Performances of Arvo Pärt at BBC Proms
(See all works in BBC Proms by Arvo Pärt)Sun 31 Aug 2025
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
Pekka Kuusisto brings the strings of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra to the Proms with singer and composer Katarina Barruk, performing songs that combine the traditional and the modern
Pekka Kuusisto brings the strings of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra to the Proms with singer and composer Katarina Barruk, performing songs that combine the traditional and the modern
Programme
- songs based on the joik indigenous song-type from Sábmie
- Divertimento on ‘Sellinger’s Round’(6 mins)
- String Quartet No. 3, ‘Mishima’ – Blood Oath (fifth movement)(3 mins)
- Weroon Weroon(5 mins)UK premiere
- Chorale Prelude ‘O Mensch, bewein’ dein’ Sünde gross’, BWV 622 (arr. Reger)(6 mins)
- Plan & Elevation – The Beech Tree (fifth movement)(3 mins)
- interval
- Fratres(9 mins)
- Chamber Symphony (String Quartet No. 8, arr. R. Barshai)(24 mins)
Performers
- Katarina Barrukvocals
- Arnljot Nordvikguitar
- Christer Jørgensendrums
- Pekka Kuusistoviolin/director
Part ofProms 2025
Seats from £15 to £66 (plus booking fee)
Tue 26 Aug 2025
- 19:30Royal Albert Hall
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra returns to the Proms under Music Director Andris Nelsons for Sibelius’s elemental Symphony No. 2. They are joined in the first half by Hilary Hahn, soloist in Dvořák’s colourful, folk-inspired Violin Concerto
The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra returns to the Proms under Music Director Andris Nelsons for Sibelius’s elemental Symphony No. 2. They are joined in the first half by Hilary Hahn, soloist in Dvořák’s colourful, folk-inspired Violin Concerto
Programme
- Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten(6 mins)
- Violin Concerto in A minor(32 mins)
- interval
- Symphony No. 2 in D major(46 mins)
Performers
- Hilary Hahnviolin
- Andris Nelsonsconductor
Composers
Part ofProms 2025Seats from £33 to £110 (plus booking fee)
Sat 23 Aug 2025
- 17:30Bristol Beacon
The Britten Sinfonia performs music by anniversary composer Arvo Pärt, Sibelius, Gavin Higgins and Mozart
The Britten Sinfonia performs music by anniversary composer Arvo Pärt, Sibelius, Gavin Higgins and Mozart
Programme
- Rakastava(11 mins)
- Tabula rasa(30 mins)
- interval
- Rough Voices(12 mins)conducted by Tess Jackson
- Symphony No. 39 in E flat major(28 mins)
Performers
- Zoë Beyersviolin/director
- Miranda Daleviolin
- Tess Jacksonconductor
Seats from £15 to £45 (plus booking fee)
Thu 31 Jul 2025
- 22:15Royal Albert Hall
Celebrate the 90th birthday of Arvo Pärt, ‘the father of Holy Minimalism’, with a Late Night Prom from acclaimed Pärt interpreters Tõnu Kaljuste and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Celebrate the 90th birthday of Arvo Pärt, ‘the father of Holy Minimalism’, with a Late Night Prom from acclaimed Pärt interpreters Tõnu Kaljuste and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Programme
- Da pacem Domine(6 mins)
- Veni creator(3 mins)
- Magnificat(7 mins)
- The Deer’s Cry(5 mins)
- Für Jan van Eyck(3 mins)UK premiere
- Svyatki – ‘Spring is Coming’(3 mins)
- All Night Vigil (Vespers) – ‘Bogoroditse Devo’(3 mins)
- All Night Vigil (Vespers) – ‘Slava v vyshnikh Bogu’(3 mins)
- Motet ‘Ich lasse dich nicht’, BWV 1165(5 mins)
- Peace upon you, Jerusalem(6 mins)
- De profundis(7 mins)
- Vater unser(3 mins)
- Curse upon Iron(10 mins)
Performers
- Tõnu Kaljusteconductor
Seats from £10 to £28 (plus booking fee)
