Arvo Pärt vs Philip Glass
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Compare the life timelines of Arvo Pärt (1935–present) and Philip Glass (1937–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 89 years, from 1937 to 2026.
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Arvo Pärt (1935–present)
- — Born in Paide, Estonia Verified
- — Worked as a sound engineer at Estonian Radio Verified
- — Graduated from the Tallinn Conservatory Verified
- — Married Nora Pärt Verified
- — Composed Für Alina, the first tintinnabuli work Verified
- — Composed Fratres, Tabula Rasa and Spiegel im Spiegel Verified
- — Emigrated from Soviet Estonia to Vienna Verified
- — Moved to West Berlin Verified
- — Returned to live in Estonia Verified
- — Arvo Pärt Centre opened in Laulasmaa Verified
Philip Glass (1937–present)
- — Born in Baltimore, Maryland Verified
- — Studied mathematics and philosophy at the University of Chicago Verified
- — Studied composition at the Juilliard School in New York Verified
- — Studied with Nadia Boulanger in Paris Verified
- — Worked with Ravi Shankar on the score for the film Chappaqua Verified
- — Formed the Philip Glass Ensemble Verified
- — Completed Music in Twelve Parts Verified
- — Einstein on the Beach premiered at the Avignon Festival Verified
- — Satyagraha premiered in Rotterdam Verified
- — Composed the score for Koyaanisqatsi Verified