Liepaja Concert Hall “Big Amber” on December 3 at 7 p.m. Liepaja Symphony Orchestra in music (LSO) conducted by Risto Josta, an outstanding Estonian conductor. The program includes music by the Estonian composer, the premiere of Richard Dubra’s “Concerto for Two Ladies”, and Jean Sibelius’s First Symphony.
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According to LSO, Risto Josts has gained international acclaim as the conductor of operas and symphonic concerts in the widest repertoire, from baroque music to contemporary compositions, in collaboration with many Estonian and foreign orchestras. Risto is currently the principal conductor of the Vanemuine Theater as well as the conductor of the Estonian National Opera and has conducted the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra since 2013.
In 2011, Risto Josts won the title of Estonian Cultural Man of the Year. In 2012, he won laurels at the Jorm Panula International Conducting Competition, and in 2015 he also won the Nikolai Malko Conducting Competition. Risto Josts received the Estonian Cultural Foundation’s Music Award for his artistic work in Estonia and abroad in 2016, and finally in 2019, Risto Josta, the music editor of the Estonian Broadcasting Corporation, was nominated Estonian Musician of the Year.
Risto Josts studied orchestra and choir conducting, as well as vocal art at the Estonian Academy of Music, and continued his education at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts. In 2008, he obtained a master’s degree in orchestra conducting from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm with Jorm Panula.
Risto Josts has met with the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra before, performing the mosquito “Alexander’s Feast” by Georg Friedrich Handel in 2012 and in 2019 in the programs together with the State Academic Choir “Latvia” and the Oratorio Gerontia at the 27th Liepaja International Star Festival in 2019. dream”.
“I have wonderful memories of our collaboration so far. This orchestra is open to a variety of musical ideas and has always played to its full potential,” the conductor did not hide his joy from the upcoming meeting.
Under the direction of Risto Josta, the premiere of the Latvian composer Rihards Dubra’s new work “Concert pour Deux Dames” for harp and percussion with a chamber orchestra is expected. Risto Josts has been known for Rihards Dubra’s music since his studies and in modern terms calls it friendly to the public.
The concert will also feature the first symphony by the Finnish introverted genius Jean Sibelius and one of the more well-known works of the Estonian composer Heino Eller – the symphonic poem “Dawn”.
“For the Finns, Sibelius is a real folk composer who is able to portray in his music what is characteristic of the Finnish people, but it is also very close to Estonian culture. “says Risto Josts. “Heine Eller’s” Dawn “, on the other hand, reflects the emotional spectrum that is deeply connected to Estonian nature. As a musical miniature, it is one of the most popular compositions of the genre in Estonia and abroad. Heino Eller can be considered one of the main representatives of Estonian symphonic music.”
The December 3 concert in Liepāja Concert Hall “Lielais dzintars” will take place both with the audience in person and live video On the “Ticket Paradise” website.
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