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BBC Proms 2025: Arvo Pärt at 90

Sound and silence, stillness and motion are woven together in the music of Arvo Pärt. The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir celebrate his music from the Royal Albert Hall.

Tõnu Kaljuste and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir celebrate the music of Avro Pärt at a Late Night Prom from the Royal Albert Hall. John Shea presents.

12:31 AM
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
Da pacem Domine
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor)

12:35 AM
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
Veni creator
Yena Choi (soprano)

12:38 AM
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
Magnificat
Annika Lõhmus (soprano)

12:44 AM
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
The Deer's Cry

12:49 AM
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
Für Jan van Eyck
Kadri Toomoja (organ)

12:52 AM
Galina Grigorjeva (b.1962)
Svyatki - Spring is Coming
Yena Choi (soprano)

12:56 AM
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Excerpts from Vespers, All Night Vigil

01:02 AM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV.Anh159
Kadri Toomoja (organ)

01:06 AM
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
Peace upon you, Jerusalem

01:12 AM
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
De Profundis
Kadri Toomoja (organ)

01:19 AM
Veljo Tormis (1930-2017)
Curse Upon Iron
Toomas Tohert (tenor), Geir Luht (bass baritone)

01:29 AM
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
Vater unser
Yena Choi (soprano), Kadri Toomoja (piano)

01:33 AM
Arvo Pärt (b.1935)
Estonian Lullaby
Kadri Toomoja (piano)

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor)

01:35 AM
Nicolaes a Kempis (1600-1675)
Symphonia No 1 a 5, Op 2
Concordia, Mark Levy (conductor)

01:41 AM
Sergey Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
Symphony No 2 in E minor, Op 27
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)

02:31 AM
Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847)
Piano Sonata in C minor
Sylviane Deferne (piano)

02:45 AM
Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges (c.1739-1799)
Violin Concerto in D major, Op 3 No 1
Linda Melsted (violin), Tafelmusik Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon (conductor)

03:06 AM
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Chichester psalms arranged for treble, chorus, organ, harp & percussion
Choeur de Radio France, Unknown (treble), Yves Castagnet (organ), Unknown (harp), Unknown (percussion), Vladislav Chernuchenko (conductor)

03:27 AM
Franz Schubert (1797-1828)
Variations for flute and piano in E minor, D.802
Emmanuel Pahud (flute), Bruno Robilliard (piano)

03:42 AM
Dmitry Shostakovich (1906-1975)
2 Pieces (Prelude and scherzo) for string octet or orchestra, Op 11
Korean Chamber Orchestra

03:52 AM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Horn Concerto No 1 in D major, K412
Premysl Vojta (horn), Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Łukasz Borowicz (conductor)

04:01 AM
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
"Si l'infida consorte" & "Confusa si miri"
Matthew White (counter tenor), Arte dei Suonatori, Eduardo Lopez Banzo (conductor)

04:06 AM
Arnold Schoenberg (1874-1951)
Die Eiserne Brigade (The Iron Brigade)
Esbjerg Ensemble, Jorgen Lauritsen (director)

04:13 AM
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907)
Symphonic dance No 2 (Allegro grazioso) Op 64 No 2
Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Ingar Bergby (conductor)

04:20 AM
Isaac Albéniz (1860-1909), Manuel Barrueco (arranger)
Cádiz, from Suite española, Op 47
Xavier Díaz-Latorre (guitar)

04:25 AM
Chick Corea (1941-2021)
Got a Match
Sandu Sura (cimbalom), Django Club Trio

04:31 AM
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
La forza del destino (Overture)
KBS Symphony Orchestra, Chi-Yong Chung (conductor)

04:39 AM
Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki (1665-1734)
Qui habitat
Olga Pasiecznik (soprano), Piotr Lykowski (counter tenor), Wojciech Parchem (tenor), Mirosław Borczyński (bass), Sine Nomine Chamber Choir, Concerto Polacco, Marek Toporowski (conductor)

04:44 AM
Ton Bruynèl (1934-1998)
Serene for flute solo
Harrie Starreveld (flute)

04:50 AM
Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Ave Maria (Hail Mary)
Chamber Choir AVE, Andraž Hauptman (conductor)

04:56 AM
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860-1941)
Nocturne in B flat, Op 16 No 4
Ignacy Jan Paderewski (piano)

05:01 AM
Benjamin Godard (1849-1895)
Oh! Ne t'eveille pas encore (Jocelyn, Act 1)
Benjamin Butterfield (tenor), Canadian Opera Company Orchestra, Richard Bradshaw (conductor)

05:06 AM
Hendrik Andriessen (1892-1981)
Premier Choral
Johan van Dommele (organ)

05:15 AM
John Field (1782-1837)
Nocturne in B flat (H.37); Nocturne in E minor (H.46)
Barry Douglas (piano), Camerata Ireland

05:23 AM
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714-1788)
Sinfonia in E minor, Wq.177; Poco Adagio for flute
Arte dei Suonatori, Marcin Świątkiewicz (harpsichord)

05:39 AM
Steve Reich (b.1936)
Eight Lines
Ricercata Ensemble

05:56 AM
Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
String Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 51 No 1
Casals Quartet

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Music Played

  • Arvo Pärt

    Da pacem Domine

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Veni creator

    Singer: Yena Choi. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Magnificat

    Singer: Annika Lõhmus. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Arvo Pärt

    The Deer's Cry

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Für Jan van Eyck

    Performer: Kadri Toomoja. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Galina Grigorjeva

    Svyatki - Spring is Coming

    Singer: Yena Choi. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Excerpts from Vespers, All Night Vigil

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Ich lasse dich nicht, du segnest mich denn, BWV.Anh159

    Performer: Kadri Toomoja. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Peace upon you, Jerusalem

    Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Arvo Pärt

    De Profundis

    Performer: Kadri Toomoja. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Veljo Tormis

    Curse Upon Iron

    Singer: Toomas Tohert. Singer: Geir Luht. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Vater unser

    Performer: Kadri Toomoja. Singer: Yena Choi. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Arvo Pärt

    Estonian Lullaby

    Performer: Kadri Toomoja. Choir: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Conductor: Tõnu Kaljuste.
    • GBBBC.

  • Nicolaus a Kempis

    Symphonia No 1 a 5, Op 2

    Ensemble: Concordia. Conductor: Mark Levy.
    • BEVRT.

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Symphony no 2 in E minor, Op 27

    Orchestra: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. Conductor: Kirill Kondrashin.
    • NLNPO.

  • Fanny Mendelssohn

    Piano Sonata in C minor

    Performer: Sylviane Deferne.
    • CACBC.

  • Joseph Bologne

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Performer: Linda Melsted. Orchestra: Tafelmusik. Conductor: Jeanne Lamon.
    • CACBC.

  • Leonard Bernstein

    Chichester psalms arranged for treble, chorus, organ, harp & percussion

    Performer: Yves Castagnet. Choir: Chœur de Radio France. Conductor: Vladislav Chernushenko.
    • FRSRF.

  • Franz Schubert

    Variations for flute and piano in E minor, D.802

    Performer: Emmanuel Pahud. Performer: Bruno Robilliard.
    • CHSRI.

  • Dmitry Shostakovich

    2 Pieces (Prelude and scherzo) Op 11

    Orchestra: Korean Chamber Orchestra.
    • PLPR.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Horn Concerto No 1 in D major, K412

    Performer: Přemysl Vojta. Orchestra: Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lukasz Borowicz.
    • PLPR.

  • George Frideric Handel

    "Si l'infida consorte" & "Confusa si miri"

    Singer: Matthew White. Ensemble: Arte dei Suonatori. Conductor: Eduardo López Banzo.
    • PLPR.

  • Arnold Schoenberg

    Die Eiserne Brigade (The Iron Brigade)

    Ensemble: Esbjerg Ensemble. Director: Jørgen Lauritsen.
    • DKDR.

  • Edvard Grieg

    Symphonic dance No 2 (Allegro grazioso) Op 64 No 2

    Orchestra: Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Conductor: Ingar Bergby.
    • NONRK.

  • Isaac Albéniz

    Cádiz, from Suite española, Op 47

    Performer: Xavier Díaz-Latorre. Music Arranger: Manuel Barrueco.
    • ESCAT.

  • Chick Corea

    Got a Match

    Performer: Sandu Sura. Ensemble: Django Club Trio.
    • MDTRM.

  • Giuseppe Verdi

    La forza del destino (Overture)

    Orchestra: KBS Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Chi-Yong Chung.
    • KRKBS.

  • Grzegorz Gerwazy Gorczycki

    Qui habitat

    Singer: Olga Pasichnyk. Singer: Piotr Łykowski. Singer: Wojciech Parchem. Singer: Miroslaw Borczynski. Choir: Sine Nomine. Orchestra: Concerto Polacco. Conductor: Marek Toporowski.
    • PLPR.

  • Ton Bruynèl

    Serene

    Performer: Harrie Starreveld.
    • NLNOS.

  • Gustav Holst

    Ave Maria (Hail Mary)

    Choir: Chamber Choir AVE. Conductor: Andraž Hauptman.
    • SIRTVS.

  • Ignacy Jan Paderewski

    Nocturne in B flat, Op 16 no 4

    Performer: Ignacy Jan Paderewski.
    • SESR.

  • Benjamin Godard

    Oh! Ne t'eveille pas encore (Jocelyn, Act 1)

    Singer: Benjamin Butterfield. Orchestra: Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Conductor: Richard Bradshaw.
    • CACBC.

  • Hendrik Andriessen

    Premier Choral

    Performer: Johan van Dommele.
    • NLNOS.

  • John Field

    Aria; Nocturne & Chanson

    Performer: Barry Douglas. Orchestra: Camerata Ireland.
    • PLPR.

  • Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    Sinfonia in E minor, Wq.177; Poco Adagio for flute

    Performer: Marcin Świątkiewicz. Ensemble: Arte dei Suonatori.
    • PLPR.

  • Steve Reich

    Eight Lines

    Ensemble: Musica Ricercata.
    • SKRTVS.

  • Johannes Brahms

    String Quartet no 1 in C minor, Op 51 No 1

    Ensemble: Casals Quartet.
    • PLPR.

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