classical music concerts and festivals

PHOTO⟩ “Big Amber” opens the year with Tchaikovsky’s heritage of sacred music – Classical – Music – Culture +

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On Saturday, January 8, the listeners of the Liepāja Concert Hall “Lielais dzintars” were greeted by the outstanding Latvian Radio Choir with a concert of sacred songs at the Orthodox Church Festival. The concert program “Orthodox Christmas. Tchaikovsky’s Liturgy” highlighted Peter Tchaikovsky’s legacy of sacred music and Byzantine songs, chanting the new concert to the … Read more

PHOTO⟩ Liepaja Symphony Orchestra celebrates New Year with a magnificent concert program – Classical – Music – Culture +

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The conductor of the New Year’s concert program was created by Atvars Lakstīgala as an assortment of classical music. – “This program is special in that the music it plays is completely known to all listeners. I don’t think Johann Strauss’s” Blue Danube “, Vitorio Monti’s” Chardash “and other popular compositions require comments,” the conductor … Read more

Riga Art Space Ieva Parša and the association “Dagda” – Classical – Music – Culture +

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Musicians from the association “Dagda” – Ieva Parša (voice), Krišjānis Norvelis (voice), Aldis Liepiņš (piano), Pēteris Trasuns (viola) – and friends Linda Koopa (voice), Māra Vaickovska (voice), Gundars Grasbergs ( narrator), as well as the Riga Chamber Choir “Ave Sol” conducted by Andris Veismanis and Jurģis Cābulis. – The sound director of the music recording … Read more

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra to perform at Riga Jurmala Festival – Classical – Music – Culture +

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The festival will take place next year from July 1 to August 28 on four weekends, with one international orchestra performing in each of them: the St. Petersburg Maria Theater Orchestra and conductor Valery Gergiev, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, Marisa János , and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra with conductor … Read more

Latvian chamber music works and new works – Classical – Music – Culture +

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The works and new works will be performed in the Golden Hall of the Riga Latvian Society in the concert “Pauls Dambis and his composition school”, dedicated to the composer’s 85th anniversary. – From the representatives of Paul Dambis School of Composition, the program includes works by Leona Amoliņš, Selga Mence and Ilona Breģe. For … Read more

Paula Šūmane: “This violin concert requires the soloist to tear himself to the stage” – Classical – Music – Culture +

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“Sibelius’s violin concert requires the soloist to tear himself to the stage. – Paula Šūmane talks about the upcoming concert in Liepāja. “The composition has a rich symphonic pattern. Although the solo part of the violin is particularly virtuoso and technically complex, the sound of the orchestra is so important that this work could also … Read more

Autumn Chamber Music Festival – Classical – Music – Culture + is approaching

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She pointed out that the string quartet “Belcea Quartet”, violinists Vineta Sareika and Florians Donderers, pianist Reinis Zariņš, Latvian Radio Choir, chamber orchestra “Sinfonietta Rīga” and other artists will perform at the festival. Patron of the Autumn Chamber Music Festival – composer Pēteris Vasks. – Bružēvica said that the Autumn Chamber Music Festival will be … Read more

“Big Amber” pianist grant Mikhail Pletnov’s solo evening – Classical – Music – Culture +

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Mikhail Pletnetov (1958) is called one of the most unusual musicians of today, because his career as a pianist, conductor and composer has been equally successful in his professional life. Listeners and colleagues have always been impressed by Pletnetov’s impeccable technique, sense of fine style and freshness of interpretations. – “Mikhail Pletnetov plays every piece … Read more

In March, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra invites to two live concerts – Classical – Music – Culture +

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Antonin Dvořák ‘s Ninth Symphony is a symbol of hope and enthusiasm, which brings to the field of symphonic music the aura of New Continent romanticism, known in the literature from James Fenimor Cooper’ s novels “The Last Mohican” and “The Beast”, after Goyko Mythic tau The allusions of jazz music in a masterful symphonic … Read more

Bach Chamber Music Festival begins with the concert “Name for Young People” – Classical – Music – Culture +

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The sister’s and brother’s concert program will feature Johann Sebastian Bach’s “Two Sonatas”, Thomas Antonio Vitali’s “Chacon for Violin Solo” and Igor Stravinsky’s Italian Suite from the ballet “Pulchinella”. – Madara studied the art of violin after studying at the Latvian Academy of Music in Italy with the famous teacher Roberto Mutoni. She has participated … Read more