Nominees for the Grand Music Prize 2021 are announced; Lifetime Achievement Award for Samson Izjumov and Imants Resnis

Content will continue after the ad

Advertising

–

The award ceremony will take place on March 8 at 7 pm at the Latvian National Opera. The event will be featured on Latvian Television Channel 1 and Latvian Radio 3 “Klasika”. There will also be an annual vote on the sympathy of the “Delfi” audience, which will be available from February 14 to March 6.

The following members of the LMB 2021 jury were: Andris Vecumnieks – chairman of the jury, conductor, musicologist, composer, Iveta Grunde – musicologist, music teacher and lecturer, Daina Markova – musicologist, Ieva Rozentāle – musicologist, LTV 3 “Klasika” journalist, Andris Saulītis – researcher at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the University of Latvia, Ingrīda Vilkārse – theater scientist, music teacher.

For a lifetime investment:

singer Samsons Izjumovs;
conductor Imants Resnis.

New artist of the year:

Hardener Līga Griķe;
Singer Edgar Osley;
Flautiste Egija Sproģe.

Annual concert:

Contemporary music festival “deciBels” online concert “A-Ronne” March 12 – Latvian Radio Choir and conductor Kaspars Putniņš (organizer – JVLMA and “Latvijas Koncerti”);

Concert “Amao Omi / “Pointless War” “ September 3 at Riga Lutheran Church – Kaspars Znotins, Riga Saxophone Quartet, Riga Dome Choir School Mixed Choir and conductor Jurģis Cābulis (organizer – Riga Dome Choir School Mixed Choir Society);

Windstream concert “Cathedral and Rock” October 10 in the Grand Guild – Atis Zviedris, Atis Ieviņš, Orchestra “Riga” and conductor Valdis Butāns (organizer – Orchestra “Riga”)

For an excellent interpretation:

National Chamber Orchestra »Sinfonietta Riga “ ensemble (Agnese Egliņa, Egija Sproģe, Mārtiņš Circenis, Liene Neija-Kalniņa, Ivars Brīnums, Kārlis Klotiņš) and conductor Normund Schne – Gerard Grize at the “Vortex Temporum” festival “Latvian New Music Days” on April 29 in the Grand Guild;

Singer Jānis Šipkēvics – Krista Auznieks chamber opera “Nytne” on August 14 and 15 at the cultural site “Hanzas Perons” (together with the State Chamber Orchestra “Sinfonietta Rīga” and conductor Normunds Šnē);

Violinist Georgs Sarkisjans – Arama Hatchaturyan Concerto for Violin and Orchestra on October 29 at the Grand Guild (with LNSO and conductor Kristina Poska).

For outstanding performance throughout the year:

Latvian Radio big bands and its artistic director Kārlis Vanags;

Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in the cycle of online concerts “Symphony Closer”;

Organist Aigars Reinis about concerts in Riga Dome Cathedral.

For outstanding work in the ensemble:

Cellist Margarita Balanas;
Pianist Elīna Bērtiņa;
Double bass player Jānis Rubiks.

Composer of the Year:

Krists Auznieks;
Jēkabs Jančevskis;
Anna Ķirse.

Annual performance:

Multimedia monopoly “The human voice. The telephone”, director Sonora Vaice (organizer – Operetta Theater);

Audiovisual concert performance “Shaken on the shore”, artistic director and conductor Laura Leontjeva (organizer – Saulkrasti Choir Anima);

Imants Kalnins opera “Matiss, cup biker”, conductor Ainārs Rubiķis, director Rēzija Kalniņa (organizer – OratoriO).

Grand Music Award (LMB) is the highest Latvian state award in music, organized by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and VSIA “Latvijas Koncerti”.

The Grand Music Award (LMB) is the highest Latvian state award in music. In 1993, at the initiative of the then Minister of Culture Raimonds Pauls, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia decided to honor the most outstanding achievements in the life of state music with a special award. The high prestige of LMB both in society and in the music community is ensured by the work of a respectable jury, whose members attend concerts throughout the year and meet monthly. At the beginning of January, the jury nominates the previous year’s LMB nominees, which will be announced at a special press conference of the Ministry of Culture, and only before the LMB presentation event will the jury vote on the winners.

–