TARTU. Arvo Pärt: sacral minimalism, concert with gongs

Arvo Pärt: sacral minimalism. A special concert of Arvo Pärt’s music, played on piano and violin.

Between the composer’s works, gong soundscapes unfold, giving listeners time to absorb what they have heard and prepare for the next piece.

Silence, clarity of sound and attentive listening hold a special place in Arvo Pärt’s music. His distinctive language, tintinnabuli, takes its name from the Latin word tintinnabulum, “little bell”.

The concert brings together piano and violin with the rich tonal colours of gongs. The gongs are heard between the pieces as independent musical interludes, creating a peaceful atmosphere in which you can step away from the pace of everyday life.

Programme (works by Arvo Pärt): Fratres; Für Alina; Spiegel im Spiegel; Variationen zur Gesundung von Arinuschka; Ukuaru valss; Passacaglia.

Performers:

Leena Laas, violin. Violinist and violin teacher, soloist and chamber musician, a member of the Estonian Professional Musicians’ Association since 1999. Estonian music and Baroque repertoire are central to her work.

Auli Teppo, piano. Pianist who gained recognition in the first season of the Estonian TV competition Klassikatähed (Classical Stars). She has played as a soloist with several orchestras and is an active chamber musician. Arvo Pärt’s music has a special place in her repertoire.

Lilia Märtmaa and Deniss Vinogradov, gongs. Musicians, multi-instrumentalists and founders of HelideLab. They create the gong interludes, exploring timbres, dynamics and silence.

Tickets: €30 in advance, €38 on the day, €18 seniors and university students, €12 schoolchildren. Advance tickets are sold through Fienta or at the venue before the concert.

Duration: 1.5 hours, no interval. Doors open at 17:30.

The same programme was also performed in Tallinn on 21 November at 18:00.

Time and place: 28 November 2026, 18:00, St John’s Church, Jaani 5, Tartu.