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The Arvo Pärt Centre remembers the renowned Lithuanian conductor and a long-standing professor of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Saulis Sondeckis (1928–2016).

Yesterday evening, the Estonian Cultural Endowment annual awards for cultural activities in 2015 were presented at the Paide Cultural Centre. Arvo Pärt won the annual award in the field of music for his outstanding contributions to the musical culture of the world.

Yesterday, the largest classical event database Bachtrack released the charts about 2015 performance statistics and confirmed Arvo Pärt as the most performed living composer in the world for the 5th consecutive year.

The new work by Arvo Pärt, "Kleine Litanei", which was premièred at the reopening of St Virgil’s Chapel in Vienna last week, will have its Estonian premiere on Thursday 17. December in St. Mary's Cathedral in Tallinn.

On 10 December a new work by Arvo Pärt will première in Vienna – “Kleine Litanei” created for a cappella mixed choir.

On Friday, 27 November, the long-awaited meeting with the representatives of Järva County and Paide, Arvo Pärt's birth town took place at the Arvo Pärt Centre.

On 20 November, a cordial meeting took place at Laulasmaa – the artist-engraver Viktor Kuik gave Arvo Pärt a silver medal, created in his honour.

The laureates for the PÖFF Lifetime Achievement Award were announced at the opening ceremony of the 19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival.

Juta Kurman's private collection from 1980–2006 reached the Arvo Pärt Centre.

At the beginning of October, a large collection of photos and videos from Eric Marinitsch arrived to the Arvo Pärt Centre.

From 22-24 October, the eight edition of the contemporary music festival „Nostalgia“ in Poland, Poznań will be entirely dedicated to the music of Arvo Pärt.

Next Wednesday, on 21 October, the Arvo Pärt Centre together with Universal Edition will present “Songs from Childhood” at the renowned Dussmann KulturKaufhaus in Berlin.