Concerts in Ventspils, Cēsis, Liepāja, theater in Rīga and a new movie! / Article / LSM.lv

The accents of the September motley culture summer for a new week are marked by Liene Jakovļeva, a member of the jury of Kilograms Culture, program manager of Latvijas Radio 3 “Klasika”.

(not) Beethoven in Ventspils

There is a time again when we have to start to strongly evaluate and investigate which side of Latvia and in which field of culture to take from the wide basket of offers to weigh grams and kilograms.

The world of music alone attracts to all sides of the sky.

Concert Hall “Latvija” in Ventspils will open the new concert season in commemoration of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary. Both with (not) Beethoven. The world-famous German pianist Sebastian Knauer and the chamber orchestra “Sinfonietta Rīga” conducted by Normunds Šnē will meet on the well-sounding stage and celebrate the anniversary of the summer in the summer to unite in the music of composer Arās Safafian, inspired and inspired by Beethoven. New concert hall season with the program “This is (not) Beethoven” will open on September 19.

Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky in Liepaja

Its special because already The 140th season will be opened on September 19 by the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra. Two classical masterpieces will be the cornerstones of the concert program with the orchestra’s chief conductor Gintars Rinkevičs at the desk. The concert hall “Big Amber” will be performed by Dmitry Shostakovich’s Tenth Symphony and Peter Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto with a solo by the brilliant Lithuanian pianist Lukas Genens.

Cello music in Cesis

Meanwhile, the Vidzeme side music house will start a new season with a festival – for the sixth time, the concert hall “Cēsis” will celebrate cellos. The special German cellist Maksimilians Hornungs will be a special guest at the Cello Cēsis Festival from 18 to 20 September, along with other musicians, who will play both chamber music (September 18 in the concert “Four Cello” and September 20 in the concert “BB. Sonatas for Cello”). will meet with the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andris Pogs (on September 19 at the concert “Symphonic Poem” Don Quixote “”, when we will also hear the outstanding Kristīne Blaumanis).

New production at Daile Theater

One of the current events in the life of the theater will be found at the Daile Theater, where director Gatis Šmits returns, staging a British author Robert Aika’s story “Doctor” with Vita Vārpiņš in the lead role. We are promised a provocative story about a strong and domineering woman whose turn in life makes her balance between the human mind and feelings. Top show that will provoke a discussion of clashes between religious beliefs and the code of medical ethics, which will make you think about the issue of identity. The new production will be waiting for the audience from September 18.

Debut movie

The silent Latvian cinema will also have its say next week – on September 17, the premiere of the new director will be celebrated. Reinis Kalvins debut feature film “Change”. The unprecedented film novelty is being announced as a criminal drama about a dangerous and stressful night in a taxi driver’s life.

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