Between Two Sounds – Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language
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Between Two Sounds – Arvo Pärt’s Journey to His Musical Language
This programme is held in Hungarian.
The starting point for the Era Nova Chamber Orchestra's concert, which follows the entire life journey of Arvo Pärt, is a comic book by the Estonian graphic artist Joonas Sildre, which is also available in Hungarian, about the renowned composer who turns ninety this year. During the concert, we progress from his early experimental pieces towards the culmination of Pärt's artistry, represented by such popular and iconic masterpieces as Fratres and Spiegel im Spiegel. The performance is completed by Joonas Sildre's live comic animation, creating a unique and unrepeatable multidisciplinary art piece.
Arvo Pärt, one of the most popular composers of our time, will celebrate his 90th birthday in autumn 2025, and the House of Music will commemorate the occasion with two very special programmes: On 9 October, the artists of the Era Nova Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of conductors Péter Kemény and Gergely Gulyás, will lead the audience through the stages of the composer's oeuvre, which will be rounded off by a live animation by Estonian graphic artist Joonas Sildre; and on 16 October, the Discantus Choral Ensemble will present a choral theatre performance of Prophecies and Gospel, based on Arvo Pärt's vocal works.