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Carnegie Hall Presents

Estonian Festival Orchestra

Thursday, October 23, 2025 8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Paavo Järvi by Kaupo Kikkas, Midori by Nigel Parry, Hans Christian Aavik by Kaupo Kikkas, Nico Muhly by Heidi Solander
Bringing the best Estonian talent together with leading musicians from around the world, the Estonian Festival Orchestra assembles for its highly anticipated North American debut during the global celebration of Arvo Pärt at 90. Led by Artistic Director Paavo Järvi, they’re joined by the Grammy Award–winning Pärt specialists of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and soloists who include MidoriHans Christian Aavik, and composer-pianist Nico Muhly. The wide-ranging program features significant early works, including a piece with a historic connection to Carnegie Hall; major works from Pärt’s game-changing tintinnabuli style; powerful 21st-century selections; and more. Together, it’s a stunning survey of Pärt’s singular musical world, performed by many of the artists who know it best.

Part of: Carnegie Classics and Arvo Pärt

Midori: Also performing April 30, 2026.

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir: Also performing October 24.

Performers

Estonian Festival Orchestra
Paavo Järvi, Artistic Director and Conductor
Midori, Violin
Hans Christian Aavik, Violin
Nico Muhly, Piano
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tõnu Kaljuste, Director

Program

ALL-ARVO PÄRT PROGRAM

Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten

Perpetuum mobile

La Sindone

Adam’s Lament

Tabula Rasa

Fratres

Swansong

Credo

Listen to Selected Works

Arvo Pärt is holder of the 2025–2026 Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair at Carnegie Hall.
This concert is made possible, in part, by an endowment fund for choral music established by S. Donald Sussman in memory of Judith Arron and Robert Shaw.

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