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ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms: 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.

Release date:

1 hour, 30 minutes

Broadcast

  • Thu 31 Jul 2025 22:15

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