Happy 80th birthday, Arvo Pärt!

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Arvo Pärt, the legendary Estonian spiritual and classical music innovator, is celebrating his 80th birthday on September 11. 

While the rest of Latvia is busy praising Rainis turning 150, classical radio station Latvian Radio 3 talked about Arvo Pärt's life and his legacy with a number of people whose lives the composer has touched, including Tiia Teder, the director of Estonia's Classical Radio.

Maruta Rubeze's interview with Tiia Teder, the director of Estonia's Classical Radio.
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In the interview, Teder talks about Pärt's role in Estonia, and documentaries about the composer. She also describes the events of Arvo Pärt Days in Estonia, in particular the Nargenfestival

Describing Pärt's music, Teder said that, in today's messy world, Pärt's "message of peace in Adam's Lament is very needed right now".

On September 26, the world-famous Adam's Lament will be performed at the Riga Dome Cathedral with Tõnu Kaljuste as the conductor.

Info & tickets here

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