At the crossroads of sound and silence, between chaos and contemplation – the powerful music of Giya Kancheli and Arvo Pärt Music often expresses what words cannot. But sometimes it is precisely the silence – suspended between notes – that reveals the deepest emotions. It is within this fragile space that Giya Kancheli, the Georgian master of melancholy, and Arvo Pärt, apostle of spiritual simplicity, find their voice. With Miserere, Pärt invites us into an intimate, almost sacred plea for mercy. His music moves between whisper and storm, tension and release. Each silence carries light, each crescendo a path toward inner elevation. Until all returns to the essential: calm, clarity, peace. Kancheli’s Amao Omi – literally “senseless war” – evokes a world adrift, searching for meaning. Fragments of text, detached from their original context, drift like voices from a forgotten time. Abrupt shifts and a masterful use of silence offer a striking reflection on the absurd and tragic nature of human conflict. A musical manifesto in which the deep human longing for connection and understanding resonates in every note. With Miserere, Pärt invites us into an intimate, almost sacred plea for mercy - a space for confusion and emotion to come to rest. His music moves between whisper and storm, tension and release. Each silence carries light, each crescendo a path toward inner elevation. Until all returns to the essential: calm, clarity, peace. Flagey, Vlaams Radiokoor, Brussels Philharmonic, Embassy Of Spain € 41 > € 5