last Words from the Cross.
Pärtly Bach: ACO season opens in meditative tone in Sydney
For their 2019 season-opener, Tognetti and the ACO collaborate with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir to give a meditative, quasi-religious program centred on Bach and Pärt.
Late night candlelit concerts at the Edinburgh Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe’s late-night candlelit atmosphere: a packed St Patrick’s for a lovely Fauré Requiem from St Andrew Camerata and beautiful and haunting The Last Exit for soprano and clarinet at Old St Paul’s.
Prom 42: Paavo Järvi flies the flag for Estonia
The Estonian Festival Orchestra makes its Proms debut in a refreshing Baltic-Nordic programme.
Synergy and excitement from Gerhardt and Ólafsson
A generous programme by Alban Gerhardt and Víkingur Ólafsson saw a tale of two halves, with the classical poise of the first half and the more extrovert showpieces of the second.
Women / Create! A Festival of Dance
A mix of new and tried and tested works by Karole Armitage, Jacqulyn Buglisi, Carolyn Dorfman and Jennifer Muller
An inspiring, faith-filled concert in Riga
The Latvian Radio Choir, coupled with the Sinfonietta Rīga Orchestra under the conductor Sigvards Kļava give an ethereal rendition of four contemporary Latvian composers in Riga Cathedral.
