Latvians
Programmes
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Vasks: Seasons
The most beautiful way to experience a whole year of Latvian seasonal change in an hour, as well as hear echoes of the darker pages of Latvian history and visions for its future.
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Ešenvalds: Letters
An immersive experience. Mixed choir and pianist listen to the voices of Latvian female poets and sing with them and play for them.
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Dubra: Visions of the Passion. Light
The Stations of the Cross presented for the first time as a solo piano work. Deeply emotional. 90min
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Pelēcis: Homage to Scarlatti
Twenty four caprices (90 minutes) reveal Pelēcis as colourfully as never before. Scarlatti is his great teacher, but this is pure Pelēcis.
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Contemporary Latvian piano works
A selection of works by Ratniece, Auznieks, Čudars, Leimane, Dzenītis, Pelēcis and others
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Panorama of Latvian piano music
The classics - Vītols, Kalniņš, Mediņš; the modern - Grīnblats, Ķeniņš, Mežaraups; the sacred - Vasks, Pelēcis, Selickis; the postmodern - Leimane, Auznieks, Čudars