Arvo Pärt provides intimate performance of his minimalist music at Phillips Collection

The remarkable Estonian composer Arvo Pärt -- whose spare and almost mystical music has been embraced by an audience far beyond the usual classical circles -- has had a triumphant run in Washington this week. After a hugely successful concert of orchestral and choral works at the Kennedy Center on Tuesday, Pärt returned on Thursday to the Phillips Collection for a more intimate performance of his chamber music -- nearly a dozen works that, despite their modest size, seemed to evoke the same au...