02.09Tallinn, St. John's Church, 7 p.m. ARVO PÄRT'S DAYS: ADAM´S LAMENT – GRAMMY CONCERTAdam´s Lament Beatus Petronius Salve Regina Statuit ei Dominus Alleluia-Tropus L´Abbé Agathon Estonian Lullaby Christmas Lullaby Tui Hirv (soprano) Rainer Vilu (baritone) Vox Clamantis Latvian Radio Choir Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Sinfonietta Rīga Tallinn Chamber Orchestra conductor Tõnu Kaljuste With the opening concert of Arvo Pärt's Days we celebrate the significant recognition of Estonian and Latvian musicians – the Grammy award for the best choral performance. The best interpreters of the two countries present at the joint concert Arvo Pärt's works from the disc „Adam’s Lament“ (ECM), which has brought to Tõnu Kaljuste one of the most valuable prizes of the musical world. Loe edasi... | |
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03.09Tallinn, St. Nicholas' Church, 7 p.m. ARVO PÄRT'S DAYS: KANON POKAJANEN from Estonian Philharmonic Chamber ChoirKanon pokajanen Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir conductor Tõnu Kaljuste Arvo Pärt's most large-scale choral piece 'Kanon pokajanen' is dedicated to Tõnu Kaljuste and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir who were the premiere performers and first recording artists of the work. ECM's disc 'Kanon pokajanen' was nominated for Grammy's best contemporary music piece and noted by famous music magazines Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine. These Arvo Pärt's Days is the possibility to listen to the famous composer's most monumental choir piece performed by those who brought the music to life for the first time. Loe edasi... | |
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04.09Tallinn, St. John's Church, 7 p.m. ARVO PÄRT'S DAYS: FESTINA LENTEFestina lente Ein Wallfahrtslied The Woman with the Alabaster Box Mein Weg Te Deum Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Tallinn Chamber Orchestra conductor Tõnu Kaljuste Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra will perform the programme mostly made up of the works created in the 1980s. It was the time when Pärt's music and its performances were least known and spoken of in Estonia. The dedications of the pieces speak about the people who were significant in the composer's creative life, like film director Grigori Kromanov, musicologist and publisher of the Universal Edition Alfred Schlee or ECM's founder Manfred Eicher as well as the devoted interpreters of the music: organist Kari Jussila or conductor Andreas Peer Kähler. Loe edasi... | |
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06.09Tallinn, Head Church of Our Lord's Transfiguration (Suur-Kloostri Street 14), 7 p.m. ARVO PÄRT'S DAYS: KANON POKAJANEN from Vox Clamantis SOLD OUT!Kanon pokajanen Vox Clamantis This year's Arvo Pärt's Days offer the unique opportunity to listen to two different performances of Arvo Pärt's most substantial choir piece. The sonority of Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is seconded by a more chamber-like Vox Clamantis's interpretation supported by the marvellous acoustics of the Church. | |
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09.09Tallinn, St. John's Church, 7 p.m. ARVO PÄRT'S DAYS: SARAH WAS NINETY YEARS OLDMusic from year 1976 Arvo Pärt Trivium Pari intervallo Für Alina An den Wassern zu Babel saßen wir und weinten Sarah Was Ninety Years Old YXUS Ensemble: Maria Valdmaa (soprano) Iris Oja (alto) Endrik Üksvärav (tenor) Tõnis Kaumann (baritone) Ulla Krigul (organ, piano) Lauri Ahone (percussion) The YXUS Ensemble that has grown out from the former NYYD Ensemble and started last year will perform the pieces from the legendary concert programme of Hortus Musicus presented on 27 October 1976 in Estonia Concert Hall. Loe edasi... | |
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11.09Tallinn, St. John's Church, 7 p.m. ARVO PÄRT'S DAYS: Arvo Pärt's birthday concertLamentate Como cierva sedienta Patricia Rozario (soprano, UK) Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann (piano) Estonian National Symphony Orchestra conductor Tõnu Kaljuste Arvo Pärt's birthday programme has two monumental concert pieces for soloist and symphony orchestra – the genre in which the composer has created only few works. 'Lamentate' was commissioned by the Tate Modern Gallery in London and is performed with Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann as the soloist, an interpreter of a special perception of Arvo Pärt's music. Loe edasi... | |
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