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Arvo Pärt at 90

Live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste with a programme including Pärt, Bach, Rachmaninov and Grigorjeva.

Live at the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste with a programme including Pärt, Bach, Rachmaninov and Grigorjeva.

Presented by Hannah French, live from the Royal Albert hall, London.

Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine; Veni creator; Magnificat; The Deer’s Cry; Für Jan van Eyck*
*UK premiere
Galina Grigorjeva Svyatki: ‘Spring is coming’
Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (Vespers) – ‘Slava v vyshnikh Bogu’; ‘Bogoroditse Devo’
J. S. Bach: Motet ‘Ich lasse dich nicht’, BWV 1165
Arvo Pärt: Peace upon you, Jerusalem; De profundis; Vater unser
Tormis: Curse upon Iron

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Kadri Toomoja Organ
Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor

Sound and silence, stillness and motion are woven together in the music of Arvo Pärt. Celebrate the 90th birthday of ‘the father of Holy Minimalism’ with a Late-Night Prom from acclaimed Pärt interpreters Tõnu Kaljuste and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir – named one of the world’s best choirs by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Music Magazine.

The programme also includes excerpts from Rachmaninov’s exquisite Vespers and music from Pärt’s fellow Estonian Veljo Tormis and from Ukraine-born, Estonia-resident Galina Grigorjeva.

5 weeks left to listen

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Thu 31 Jul 2025 22:15

Music Played

  • Arvo Pärt

    Da Pacem Domine

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Veni Creator

    Performer: Yena Choi. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Magnificat

    Performer: Annika Lõhmus. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Arvo Pärt

    The Deer's Cry

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Fur Jan Van Eyck

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Galina Grigorjeva

    Svjatki ; Spring Is Coming

    Performer: Yena Choi. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vespers (All-Night Vigil) Op.37 ; No.7; Glory Be To God (Hexapsalm)

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Vespers (All-Night Vigil) Op.37 ; No.6; Ave Maria

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Johann Christoph Bach

    Ich Lasse Dich Nicht - Motet

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Peace Upon You, Jerusalem

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Arvo Pärt

    De Profundis Clamavi (Psalm 130)

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Veljo Tormis

    Raua Needmine ; Zarikavani Zeleza (The Making Of Iron)

    Performer: Toomas Tohert. Performer: Geir Luht. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Vater Unser

    Performer: Yena Choi. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Arvo Pärt

    Estonian Lullaby (Kuss-Kuss, Kallike)

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
  • Amy Beach

    Piano Quintet in F Sharp Minor Op. 67 (2nd mvt)

    Performer: Garrick Ohlsson. Ensemble: Takács Quartet.
    • Hyperion.
  • Josquin des Prez

    Missa di Dadi [The Dice Mass] (Agnus Dei I)

    Choir: Tallis Scholars. Conductor: Peter Phillips.
    • Josquin Masses: Di dadi; Une mousse de Biscaye.
    • Gimell.
    • 16.

Broadcast

  • Thu 31 Jul 2025 22:15

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