On 11 September 2025, composer Arvo Pärt will celebrate his 90th birthday, which will be marked by a number of concerts and other important events in Estonia and around the world. Here is a selection of events dedicated to Arvo Pärt. (The list will be updated as new events are added.)
Arvo Pärt 90 events at the Arvo Pärt Centre and in Estonia
January 2025
2. January 2025 at 18, St. Nicholas’ Church, Tallinn
ANNUM PER ANNUM
Pärt, Krämer and Vox Clamantis
Ensemble Vox Clamantis, conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve
Leo Krämer (orgel, Germany)
12. January 2025 at 18 and 20, Arvo Pärt Centre, Laulasmaa
ARVO PÄRT 90 OPENING CONCERT
Ensemble Vox Clamantis, conductor Jaan-Eik Tulve
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18 January 2025 at 17, Arvo Pärt Centre, Laulasmaa
HABITARE FRATRES
Vocal Ensemble Kwintessens, conductor Raoul Boesten
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February 2025
New permanent exhibition
TINTINNABULI: A WORLD ON MUSIC PAPER
opens at Arvo Pärt Centre, Laulasmaa
20 February 2025 at 19:00, St. John’s Church, Tallinn
INDEPENDENCE DAY CONCERT
VHK String Orchestra, conductor Rasmus Puur
Soloist Hans Christian Aavik, violin
The concert is dedicated to the 90th birthday of Arvo Pärt and the 95th anniversary of the birth of Veljo Tormis.
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March 2025
15 March 2025, Arvo Pärt Centre, Laulasmaa
TOWERS BY THE SEA: LAULASMAA AND KÕPU
Composer Erkki-Sven Tüür and journalist Joonas Hellerma
Talk will be in in Estonian.
July 2025
16–25 July 2025, Pärnu, Estonia
PÄRNU MUSIC FESTIVAL
Celebrating the 90th birthday of Arvo Pärt and the 15th edition of the Pärnu Music Festival in Estonia’s Summer Capital.
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15 July 2025, Arvo Pärt Centre, Laulasmaa
TWO CONCERTS
concerts co-organised by the Pärnu Music Festival Järvi Academy and the Arvo Pärt Centre.
August 2025
21.–23 August 2025, Arvo Pärt Centre, Laulasmaa
The 15th edition of the film evenings PÄRT & FILM
September 2025
2–11 September 2025, around Estonia
Nargenfestival ARVO PÄRT DAYS
October 2025
17 –18 October 2025, Arvo Pärt Centre, Laulasmaa
International research conference ARVO PÄRT. IDEASCAPES
24.10.2025 – 12.04.2026, KUMU Art Museum, Tallinn
SPIEGEL IM SPIEGEL: ESTONIAN AND GERMAN ART FROM
LUCAS CRANACH TO ARVO PÄRT
Cooperation between Dresden State Art Collections and KUMU Art Museum and Arvo Pärt Centre.
Arvo Pärt 90th anniversary events around the world
February 2025
1 February 2025 at 19:30, St.Martin in the Fields (London, UK)
PALESTRINA & PÄRT
The Tallis Scholars, conductor Daniel Hyde
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The Vocal Ensemble Ludens will dedicate a series of concerts to Arvo Pärt’s 90th birthday, from the opening concert at the Arvo Pärt Centre in January to a series of concerts and events at various venues in the Netherlands between February and April. The full programme of the Arvo Pärt Year of the Vocal Ensemble Ludens can be found at https://arvopart.nl.
1 February 2025 at 20:15, Grote Kerk (The Hague, Netherlands)
ADAM’S LAMENT
Vocal Ensemble Ludens, RBO Sinfonia
conductor Raoul Boesten
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1 and 2 February 2025 at 20, De Nieuwe Kerk (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
LASSUS AND PÄRT
Cappella Amsterdam, conductor Daniel Reuss
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9 February 2025 at 15:15, Xaveriuskerk (Amersfoort, Netherlands)
ADAM’S LAMENT
Vocal Ensemble Ludens, RBO Sinfonia
conductor Raoul Boesten
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4–9 February 2025 (Helsinki, Finland)
HELSINKI DOCPOINT
The programme includes documentary films about Arvo Pärt.
8 February 2025 at 19, Riga Luther’s Church in Tornakalns (Riga, Latvia)
ARVO PÄRT’S ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Latvian Radio Choir, Chamber orchestra Sinfonietta Riga
Conductor Kaspars Putniņš
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8 February 2025 – 8 March 2025, St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church, (New York, United States)
AMERICAN OPERA PROJECTS will co-produce Abbot Agathon for an evening-length program of Arvo Pärt works celebrating the composer’s 90th birthday.
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13.02.2025 at 19:30, Norwich Cathedral (Norwich, UK)
PÄRT 90 : SHOSTAKOVICH 50
Britten Sinfonia
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14.02.2024 at 19:30, St Edmundsbury Cathedral (Suffolk, UK)
PÄRT, SHOSTAKOVICH AND SONG FOR ATHENE
Britten Sinfonia
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21 February at 19:00, Temppeliaukion kirkko (Helsinki, Finland)
ARVO PÄRT 90 – VELJO TORMIS 95 -JUHLAKONSERTTI
VHK String Orchestra, conductor Rasmus Puur
Soloist Hans Christian Aavik, violin
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March
1 March 2025 at 19:30, Unitarian Chapel York (York, UK)
A TRIBUTE TO ARVO PÄRT
Part of the York Late Music Festival
The Elysian Singers of London
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5–16 March 2025, various venues in the Netherlands
PÄRT AND BACH at various venues in the Netherlands.
Cappella Amsterdam, conductor Daniel Reuss
Barbara Kernig cello, Pieter-Jan Belder chest organ, Maggie Urquhart double bass
Venues: Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam), Great Church (Alkmaar), Phil Haarlem (Haarlem), Concertgebow Vereeniging (Nijmegen), Theater at the Vrijthof (Maastricht), Amare (Haag), Brethen Church (Kampen), SPOT Stadsschouwburg (Groningen)
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8 March 2025 at 10:00, Oud Katholieke Kerk (Gouda, Netherlands)
WORKSHOP PÄRT ZINGEN
conductor Raoul Boesten
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14 March 2025 at 18 and 20, St George’s Bristol (Bristol, UK)
AN EVENING OF ARVO PÄRT
Bristol Ensemble
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17 March–4 October
THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2025: ANGEL OF PEACE
The British choir the Sixteen offers a programme for inner peace, combining music by Hildegard, Arvo Pärt, Will Todd and Anna Clyne.
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17 March 2025 at 19:30, Croydon Minster (Croydon, UK)
THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2025: ANGEL OF PEACE
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Sarah Sexton, violin
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20 March 2025 at 19:30, Eldborg, Harpa (Island)
ARVO PÄRT SYMPHONIES
Iceland Symphony Orchestra, conductor Eva Ollikainen
In 2025, Arvo Pärt celebrates his ninetieth birthday and to mark the occasion, Iceland Symphony Orchestra performs all four of his symphonies in a single concert.
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22 March 2025 at 10, Stadsklooster (Haag, Holland)
WORKSHOP PÄRT ZINGEN
Conductor Raoul Boesten
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22 March 2025 at 15, Filmhuis Den Haag (Hague, Netherlands)
THAT PÄRT FEELING – THE UNIVERSE OF ARVO PÄRT
Screening of the documentary (dir. Paul Hegeman)
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30 March 2025 at 11, Gewandhaus (Leipzig, Germany)
FREUNDE ZU GAST
MDR Leipzig Radio Children’s Choir, MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra,
conductor Alexander Schmitt
Hungarian Radio Children´s Choir (Magyar Rádió Gyermekkórusa), conductor Soma Dinyés
Arvo Pärt Our Garden (German premiere)
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April
4 April 2025 at 19:30, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (Liverpool, UK)
5 April 2025 at 15, Blackburn Cathedral (Blackburn, UK)
9 April 2025 at 19:30, Old Royal Naval College Chapel (London, UK)
THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2025: ANGEL OF PEACE
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Sarah Sexton, violin
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10 April 2025 at 19:30, St.Martin in the Fields (London, UK)
ARVO PÄRT AT PASSIONTIDE
SANSARA choir, Fretwork,
conductor Tom Herring
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12 April 2025 at 20:15, Stadsklooster Utrecht (Netherlands)
19 April 2025 at 20:15, Grote Kerk (the Hague, Netherlands)
ADAM’S LAMENT
Vocal Ensemble Ludens, conductor Raoul Boesten
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26 April 2025 at 19:30, Rochester Cathedral (Rochester, UK)
THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2025: ANGEL OF PEACE
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Sarah Sexton, violin
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17 April 2025 at 19, Hanzas Peronā (Riga, Latvia)
ARVO PERTAM – 90!
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Kristiina Poska
Georgijs Osokins, piano
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29 April at 20:00, Philharmonie de Paris (Paris, France)
ARVO PÄRT 90
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste
Kadri Toomoja (organ)
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May
3 May 2025 at 19:30, Trinity College Chapel (Cambridge, UK)
THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2025: ANGEL OF PEACE
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Sarah Sexton, violin
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8 May – 31 August, Lipsiusbau (Dresden, Germany)
SPIEGEL IM SPIEGEL. ESTNISCHE UND DEUTSCHE KUNST VON
LUCAS CRANACH BIS ARVO PÄRT
Cooperation between Dresden State Art Collections and KUMU Art Museum (Estonia) and Arvo Pärt Centre
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16 May 2025, Prinzregententheater (München, Germany)
ARVO PÄRT 90
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste
17 May 2025 at 19:30, St John the Evangelist (Oxford, UK)
THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2025: ANGEL OF PEACE
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Sarah Sexton, violin
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18 May 2025, at 20, Berliner Philharmoniker Chamber Music Hall (Berlin, Germany)
ARVO-PÄRT-NIGHT
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste
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19 May 2025 at 20, Prague Spring, Rudolfinum, Dvořák Hall (Prague, Czech Republic)
ARVO PÄRT 90
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste
Kadri Toomoja (organ)
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20 May 2025 at 19:30, Martin-Luther Kirche (Dresden, Germany)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ARVO PÄRT!
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Tõnu Kaljuste
Kadri Toomoja (organ)
Die Dresdner Musikfestspiele 2025
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31 May 2025 at 20, De Singel, Antwerpen (Netherlands)
HOMMAGE AAN ARVO PÄRT (PÄRT & HÄNDEL)
Concerto Copenhagen, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Conductor Tõnu Kaljuste
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31 May 2025 at 19, Bergen Cathedral (Bergen, Norway)
POLYPHONIC HARMONIES
Bergen Cathedral Choir, Kristiansand Cathedral Choir
conductors Kjetil Almenning, Marianne Sødal Misje
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June
1 June 2025
PÄRT & HÄNDEL
Concerto Copenhagen, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
conductor Tõnu Kaljuste
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11 June 2025
PÄRT & HÄNDEL
Concerto Copenhagen,Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
conductor Tõnu Kaljuste
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20 June 2025 at 19:30, Derby Cathedral (Derby, UK)
21 June 2025 at 19:30, Peterborough Cathedral (Peterborough, UK)
27 June 2025 at 19:30, St George’s Church (Belfast, UK)
THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2025: ANGEL OF PEACE
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Sarah Sexton, violin
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July
7 July 2025 at 19:30, York Minster (York, UK)
THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2025: ANGEL OF PEACE
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Sarah Sexton, violin
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September
5 September 2025 at 19:30, St Martin-in-the-Fields (London, UK)
12 September 2025 at 19:30, Wells Cathedral (Wells, UK)
13 September 2025 at 15:00, Tewkesbury Abbey (Tewkesbury, UK)
18 September 2025 at 19:30, Hereford Cathedral (Hereford, UK)
19 September 2025 at 19:30, Truro Cathedral (Truro, UK)
20 September 2025 at 19:30, Exeter Cathedral (Exeter, UK)
25 September 2025 at 19:30, Southwell Minster (Southwell, UK)
26 September 2025 at 19:00, Hexham Abbey (Hexham, UK)
27 September 2025 at 15:00, Greyfriars Kirk (Edinburgh, UK)
THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2025: ANGEL OF PEACE
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Sarah Sexton, violin
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October
4 October 2025 at 19:30, Chichester Cathedral (Chichester, UK)
THE CHORAL PILGRIMAGE 2025: ANGEL OF PEACE
The Sixteen, conductor Harry Christophers
Sarah Sexton, violin
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On the occasion of the 90th birthday of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt Poorhouse International is launching The Pärt Project. The Project consists of three programs produced by Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR): Tintinnabuli Forest, Pärt Diaries and a performance of the Third Symphony, performed by Paavo Järvi and the Estonian Festival Orchestra. Poorhouse International will showcase the trilogy at MIPCOM.