"The table contains the composers who featured in the greatest number of concerts during the year: a composer gets an entry if at least one work was performed in a given concert," the article accompanying the rankings said. Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Brahms and Schubert occupied the top spots on the list, followed by Tchaikovsky, Handel, Haydn, Debussy and Schumann.
The only two other living composers who found their way into the list's top 100 were Eric Whitacre (78th) and John Adams (89th).
Pärt is known for his minimalist style as well as for the compositional technique he invented, tintinnabuli, which takes its influence from spiritual chant.
Source: Estonian Public Broadcasting
