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Arvo Pärt Masterworks

  • Classical Music
  • Australian Chamber Orchestra
  • Concert Hall
  • Run time: 120 minutes Subject to change
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The Australian Chamber Orchestra is joined by the remarkable Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir for a triptych of Pärt’s most iconic works

Following their sell-out Australian Chamber Orchestra tour in 2019, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir reunites with the Australian Chamber Orchestra for this immersion into the masterworks of Arvo Pärt. The Choir shares a special connection with Pärt, having collaborated with him over many years, and is synonymous with some of the greatest performances and recordings of his work. 

Arvo Pärt’s music enthrals the listener. It is filled with longing, rapture and reverence. In this special, limited tour of just five performances, audiences will experience three of Pärt’s most substantial works. The program opens with Tabula Rasa, a hypnotic search for meaning that catapulted Pärt to international renown. The Berliner Messe transports audiences into a cathedral, the music a serene unfolding of sacred devotion. The evening culminates with Te Deum, a monumental choral work of meditation, stillness and grandeur. A place where time stops and you emerge changed. 

Born of the composer’s profound personal faith, but speaking far beyond it, Pärt’s music crosses genres and generations, influencing the likes of Björk, Nick Cave, PJ Harvey and Thom Yorke. His music is intensely spiritual but also human. He conjures our universal capacity for love through music that opens our hearts to the infinite.

Presented by The Australian Chamber Orchestra

Event details

Arvo Pärt’s music is like knocking a hole in the wall – and through the hole discovering a new world which you were completely unaware of.

Thom Yorke (Radiohead)

Program

Arvo Pärt 

Tabula Rasa 

Berliner Messe 

Te Deum

Artists

Director & Violin Richard Tognetti  

Violin Satu Vänskä 

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir 

Australian Chamber Orchestra

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Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. Best accessed through the covered concourse. 

All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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