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Concerts Highlighting the Music of Debs Composer's Chair, Arvo Pärt, Commence This Week at Carnegie Hall

Oct. 20, 2025

Concerts Highlighting the Music of Debs Composer's Chair, Arvo Pärt, Commence This Week at Carnegie Hall

Arvo Pärt, currently in his 90th year, was appointed Debs Composer's Chair for the 2025-26 season. The concert series opens on October 23 with a performance on the mainstage of Carnegie Hall by the Estonian Festival Orchestra and conductor Paavo Järvi, joined by violinists Midori and Hans Christian Aavik and composer-pianist Nico Muhly. The following day, the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir performs an all-Pärt program of choral masterworks in Zankel Hall, featuring the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra and Tõnu Kaljuste. Additional highlights include a tribute led by violinist Gidon Kremer, plus selected works performed by the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Iván Fischer; The Knights; cellist Nicolas Altstaedt and lutenist Thomas Dunford; and a concert by Ensemble Connect. 

Learn more and explore the full series here.


Arvo Pärt: 2025–2026 Carnegie Hall Debs Composer’s Chair

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