Reinis Zariņš is a classical concert pianist who seeks, through music, to sound the mystery of Life.
"There are refractions of Life everywhere, we all participate in its mystery. But it’s not for sale, nor is it for keeps. I wish to know Life as intimately as a mortal can, and music is my map, my road sign for this mystery. In music, I find some of the deepest and most profound expressions of Life’s wonder."
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"Zariņš’ embrace of the music’s monumentality and its intimacy was remarkable."
The Guardian
Latest Album
This album includes Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks’ earliest, latest (to date) as well as his most monumental piano work. Today, Vasks is a widely recognised composer, but there's hardly a soul who knows his early and rebellious Cycle. Meanwhile, Cuckoo’s voice was born during Vasks’ brush with the early Covid. The Seasons is, in Reinis's opinion, the ultimate way to experience the seasonal change in Latvia, barring actually living there. This album features two world first recordings.
Gallery photos by Jānis Porietis, Jānis Vecbrālis, Pauls Zvirbulis, Veronika Lokotko, Seoul Arts Center
A fragment from Messiaen’s Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus
This two-hour long meditation on the birth of Christ is one of Reinis’ signature programmes.
Rzewski’s notorious Winnsboro cotton mill blues