Organist

The Estonian composer Arvo Pärt acts as a pivot within music history. On the one hand, he is one of the most successful composers of so-called New Music, even though he quickly distanced himself aesthetically from the experiments of the post-war avant-garde. On the other hand, medieval Gregorian chant – "music with soul, without harmony or meter," as he once said – served as his greatest source of inspiration. In this respect, it seems only logical that the celebrated British choir Tenebrae has now designed a program that presents Pärt's music in the context of composers from the Middle Ages and the present.

EPSG:4326

Darkness / George Herbert / Nigel Short

Elbphilharmonie Hamburg

Works by John Tavener, Arvo Pärt and James MacMillan

Darkness

Schleswig Cathedral

Lübeck Cathedral

An exploration of the complementary colours of the voice and the cello in a programme of rearranged vocal duets. These new arrangements will be interwoven with movements from Mendelssohn’s Cello Sonata in D and solo songs.

Organist

George Herbert

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 3, 2026

Cello Songs · Royal Academy of Music

Past events

Oct 23, 2025

Darkness / George Herbert / Nigel Short · Elbphilharmonie

27 - 28 Aug, 2025

Darkness · Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Cello Sonata No 2 in D by Mendelssohn

Royal Academy of Music

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