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ComposerPärt, Arvo (b. 1935)
PeriodContemporary
Year1977
Work typeOrchestral
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MadridSinfónico 18

Pärt, Chin, Tchaikovsky
Orquesta Nacional de España; Simone Young; Alban Gerhardt

TallinnFinal Concert of the Season: Kempf and Rachmaninov

Pärt, Rachmaninov, Dvořák
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Olari Elts; Freddy Kempf

NewburyEstonian National Symphony Orchestra in Newbury

Pärt, Rachmaninov, Dvořák
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Olari Elts; Freddy Kempf

NorwichEstonian National Symphony Orchestra in Newbury

Pärt, Rachmaninov, Dvořák
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Olari Elts; Freddy Kempf

BirminghamEstonian National Symphony Orchestra

Pärt, Rachmaninov, Dvořák
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra; Olari Elts; Freddy Kempf
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Paavo Järvi's mighty Bruckner 8 at the Elbphilharmonie

Bruckner's Eighth Symphony should never leave you cold. It is almost impossible for any interpreter to satisfy all expectations in such a multi-faceted work, but Paavo Järvi came pretty close.
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Buchbinder's Beethoven leads the way with the Tonhalle in Zurich

In the city’s sonorous Tonhalle, and under Parvo Järvi’s dynamic baton, works by Arvo Pärt, Ludwig von Beethoven, and Anton Bruckner make for a multi-coloured programme. 

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Young and Lamsma bring levity to National Symphony Orchestra

A dark trio of works focused around Benjamin Britten's Violin Concerto made for a compelling concert in Washington DC.
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An Arvo Pärt premiere stops time in a 2,000-year-old temple

O Holy Father Nicholas receives its moving premiere in the The Temple of Dendur gallery in New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

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Tears for transience: Roderick Williams sings Butterworth

Its theme of the passing of everything from cherry blossom to opera houses made this a programme for the artistic perils of our time. 
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