Latvia’s outstanding soloist – pianist Agnese Egliņa, who has just won Grand Music Award 2020 in the same category with pianist and composer Raimonds Pauls For outstanding performance throughout the year, together with percussionist Guntars Freiberga will perform wonderful and glorious music written in the 20th and 21st centuries in a live concert.
Without Astora Pjacollas The Grand Tango we will also hear the passionate Alverto Hinasteras Argentine dances In the interpretation of Agnese Egliņa. In them you will be able to enjoy the rhythmic energy and melodies of the lights that characterize Hinaster’s handwriting, listen to the images contained in the titles: the old boyero or ox shepherd, beautiful and resourceful gaucho or South American cowboy.
The magical multi-percussion solo abilities of the outstanding percussionist Guntars Freibergs will be reflected in the composition of Mitchio Side by Side. In this work rich in dynamic contrasts, various rhythmic pulsations coexist amazingly in one whole, allowing you to hear the moods of Taiko drums in the soundtrack.
Arvo Perta Brothers is one of the most played works of the composer, written for an indefinite composition of instruments, thus allowing a wide variety of performance variations. The composition is vividly illustrated Perta tintinnabuli a compositional style in which one melodic motif is played in a wide variety of possible forms and characters, and, combining the dimensions of activity and silence, embodies Perth ‘s idea that “moment and eternity struggle in us.”
Pianist Agnese Egliņa tells about Imants Zemzars’ composition: “Several years ago, composer Imants Zemzaris sent me a letter with a piano composition. Moonlight score and a request to play it once. Spring time would be really suitable for that, because on April 14, Imants Zemzaris will celebrate his 70th anniversary. It will be a small gift from me to the composer and the audience at the festival. ”
The live broadcast of the concert will be shown at VEF Kultūras castle website, VEF Culture Palace Facebook account and VEF Culture Palace YouTube channel.
Pianist Agnese Egliņa, JVLMA docent, was born in Liepāja into a family of musicians. After studying at the Emilis Melngailis Liepāja Music High School and the Emīls Dārziņš Music High School, she continued her studies at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music and the Zurich School of Music, graduating with distinction. Agnese Egliņa has performed as a soloist with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, collaborated with the chamber orchestra Sinfonietta Riga, Latvian Radio Choir and other groups. The pianist constantly collaborates with leading Latvian musicians and world-class soloists (among them Hens Halevi, Nikola Balderū, Thomas Indermīle, Christian Schmidt, etc.), has performed in South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, USA, Estonia, Russia, Switzerland, Gibraltar, Italy, Germany, Austria, Albania, Norway, Finland, Spain, Greece and elsewhere. Agnese Egliņa has participated in many international music festivals. The most notable of them – Promenade in Lusaka, Zambia, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, International Music Festival in Montpellier, VII Kremerata Baltica Festival, Liepaja 16th and 21st International Piano Stars Festival, Schubertiade, New music festival Arena, and many others. Pianist Agnese Egliņa is a laureate of several international competitions, for the outstanding work in the ensemble she has received the highest award of the Latvian state in music – Grand Music Award 2010. The Trio has been operating since 2011 Art-i-Shock composition. About Trio Art-i-Shock The first music album received the Music Record of the Year Award Gold microphone 2018 in the category Academic Music Album of the Year. In addition to active concerts, Egliņa regularly gives master classes at the Latvian and international level (Spain, Germany, South Africa, Zambia). Since 2015, Agnese has been a charitable foundation Come along! ambassador, creates concert programs for visually impaired and blind young people.
Percussionist Guntars Freibergs started his musical career at Valka Music School and Emīls Dārziņš Music High School. After a successful performance in the Moscow International TV Competition Nut code studies continued at the Moscow Central School of Music in the class of Mark Pekarsky. From 2007 to 2011 he studied at the Strasbourg Conservatory of Music. In 2014, he obtained a master’s degree from Anton Bruckner University in Linz, as well as supplemented his skills at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Brussels. The musician has participated in master classes with leading percussionists and teachers Keiko Abes (Japan), Momoko Kamia (Japan), Bogdan Bacanu (Austria), Peter Sadlo (Germany), as well as studied at the Salzburg Mozarteum Summer Academy and Villekrozes Academy in France. Guntars Freibergs has succeeded in many international competitions in Estonia, Lithuania, Russia, Italy, Bulgaria and Austria, the highest of which is the 2nd place in the prestigious Salzburg Marimba competition (2012) and Grand Prize percussion competition in Fermo, Italy (2011). He has performed as a soloist with orchestras in Latvia, Russia, Germany, Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. In parallel with active concert activities, the musician’s pedagogical activity is also noteworthy, as well as the contribution of the percussion ensemble. permanently ritmico and the establishment of the first Percussionist Teachers’ Association in Latvia. Guntars Freibergs has been nominated several times for the Grand Music Prize: in 2010 in the category The young artist of the year, In 2011 in the category for a brilliant debut, but in 2018 for outstanding work in the ensemble.
A cycle of chamber music concerts and conversations Like before offers listeners chamber music of different eras and styles in a special music listening format – in a cozy atmosphere, with conversations and making music with friends, leading to return to the beginning of chamber music. Like before is a musical term in Italian, meaning: as before, as at the beginning. Thanks to the special atmosphere and exciting narration of musicologists, listeners have the opportunity to approach the intimate art of chamber music, enjoy its various nuances of interpretation, the performance of various performers and get to know the personalities of the artists themselves. Cooperation with Latvian Radio 3 Classic program managers and musicologists are a great guarantee for an exploratory and exciting journey into the world of chamber music.
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