Participants:
Vestards Šimkus, piano
Ieva Kerēvica, vocals
Ance Krauze, vocals
Daumants Kalniņš, vocals
Oskars Petrauskis, saxophone
Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Atvars Lakstīgala
Programme: works by Kārlis Lācis, Rihards Dubra, Mārtiņš Brauns, and Raimonds Pauls – music in which lyricism, energy, and contemporary expressive power come together.
An evening of Latvian composers’ music, where symphonic grandeur meets vivid melodies, voices, and strong artistic personalities. The first part of the concert features excerpts from Kārlis Lācis’s Latvian Symphony, offering a dynamic and modern reflection on Latvian identity, alongside Rihards Dubra’s Liepāja Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra – an emotionally charged and powerful work.
In the second part, audiences are invited on a musical journey through the golden treasury of Latvian popular music. Listeners will hear songs by Raimonds Pauls that have become an integral part of several generations’ collective memory, marked by gentle melancholy in Silent Song and Autumn Ember, as well as resilience and light in Defiance and The Long Road Through the Dunes. The programme is further enriched by Mārtiņš Brauns’s powerful, symbol-laden works, including Sing With Me, Maiden of the People and Sun, Thunder, Daugava, where music transforms into a shared emotional experience.
This concert promises a rich and inspiring evening, bringing together academic symphonic scope and songs that live on in Latvia’s cultural memory.
Organised by: Dzintari Concert Hall.
