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Elbphilharmonie Hamburg 2025 Review: Arvo Pärt 90

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(Photo: Daniel Dittus) In recent seasons, Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie has turned curation into an act of composition — a series of small-scale but focused festivals exploring how contemporary music still speaks to the soul. Few composers suit its luminous acoustics better than Arvo Pärt, whose world depends on clarity and silence. For his 90th birthday, his music returned here in its {…}
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Sarah Moulton Faux Headlines AOP, GHOSTLIGHT & String Orchestra of Brooklyn’s Arvo Pärt Celebration at Long Play 2025

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American Opera Projects will present a concert as part of Bang on a Can’s Long Play 2025 in celebration of composer Arvo Pärt’s 90th birthday at the South Oxford Space Great Room. The showcase, set for May 3, 2025, will feature Pärt’s “The Abbot Agathon,” in partnership with the String Orchestra of Brooklyn and GHOSTLIGHT. Soprano Sarah Moulton Faux will {…}
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American Opera Projects & String Orchestra of Brooklyn to Celebrate Arvo Pärt’s 90th Birthday

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American Opera Projects (AOP) and the String Orchestra of Brooklyn have announced a program in celebration of Arvo Pärt’s 90th birthday year. Soprano Sarah Moulton Faux will perform “L’ábbé Agathon” (“The Abbot Agathon”), with Cori Ellison’s AOP-commissioned English translation. “L’abbé Agathon” is inspired by the 4th century legend about Agathon. The composer says of the piece, “St. Agathon is associated {…}
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Arvo Pärt Receives the 2023 Polar Prize

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Estonian composer Arvo Pärt has received the 2023 Polar Prize. The contemporary classical composer’s career includes vocal and sacred choral works, music written for set pianos, and orchestral pieces. He is known best for his creation of “tintinnabuli,” a minimalist compositional technique, and experiments with the twelve-tone technique, serial music, and collage styles. The Polar Prize website reads, “Composer Arvo {…}
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Composer Arvo Pärt Issues Statement in Support of Ukraine, Asks for Forgiveness

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(Credit: Woesinger) Famed composer Arvo Pärt has issued a statement in support of Ukraine. In a letter, which was issued by the Arvo Pärt Center on behalf of the composer reads: “Dear friends in Ukraine, dear colleagues, dear all fighting for your home at the price of your life, We bow before your bravery, bravery in the face of nearly {…}
Behind the Scenes, Interviews

Q & A: Artistic Director Arvo Volmer on His Role at The Estonian National Opera

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(Photo: Rasmus Jurkatam) From the beginning, Arvo Volmer’s career has been closely tied with the Estonian National Opera, where he was appointed to his first professional post as its assistant conductor in 1985 and where he conducted his first opera, Händel’s “Alcina.” Since then, he has gone on to establish a successful international career, with a string of appointments, including {…}
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Anna Netrebko, Jonas Kaufmann, Jakub Józef Orlinski, Diana Damrau, Marina Rebeka, Jonathan Tetelman Lead Philharmonie Essen’s 2026-27 Season

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The Philharmonie Essen has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. Mandy Fredrich and Christoph Altstaedt perform works by Strauss and Tchaikovsky. Performance Date: Sept. 27, 2026 The Mark Andre Choir and Electronics will be conducted by Ingo Metzmacher. Performance Date: Nov. 1, 2026 Miah Persson and Vimbayi Kaziboni perform music by Jiaying He, Mark Andre, Morton Feldman, {…}
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Nadine Sierra & Jeanine De Bique Lead Festival de Torroella’s 2026 Season

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Spain’s Festival de Torroella has announced its 2026 season. Here are the vocal performances. The ensemble Cantoría performs music by José de San Juan, Joan Cererols, José de Torres, José Martínez de Arce, Juan Francés de Iribarren,  Santiago de Murcia and Mateo Romero. Performance Date: August 7, 2026 The Tallis Scholars perform music by Palestrina, Nicolas Gombert, Arvo Pärt and Roland de {…}
News, Season Announcement

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Announces 2026-27 Season Featuring Diana Damrau, Rolando Villazón, Golda Schultz, Benjamin Appl, Gerald Finley, Joyce DiDonato & Jakub Józef Orliński

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The Elbphilharmonie Hamburg has announced its 2026-27 season. Here are the vocal performances. The Philharmonia Orchestra, I Vocalisti, ChorWerk Potsdam, Anna Lapwood, and Kerem Hasan will perform music by Kristina Arakelyan, Hans Zimmer, Max Richter, and Camille Saint-Saëns. Performance Date: Sept. 14, 2026 The Ensemble Resonanz, Anna Prohaska, and Enno Poppe will perform works by Benjamin Britten, Claude Vivier, Jean-Philippe {…}

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