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The author himself says about the concert program that they are especially bright and full of happiness works written in recent years. “The compositions are united by a light mood and a light mood full of strength and energy and a feeling of happiness. Most of my music is inspired by walks, where I go every day through forests and meadows near my home on the Kurzeme side. During these walks I have seen how many different ways can sunlight or moonlight shine over and over again, and even seem to color the same landscape, tree, lake, or seashore. “I think that creating such music is a way to write my most personal diary,” says Vestards Šimkus.
Vestards Šimkus is a winner of several international competitions. The pianist has attracted international attention in collaboration with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Birmingham Symphony and French National Orchestra, Northern German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Kremerata Baltica, etc. He has performed in notable venues such as the Vienna and Berlin Konzerthaus, Tokyo Opera, , Berwald Hall, Konserthuset in Stockholm, Rudolfinum in Prague, Palau de Musica in Barcelona, Oriental Art Center in Shanghai and Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. Notable conductor Paavo Järvi has described the pianist as a phenomenal artist. Vestards Šimkus has received the Polish Gold Order, is also a knight of the Estonian “White Star” Order, as well as the winner of the Grand Music Prize (2002, 2009) and the Latvian Music Record of the Year Award (2010). Šimkus is also the author of piano concerts, cinema music, chamber works and piano music compositions.
Tickets for the concert are available at “Biļešu paradīze” sales points and on the Internet.
Concerts in Dzintari Concert Hall can be attended: by presenting a valid Covid-19 vaccination or disease certificate; identity document; ticket.
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