With the death of British choral composer John Tavener in 2013, we are left with a single living composer of similar distinction: Arvo Pärt. Estonian by birth (b. 1935), Pärt emigrated from the ...

While most contemporary composers aim to challenge our mind, Estonian composer Avro Part strives to touch our soul. Admiration for his music extends far beyond classical music circles, attracting such ...

This month, there are concerts being held across Estonia to celebrate world-renowned composer Arvo Pärt's 90th birthday. The opening concert of the "Pärt Days" marking the 90th birthday of Estonia's ...

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Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has been awarded the Order of Cultural Merit by the Principality of Monaco. In recognition of his artistic contributions, Arvo Pärt was named Commander of the Order of ...

Twentieth-and twenty-first Century musical titan Arvo Pärt's career straddles both Soviet-era government artistic control and post-communism reality. Born in 1935 in Paide, Estonia, Pärt's symphonic ...