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Estonian Festival Orchestra / Paavo Järvi
Arvo Pärt zum 90. Geburtstag
Saturday
18
October
2025
19:30
Großer Saal
Performers
Estonian Festival Orchestra
The National Choir of Ukraine »Dumka«
Midori, Violine
Hans Christian Aavik, Violine
Kalle Randalu, Klavier
Paavo Järvi, Dirigent
Programme
Arvo Pärt
Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten (1977)
Perpetuum mobile op. 10 (1963)
La Sindone (2005)
Tabula rasa. Doppelkonzert für zwei Violinen, Streichorchester und präpariertes Klavier (1977)
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Fratres (1977/1982)
Da pacem Domine (2004/2006)
Swansong (2013)
Credo (1968)
Subscription series
Wahlabo U30
Musik im Gespräch
VokalKlang
Links
https://paavojarvi.com
https://efo.ee
Presented by
Wiener Konzerthausgesellschaft
90 years of Arvo Pärt
»I believe that Estonian culture is best expressed through music - it naturally conveys our national voice. Our country may be small, but Arvo Pärt's iconic music is loved all over the world«, says Paavo Järvi.
Tintinnabuli style
Pärt's compositional technique, the so-called Tintinnabuli style, is characterized by meditative simplicity and clear structures. Pärt combines a melodic voice with a second voice that uses only the notes of a triad, which in turn is reminiscent of the sound of bells. Pärt's sacred music has also inspired numerous pop musicians, including Björk, Sting, Michael Stipe, Sigur Rós, Radiohead, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey and Rufus Wainwright among his fans.
Birthday concert
In honor of the »Master of Silence«, who is celebrating his 90th birthday this year, Paavo Järvi, the Estonian Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a concert in his honor. Paavo Järvi, the Estonian Festival Orchestra, the »Dumka« choir, pianist Kalle Randalu and violinists Midori and Hans Christian Aavik will perform key works from Pärt's oeuvre, including the now cult double concerto »Tabula rasa« and »Credo«, which provoked the Soviet regime at its premiere in Tallinn in 1968 under the direction of Paavo Järvi's father Neeme Järvi.