programme
Arvo Pärt (*1935) Kanon Pokajanen
performers
Cappella Amsterdam
Daniel Reuss conductor
background
With seemingly simple means, Arvo Pärt creates in Kanon Pokajanen featuring a thunderous opening, monophonic recitatives, and voluptuous chords. A canon is a hymn from Eastern Orthodox Christianity, and Kanon Pokajanen Is the cannon of atonement.
Pärt wrote the work for the 750th anniversary of the Cologne Cathedral and dedicated it to Tõnu Kaljuste and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, who premiered it in 1998 at the cathedral. Cappella Amsterdam is starting a new tradition by performing Kanon Pokajanen annually. Kanon Pokajanen execute.
Kanon Pokajanen will also be performed in 2024. Go to the webpage for Kanon Pokajanen 2024.
Photo: Cappella Amsterdam led by chief conductor Daniel Reuss
Photographer: Melle Meivogel