Concert performance “Ziedonis” in Liepāja
In honor of the 90th birthday of the poet Imantas Ziedonis, on October 28 in Liepaja concert hall “Lielais dzintars” the concert performance “Ziedonis”, beloved by the audience ten years ago, was played in new colors. The songs of Imantas Kalniņas with the poetry of Imantas Ziedoņas were dedicated to the public by the highly regarded Latvian Radio Choir under the direction of conductor Sigvardas Kļavas together with well-known performing artists in Latvia.
The two masters were linked by a collaboration that is now legendary – Kalniņš composed the oratorio “Poet and Mermaid” and the opera “Spēlēju, dancoju” with the texts of Ziedonis, the collaboration of the two was also documented in the film “Pūt, vējini”.
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In this concert, fragments from the oratorio “The Poet and the Mermaid”, well-known hits – “Love never comes twice”, “The most beautiful berries in the world”, “Buramdziesmiņa” (“As long as the stone grows”) and a number of lesser-known wonderful songs specially created for this performance were played. arranged by singer and composer Andris Sējāns, guitarist Kaspars Zemītis and head of the music department of Valmiera Theater Emīls Zilberts.
The songs were performed with solo performances by Renārs Kaupers, Jānis Strazdiņš and soloists of the Latvian Radio Choir – Iveta Apine and Gundega Krūmiņa. Flutist Aldis Klučnieks, violinist Agate Pooka, guitarist Kaspars Zemītis, double bassist Mārcis Lipskis, percussionist Ivo Krūskops and pianist Rihards Plešanovs took care of high-quality musical sound.
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Each song alternates with recordings of Imantas Ziedonis’s voice – poetry readings and essay reflections documented at different times – thus taking the listeners on several flights of thought.
The thought concepts chosen for the performance were – children (friendship, which needs to be explored), city (this big prison), province (jungled territory in front of Riga as a genius or idiotic head with small, tiny hands and feet), spring (a dull, unpleasant season), road (you have to walk while wisdom begins to come through your feet), letters (you have to be a very cultured person to write letters), butterflies (the elusive, ephemeral creatures admired by Ziedonis) and others.
The special surprise of the concert is the portrait painting of Ziedonis, which lit up during the recording of the poet’s voice. It was created for this concert in collaboration between the painter Fandango Fontaines Kalitas and the artist Agnes Kaupera.
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The next big event in the Great Hall of the concert hall is expected on the eve of the national holiday, November 17, at 19.00 It will be in the concert program of Latvia’s 105th birthday celebration together with the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra under the leadership of conductor Jānis Liepiņš. The compositions of the great masters of symphonic music – Ādolfs Skultes and Jānis Ivanovs – will be played, and a very special gift for the audience will be the premiere of Zigmars Liepiņš’s Piano Concerto: soloist – Andrejs Osokins.
The concerts are organized by SIA “Lielais Dzintars” with the support of Liepāja Municipality and the European Regional Development Fund.
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