Cantique" features the music of legendary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt. To celebrate Pärt's 75th birthday, Estonian-born, American-raised conductor Kristian Järvi led the Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin and the RIAS Kammerchor in a performance of "Cantique." The album includes Pärt's "Symphony No. 3" and the world premiere recordings of the orchestral and choral versions of his "Stabat mater" (1985 / 2008) and "Cantique des degrès" (1999 / 2002) for choir and orchestra. "Cantique" is the culmination of a lifelong friendship between Järvi and Pärt. The album was produced by Florian Schmidt and recorded in February 2010 at the Haus des Rundfunks in Berlin. Kristjan Järvi has been working with the Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin with the Rundfunk Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin for more than a decade - as Berlin is Pärt's longtime home outside Estonia.