Estonian Festival Orchestra / Paavo Järvi

Performers:

Estonian Festival Orchestra
Konzertchor Interpunkt
Midori, violin
Hans Christian Aavik, violin
Kalle Randalu, piano
Paavo Järvi, conductor

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 characterised 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 honour of the »Master of Silence«, who is celebrating his 90th birthday this year, Paavo Järvi, the orchestra and the orchestra will perform a concert in his honour. Paavo Järvi, the Estonian Festival Orchestra, the Interpunkt concert 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.

programa

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)

Fratres (1977/1982)
Da pacem Domine (2004/2006)
Swansong (2013)
Credo (1968)