Featuring:
Iveta APKALNA (organ)
Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Guntis KUZMA
Programme:
Jēkabs JANČEVSKIS (1992) Organ Symphony (Premiere)
Hector BERLIOZ (1803–1869) Symphonie fantastique
The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra launches its 145th concert season in grand style, presenting a programme that brings together contemporary Latvian music and a masterpiece of early Romanticism.
At the heart of the evening lies the world premiere of the Organ Symphony, commissioned especially for the occasion by Jēkabs Jančevskis – one of the most expressive and sensuous voices among the new generation of Latvian composers. His music is known for its emotional intensity and deep dramaturgy. Jančevskis masterfully blends tradition with a contemporary musical language, creating works that resonate with a broad audience.
The new symphony will be performed by world-renowned Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna, whose unmatched technical mastery and artistic sensitivity bring out the subtlest nuances of musical timbre. Her radiant charisma fills the stage with a vibrant and compelling presence.
In the second half of the concert, the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra will present one of the most significant works of early Romanticism – Symphonie fantastique: Episode in the Life of an Artist … in Five Sections, written in 1830 by French composer Hector Berlioz.
In this symphony, Berlioz reveals an unprecedented freedom of musical thought – daring orchestration and formal audacity that shatter the conventions of the classical symphony, resulting in a vivid musical psychodrama.
Telling the story of an artist driven to despair by unrequited love and attempting suicide by opium, this symphony has become one of Romanticism’s most striking masterpieces. Leonard Bernstein famously called it “the first musical expedition into psychedelia”.
The Concert is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, the Liepāja City and the concert hall “Lielais dzintars”.
INFORMATION FOR OUR VISITORS:
Discounts:
Students, disabled persons, pensioners – 3 euros
Pupils - 50%
Family 3+ card holders - 30%
For a companion of a person with a disability of group I or II - 50%
Groups (10 or more people) – 20%
When purchasing group tickets online, please send an e-mail to sales@lso.lv
When attending the concert, the visitor must present a document certifying their eligibility to a discount.
Useful:
The concert is accessible to people with hearing impairments, as the induction loop function will be activated during it. Based on the experiences of people with hearing impairments when trying this system, the best listening experience is possible in seats in the center parterre area from rows 5 to 12 - from 6 to 28.
