Photo, Chris Christodoulou
Arvo Pärt: Da pacem Domine; Veni creator; Magnificat; The Deer’s Cry; Für Jan van Eyck*
*UK premiere
Galina Grigorjeva Svyatki: ‘Spring is coming’
Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil (Vespers) – ‘Slava v vyshnikh Bogu’; ‘Bogoroditse Devo’
J. S. Bach: Motet ‘Ich lasse dich nicht’, BWV 1165
Arvo Pärt: Peace upon you, Jerusalem; De profundis; Vater unser
Tormis: Curse upon Iron
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Kadri Toomoja (organ)
Tõnu Kaljuste
Sound and silence, stillness and motion are woven together in the music of Arvo Pärt. Celebrate the 90th birthday of ‘the father of Holy Minimalism’ with a Late-Night Prom from acclaimed Pärt interpreters Tõnu Kaljuste and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir – named one of the world’s best choirs by BBC Music Magazine.
The programme also includes excerpts from Rachmaninov’s exquisite Vespers and music from Pärt’s fellow Estonian Veljo Tormis and from Ukraine-born, Estonia-resident Galina Grigorjeva.