Flautist Elizaveta Ivanova makes her Hong Kong debut this month, performing Reinecke’s Flute Concerto with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. Born in Estonia, Elizaveta first studied at St Petersburg’s Lyceum and State Conservatory, then moved to Basel’s Academy of Music and

Weaving Silence and Spirituality Arvo Pärt, born on 11 September 1935 in Paide, Estonia, is one of the most influential composers of contemporary classical music. Renowned for his distinctive tintinnabuli style, his music resonates with a profound simplicity that transcends

1+1=1 Estonian-born composer Arvo Pärt (b. 1935) has managed to strike a sound of devotional archaism into a world of chaotic modernity. Highly experimental during his early musical career, Pärt’s study of early music inspired a new, and completely unique