Pärt Mirrored

Friday, 18 July 2025 at 19:00 & 22:00 (sold out), Pärnu Concert Hall
Pärt Mirrored
Nordic Pulse
Conductor Kristjan Järvi

ARVO PÄRT – MIRRORED

A Journey of Reflection, Radiance, and Reverence

To celebrate the 90th birthday of one of the most revered composers of our time, Nordic Pulse proudly presents the concert ‘Pärt – Mirrored’, a stunning tribute to the legendary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt.

This concert is more than a performance – it is a journey inward. A mirrored path through sound and silence, presence and transcendence. It reflects a unified understanding of shine – not as something to be possessed, but as something to be awakened within … and to make others shine in turn.

The program features six of Pärt’s most intimate and profound compositions:

Spiegel im Spiegel, Da Pacem Domine, Swansong, Fratres, Ukuaru Waltz, and Christmas Lullaby.

Each piece resonates with his signature blend of sacred simplicity and emotional depth – music that does not seek to impress, but to invite. To still. To illuminate.

Nordic Pulse interweaves these masterpieces with a handpicked selection of music that both inspired Pärt and was, in turn, inspired by him – from the atmospheric minimalism of Bach and Coldplay to deeply personal works by members of our own band. Together, they form a sonic dialogue that transcends genre, generation, and geography – a reflection of shared spirit and evolving legacy.

More than a concert, ‘Pärt – Mirrored’ is a ceremony – one that evokes the values of Estonia’s ancient indigenous knowledge: stillness, reverence for nature, inner harmony, and the quiet wisdom that lives.

(Nordic Pulse / Kristjan Järvi)

Vaiko Hansson – ‘Christus’

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685–1750) – Chorale
Arvo Pärt (1935) – Da Pacem Domine (2004)

Ken Lampl (1964) – ‘A Fallen Tear’

Arvo Pärt – Fratres (1977)

Soloist: Kata Stojanović

Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) – Symphony No. 5 in Cis minor (1901–1902)

IV Adagietto

Clemens Rofner – ‘Aaji’

Arvo Pärt – Swansong (2013)

Elisa Polov – ‘Don’t Go Near the Edge’

Soloist: Elisa Polov

John Metcalfe (1964) – ‘Tāne Mahuta’ (from the album Tree)

Arvo Pärt – Spiegel im Spiegel (‘Mirror in the Mirror’) (1978)

Soloists: Toomas Hendrik Ellervee, Elisa Polov

Jacob Hellner (1961) – ‘End of All’ (from the album Bright & Black)

Soloists: Tarmo Hiis, Loo Arukask

Coldplay – ‘Midnight’ (from the album Ghost Stories)

Soloist: Adam Garnecki

Coldplay – ‘Sunrise’ (from the album Moon Music)

Arvo Pärt – „Kuss-kuss, kallike“ (2002)

Kristjan Järvi (1972) – ‘Midnite Son’

Arvo Pärt – Ukuaru Waltz (1973/2010)’

 

The concert lasts 80 minutes.

This concert cannot be redeemed with a festival PASS

Bus ticket Tallinn-Pärnu-Tallinn

Fri 18.07.2025 at 04:30 PM
Fri 18.07.2025 at 07:30 PM

Lux Express ensures safe and comfortable transportation to the concert.

The bus departs from Tallinn, next to the Estonian National Opera (Rahvusooper Estonia) Otsa Street at 16:30.

Please be present for ticket inspection 10 minutes earlier.

The return journey to Tallinn starts from the Pärnu Concert Hall parking lot approximately at 21:30, after the concert.

The bus arrives in Tallinn at 23:00 and stops on Otsa Street, next to Estonia.

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