This winter, the virtuoso Latvian pianist Andrejs Osokins will offer a wide range of concerts, highlighting not only the values of Latvian classical music, but also the breath of the world in various concert programs. These include solo concerts dedicated to composer Ludwig van Beethoven, concert programs with singer and pianist Katrīna Gupalo, and a special Christmas concert with the Riga Orchestra.
Andrejs Osokins: “I am very pleased that so many different events are taking place all over Latvia this winter, and that the culture and bright concerts are so much needed by the listeners. This time is very intense for me, but I am happy that in December and January I have so many different performances in Latvia, and they will be followed by concerts in Estonia, Germany and Switzerland. ”
Already this Friday, December 10, at the Krustpils Culture House in Jēkabpils, Andrejs’ solo concert “Osokins – Beethoven” will be performed, which is dedicated to the pianist’s favorite composer Ludwig van Beethoven on his 250th anniversary. Since the premiere of this program in 2020, it has been performed not only in concert halls in Latvia, but also in Germany, and is still continuing its journey to the audience.
On Sunday, December 12, the new concert program of Andrejs Osokins and Katrīna Gupalo “The Rays of the Moon” will be premiered at the Jelgava Culture House. This concert program was created especially for the national holidays and is very important for musicians, because it will highlight the basic values of Latvian classical music and childhood memories, increasing the sense of belonging to Latvia.
A week later, on December 19, Andrei Osokin will celebrate his birthday and that of the legendary French singer Edith Piafa with a special event. This evening, the Splendid Palace cinema will host a concert show “100 Years with Piaf”, created by Andrejs Osokins and Katrīna Gupalo in 2015 as an experimental inter-genre project. The show combines Piafa’s most legendary hits and lesser-known songs with classical music that inspired her and created an atmosphere in 20th-century Paris. So far, in several “100 years with Piaf” concert tours, it has been praised by listeners all over Latvia, Finland and Great Britain, as well as music critics. This time the show will be complemented by the short film “La Vie en Rose” made by director Ekaterina Lanskaja, which was shot this summer in the magnificent Morberg Villa in Jurmala.
A real Christmas mood will reign on December 22 and 26 at the VEF Culture Palace, where concerts “Let’s meet at Christmas. Invited by Andrejs Osokins and the orchestra “Riga”. This time the composer George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in Fa Major, arranged by Martin Horh for wind orchestra, will be performed. Andrei Osokin is looking forward to this performance, as Gershwin’s music is especially important for pianists this year – it was also released on Andrei Osokin’s new album “Two Worlds”, which is partly dedicated to this composer and was nominated in four categories for the prestigious German classical music award “Opus Klassik”. . The concert with the orchestra “Riga” will also feature compositions by Leonard Bernstein and Arturo Marche, as well as Christmas melodies performed by the orchestra.
It should be added that a month later, on January 22, Andrejs Osokins, Sergei Osokin and Georgij Osokin’s grand concert “Stars of Pianism. Three Osokini ”.
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