👉 Stage+ – Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir sings Pärt
Date: Friday, 26 September 2025, 21:00 (Re-Live) – Saturday, 27 September 2025, 08:00 (Re-Live)
Venue: Philharmonie de Paris
Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste
Soloist: Kadri Toomoja (organ)
Video director: Christophe Boula
Production: Heliodor Productions – © 2025 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, C Major Entertainment, Paramax Films
Total duration: 100 minutes
Concert ISRC: DEA282155960
Programme:
- Berliner Messe (excerpts)
- Summa
- Nunc dimittis
- Dopo la vittoria
- Kanon Pokajanen (excerpts)
- Magnificat
- Veni creator
- The Deer’s Cry
- Drei Hirtenkinder aus Fátima
- Littlemore Tractus
- Vater unser
Disclaimer
We recommend this performance for its artistic value. Moto Perpetuo does not receive any benefit or commission from streaming platforms. A subscription to Stage+ is required to view the full content.
Few composers command the same global reverence as Arvo Pärt, whose 90th birthday has become an occasion for worldwide celebrations. His music, balancing simplicity and depth, continues to touch listeners with its sense of both intimacy and eternity.
Since its founding in 1981, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir has been inseparable from Pärt’s legacy, working closely with him to refine interpretations of his choral works. In April 2025, under the baton of founder Tõnu Kaljuste, the ensemble paid tribute with a concert at the Philharmonie de Paris, now streaming on Stage+.
The programme traverses some of Pärt’s most iconic scores, from the radiant Berliner Messe and Summa to the meditative Kanon Pokajanen. Works such as Magnificat, Nunc dimittis, and The Deer’s Cry further highlight his spiritual vision.
With Kadri Toomoja on organ, and captured on film by Christophe Boula in a production by Heliodor Productions, the performance offers a compelling portrait of a composer whose music remains profoundly rooted in the human spirit.
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