This week, the world’s best-known living religious composer, the reclusive Estonian Arvo Pärt, turns 90. The fact that he’s ...

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This month, there are concerts being held across Estonia to celebrate world-renowned composer Arvo Pärt's 90th birthday.

Critic Tom Manoff reviews In Principio, a new collection of pieces for chorus and orchestra by Estonian composer Arvo Part, finding both stark, majestic drama and tender portrayals of humanity.

Nevertheless, he also rarely ventures out in public, keeps quiet about his music, feels at home in the forests of Estonia and ...

In a recent appearance on ETV's "Ringvaade," Estonian-Icelandic composer Anna Pärt shared stories about growing up in the ...

The Estonian composer's contemplative yet powerful music has found popularity beyond the borders of classical music. He's making a rare appearance in the U.S. to attend a festival of his music.

Arvo Part says he found his musical voice by letting everything unimportant fall away. His heartfelt directness has made him one of today's best-loved composers. We'll hear a concert performance ...

Island Records founder Chris Blackwell, Africa’s premier diva Angélique Kidjo and one of the world’s most performed classical composers, Arvo Pärt, were honored as Laureates at the royal ...

Thirty-nine years ago, they were a group of singers in Cambridge, England getting together for fun. It wasn't long before their success turned them into the King's Singers. We find the King's ...

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