Face to face with real musical influences. At the Artissimo festival – piano genius and other stars

Concert series on August 11 at At 16.00 programs of young actors will be played Avanti members Ilva Eigus (violin), Anna Marija Kubecka (clarinet), Daniils Mickevičs (piano), Sonja Misiņa, Jakovs Šaldovs and Mārtiņš Stārostnieks (percussion instruments). at 19.00 – American a cappella groups that are famous all over the world Voices of New York a concert. 14 Grammy and Golden Albums are just some of the awards the band has received in their more than 35 year history. jazz, pop, cross serving – they can do everything, and the new album Remembering in Tempo proving that this quartet of tenor Darmon Meader, baritone Peter Eldridge, and sopranos Lauren Kinhan and Kim Nazarian still have something to say.

A special event Artissimo in the history of the festival, the outstanding pianist Grigory Sokolov has two complete concerts. “One must be alone at the top of the piano Olympus. Grigory Sokolov did not meet other pianists there. But at this level, his personal meetings were held with all immortal creators … ” he wrote about the piano The world. “Grigory Sokolov doesn’t really play for the audience. And not even for yourself. Except for music, just for that,” – so Hour. The excellent pianist will hold solo concerts in the Dzintari Small Hall on August 12 at 19.00 and on August 13 at At 17.00 they will play the works of Bach, Chopin and Schumann.

There are not many talented and confident trumpet players who can play any music perfectly – from Vivaldi to Nino Roth’s great film scores. Such a trumpeter is the French Romains Lele, who will play with his sextet in the Great Hall of the Dzintari Concert Hall on August 13 at 20.00 Romain Lele is a true musical adventurer who is always expanding his horizons. It is rated by Grammy recognition equal to the award in France – bonus Musical effects. In 2010, he created his own sextet with an unusual composition: string quintet and trumpet. In Jurmala, the sextet will perform their famous program Face to face, where Bach and Gershwin, Vivaldi and Bernstein, Paganini and Chaplin meet face to face.

Festival Artissimo closing on August 14 at 19.00 rhythmic and loud, and the Japanese taiko drumming group returns to us Taiko Drummers. It was created and is still led by Jyoji Hirota, who plays not only the belly drum, but also the Japanese flower, makes music and sings. He is the author of the soundtrack of five documentaries made in Great Britain, Japan, the USA and Italy, and his music can also be heard in a film by Martin Scorsese. Silence. Hirota lives in England and is one of the world music to the closest associates of director Peter Gabriel.