Arvo Pärt

Biography

Arvo Pärt (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈɑrʋo ˈpært]; born September 11, 1935) is an Estonian composer of classical and religious music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. His most performed works include Fratres (1977), Spiegel im Spiegel (1978), and Für Alina (1976). From 2011 to 2018, Pärt was the most performed living composer in the world, and the second most performed in 2019. The Arvo Pärt Centre, in Laulasmaa, was opened to the public in 2018. Pärt's music is in part inspired by Gregorian chant.

Known For

Arvo Pärt: 24 Preludes for a Fugue

as Himself

Diamonds for the Dictatorship of the Proletariat

as Piano Player at the Restaurant

Sounds and Silence - Travels with Manfred Eicher

as Himself

Arvo Pärt: And Then Came the Evening and the Morning

as Himself

That Pärt Feeling

as Himself

Grisha

7 Lakes, 7 Lives

The Lost Paradise

as Himself

Arvo Pärt: Even if I lose everything

as Himself

Maestro