On the evening of Friday, February 25, a spontaneous concert of Latvian musicians in support of Ukraine will take place near the Riga Congress Hall, with the participation of choirs, wind orchestras, folklore groups, and pop and rock artists. We offer a photo insight into the concert.
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Live concert can be watched here.
The concert with tears in his eyes was opened by one of its initiators, singer Ralph Eiland, who also invited everyone to bring flowers and candles to the event to create a path of light and flowers from the Ukrainian Embassy to the Russian Embassy – both located opposite the Riga Congress House.
According to the portal “Delfi”, the visitors of the event have arrived with the flags of Ukraine and also Latvia, many of them have pinned ribbons in the colors of the Ukrainian flag to their jackets and coat flaps. Also during the concert, a protest continues at the Russian embassy and people have come with various posters condemning the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The concert includes the Golden Fund of the Song Festival Repertoire – compositions by Jānis Norviļs, Emīls Dārziņš, Jāzeps Vītols, Raimonds Tiguls, Mārtiņš Brauns, Raimonds Pauls and other composers, Latvian folk songs and music important to the Ukrainian people.
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The choir program is conducted by Mārtiņš Ozoliņš, Ivars Cinkuss, Mārtiņš Klišāns, Romāns Vanags, Māris Sirmais, Aira Birziņa, Sigvards Kļava, Valdis Butāns, Ints Teterovskis and Jānis Puriņš.
Ralfs Eilands, “DaGamba”, “Tautumeitas”, Ieva Akuratere, Igo, Ainars Virga, Olga Rajecka, Lauris Reiniks, Ingus Ulmanis, ansis, “Iron Wolf”, “Happiness Complete”, “Iļģi” will perform alongside the participants of the Song and Dance Festival “, Katrīna Dimanta,” Ducele “,” Rehu the Fool “,” Other Boys “,” Sudden Lights “, Elza Rozentāle, Kristīne Prauliņa, Jānis Aišpurs, Aija Andrejeva, Samanta Tīna, Miks Galvanovskis, Kārlis Kazāks,” Kalnejas “, “Coco’nuts”, “Sub Scriptum”, Loreta Reide, Patrisha, Katrīna Gupalo, Markus Riva, Kārlis Būmeistars, Edavārdi, pianist Līga Paegle, DJ Monsta, PM2THEAM and Kārlis Ķilkuts.
Juris Kulakovs and the group “Brainstorm” took part in the concert with previously unannounced performances.
The television broadcast will be hosted by Reinis Ošenieks and Lauris Reiniks, the concert will be conducted by Viktorija Prituljaka, Lauris Reiniks, Oskars Lepers, Jānis Pētersons from the group “Other Boys”, Jānis Skutelis, Aleksandrs Guzenko and Juris Millers.
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