Music producer, cultural entrepreneur, ECU member since 2026Born on 17.08.1977
Michael Pärt is a music producer and cultural entrepreneur. He is a co-founder of both the Arvo Pärt Centre and the Arvo Pärt Centre Endowment, and serves as Executive Director of the Endowment and Chairman of the Council of the Arvo Pärt Centre.
His work centres on building the institutional and financial foundations of the Arvo Pärt Centre in order to safeguard the values and artistic legacy on which the Centre is founded.
Before dedicating himself to the development of these institutions, Michael Pärt worked for more than twenty years in the field of film music as both a producer and music editor for feature films. He has collaborated with internationally renowned composers, filmmakers, and artists, including Howard Shore, Francis Ford Coppola, and Björk.
Selected Works and Achievements
Leading the establishment and development of the Arvo Pärt Centre
Co-founding and directing the Arvo Pärt Centre Endowment
Selected film music production and music editing credits:
– The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – 2012
– The Danish Girl – 2015
– Tulip Fever – 2017
– Dawn of War (O2) – 2020