This year the World celebrates
80th anniversary
of the iconic
Estonian composer
Arvo Pärt
. His splendid music inspired numerous film directors from
Jean-Luc Godard
through
Tom Tykwer
up to last year’s Oscar-winning
Paolo Sorrentino
.
The movie series of the the
Estonian Institute
will present films featuring Arvo Pärt’s music as well as two documentaries about the composer.
The screenings will be introduced by music and film critic
László Kolozsi
, teacher at MOME (Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Budapest)
Arvo Pärt
is an
Estonian
composer
of
classical
and
sacred music,
mainly known for his
minimalist style
that employs his self-invented compositional technique,
tintinnabuli.
Pärt's workd were strongly inspired by
Gregorian chant
. Between 2011 and 2013 he had been
the most performed contemporary composer
in the World. (
Wikipedia
)
