{"id":137481,"date":"2024-09-02T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=137481"},"modified":"2024-08-31T11:08:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-31T08:08:37","slug":"arvo-part-days-starts-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/arvo-part-days-starts-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Arvo P\u00e4rt Days starts today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Arvo P\u00e4rt Days, which is part of the larger Nargenfestival, will start today, September 2, and run until September 11. This year\u2019s event will celebrate the 89th birthday of the world-famous Estonian composer Arvo P\u00e4rt<\/b>. Additionally, it will also commemorate the 200th anniversary of Anton Bruckner<\/b>\u2019s birth. The festival provides a unique opportunity to experience works by both composers in a single programme.<\/p>\n

The opening concert will take place today at St John’s Church in Tallinn, featuring the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Concerto Copenhagen, the leading baroque orchestra from the Nordic countries, conducted by T\u00f5nu Kaljuste<\/b>. The programme includes Arvo P\u00e4rt\u2019s Silouan\u2019s Song<\/i> for strings, Trisagion<\/i> for strings, and Stabat Mater<\/i> for mixed choir and string orchestra. Also featured will be George Frideric Handel<\/b>\u2019s Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 5 in D major <\/i>for orchestra and Dixit Dominus for soloists, choir, and orchestra.<\/p>\n

A total of 17 concerts will be held in various cities across Estonia. On September 3, Maria Listra<\/b> (soprano) and the string orchestra of young musicians from Vanalinna Education College, conducted by Rasmus Puuri<\/b>, will perform at Haapsalu Cathedral. The programme includes Arvo P\u00e4rt\u2019s L’abb\u00e9 Agathon<\/i>, Silouan\u2019s Song<\/i>, Henry Purcell<\/b>\u2019s Dido <\/i>from the opera Dido and Aeneas<\/i>, John Dowland<\/b>\u2019s Flow<\/i>, My Tear<\/i>s, and other works. This concert will also be presented in Viljandi, Tallinn, and Laulasmaa.<\/p>\n

On September 4, Peace Upon You Jerusalem<\/i> will be performed at the Alexander the Great Church in Narva by the early music ensemble Vox Clamantis, conducted by Jaan-Eik Tulva<\/b>. This concert will take Arvo P\u00e4rt\u2019s music to several locations where the composer lived, including Paide, Rakvere, and Viimsi, in addition to Narva.<\/p>\n

The festival will culminate on September 11 with a birthday concert at St John\u2019s Church in Tallinn. This year\u2019s celebration, dedicated to P\u00e4rt\u2019s 89th birthday, will feature performances by Hans Christian Aavik<\/b> and Andres Kaljuste<\/b> on violin, Sophia Rahman<\/b> on piano, and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conducted by T\u00f5nu Kaljuste.<\/p>\n

For more information on concerts and tickets, please visit Piletikeskus<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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