Arvo Pärt: does he belong among the greats? 12 Jan 2017

Having passed the 80-year mark, Estonian composer Arvo Pärt is entering the tiny pantheon of Designated Great Living Composers – and there’s no more unlikely candidate in the 21st century.

Understated, meditative, and full of (hopefully) meaningful silences, Pärt’s ascetic music is among the most-played of any composer in the world.