From Contemporary Art to Classical Music – A Gorgeous Weekend in “Big Amber” / Article

Last weekend, two glorious events took place in Liepāja Concert Hall “Lielais dzintars” – on Friday, July 9, a joint exhibition “A Missing Man at Sea by Liepāja” created by wind city artists Ieva Rubeze, Egons Peršēvics, Raida Kalniņš and Uldis Rubežs was opened On July 10, the concert of soprano Inga Kalna and pianist Diana Kettler’s album “Das Rosenband” was held, the representatives of the concert hall informed.

“The Lost Man by the Sea at Liepāja” is an exhibition created by four artists affected and inspired by Liepāja, created with the interaction of the sea and humanity in mind, and offers viewers various forms of contemporary art. The exhibition consists of paintings by graphic artist Uldis Rubežs, large-scale multimedia work “Fourth Wave” by installation artist Ieva Rubeze, painting “Pianist’s End” by artist Raida Kalniņš and installation “Fisherman’s Dream”, as well as sculptor Egon Peršēvica’s and “The Tale of the Karosta Mermaid”.

The exhibition of contemporary art will be open daily during the opening hours of the concert hall until September 12.

On Saturday, July 10, the presentation of Inga Kalna’s and Diāna Ketler’s album “Das Rosenband” (“Rose Rose”), which had been transferred from the beginning of the year, took place in Liepāja Concert Hall. Soprano Inga Kalna describes this program with the words – musical Art Nouveau style. The album “Das Rosenband” with a selection of songs by Rihards Strauss and Latvian classics Jānis Mediņš and Alfreds Kalniņš was released at the beginning of this year and has already earned international recognition, including a nomination for the prestigious “Opus Klassik” award. The album was recorded in the summer of 2020 in the recording studio of Liepāja Concert Hall “Lielais dzintars”, under the auspices of the National Record Company “Skani”.

In the first part of the concert, the audience remembered the compositions heard in the recording of “Das Rosenband”, but in the second part, visitors had a special opportunity to hear an insight into Inga Kalna and Diana Kettler’s new project

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