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Bachtrack has officially released the charts about 2014 performance statistics, confirming Arvo Pärt as the most performed living composer in the world for the 4th consecutive year.

Arvo Pärt Centre remembers Maido Maadik, the outstanding sound engineer whose life unexpectedly came to an end on 14 December.

Today the Japan Art Association in Tokyo presented Arvo Pärt with the prestigious Praemium Imperiale cultural award, considered equal to the Nobel Prize in the field of culture.

On 24. September, Nieto Sobejano Architects opened an exhibition in Bologna, Italy, where the winning model of the architectural design contest for Arvo Pärt Centre building called Tabula is also presented.

Already this autumn, Universal Edition has started a special blog to honor Arvo Pärt in his 80th year of life.

On 29 September, Hyperion Records released a new CD with the choral music by Arvo Pärt performed by the prominent Polyphony choir with their conductor Stephen Layton. Polyphony was formed by Layton in 1986 and is considered among leading choirs in the world, having become renowned for both their sound and versatility of repertoire. Stephen Layton and

From 29 September to 3 October, Leopold Brauneiss will give a special seminar about Arvo Pärt's music at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.

Fuensanta Nieto and Enrique Sobejano, the architects of the new building for the Arvo Pärt Centre, re-visited Estonia between 23-26 September.

On 27 August, ensemble Vox Clamantis gave a concert in honour of Arvo Pärt at Fondation Beyeler in Switzerland.

From 21 to 23 August 2014, the Arvo Pärt Centre’s film evening will take place for the fourth time.

The Museum of Estonian Architecture invites to take part of the excursions to the exhibition showcasing all the contest entries.

The summer season of Nargen Festival will be finishing with the traditional Arvo Pärt’s Days.