Paavo Järvi makes a major contribution to the worldwide birthday celebrations of his lifelong friend Arvo Pärt, who turned 90 this year. The Estonian Festival Orchestra performs works such as Cantus, Fratres, Silhouette, a work dedicated to Paavo and given its premiere recording here, plus the title work Credo, which caused an immediate sensation when it was premiered by Paavo’s father Neeme Järvi in 1968. This personal tribute highlights the extraordinary simplicity and depth inherent in Pärt’s