The Great Music Awards 2022 will be presented tonight

Grand Music Prize 2022 nominees

YOUNG ARTIST OF THE YEAR

Singer Arta Jēkabson

The students of the musical department of the Riga Cathedral Choir School performed the musical “Pūt, vējini!” by Kārlis Lāčas. in the production

Paula Shumane (violin), Yevgenija Frolova (viola) and Anna Veselova (cello) on May 7 in Mazaja Mežotne Palace (organizer – Pēteras Vaska Foundation)

Concert performance of Richard Wagner’s opera “Tristan und Isolde” on July 9 in the “Cēsis” concert hall – soloists, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andris Poga (organizer – Cēsis Art Festival, “Cēsis” concert hall)

Matīss Čudars (guitar), Edvīns Ozols (bass) and Ivars Arutjunjans (percussion instruments) on July 19 in the cultural space “M/Workshop” (organizer – “M/workshop”)

FOR AN EXCELLENT INTERPRETATION

Conductor Krista Audere – motets by Johann Sebastian Bach on August 27 at Riga St. Peter’s Church (together with the State Academic Choir “Latvija”)

Vineta Sareika – Johannes Brahms Concert for violin and orchestra on September 23 in the Great Guild (together with the State Chamber Orchestra “Sinfonietta Rīga” and conductor Normunds Shne)

Richard Müller (baritone) and Erika Müller (piano) – Franz Schubert’s vocal cycle “Winter Journey” on November 6 in the music and drama room “OratoriO”

FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR

Saxophonist Kārlis Auziņš

Percussionist Guntars Freibergs

Singer Yuliya Vasilieva

FOR EXCELLENT WORK IN THE ENSEMBLE

Pianist Rihards Plešanovs

Krista Auznieka’s “Sensus”, premiere on February 18 at Riga St. St. John’s Church – Latvian Radio Choir and conductor Kaspars Putniņš

Andras Dzenīš’s Second Symphony “Warm Wind”, premiere on March 5 in Liepaja concert hall “Lielais dzintars” – Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andris Poga

Jānis Petraškevich’s clarinet concert “Long Walks”, premiere on January 29 at the Great Guild – Anna Gāgane, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Guntis Kuzma

Anna Fischer’s opera “Vēsa” in Valmiera’s “Kurtuve”, conductor Artūrs Gailis, director Klāvs Mellis, author of the idea Katrīna Neiburga (organizer – Valmiera Summer Theater Festival)

Alfreda Kalniņš’s opera “Baņuta” “Tu jau zini kur” in Tallinn street quarter, musical director Jēkabs Nīmanis, director Franciska Kronfota (organizers – “Story Hub”, association “Sanssusi”, “Hauen und Stechen”)

Jānis Kalniņš’s opera “Hamlet” at the Latvian National Opera, conductor Mārtiņš Ozoliņš, director Kristīna Vuss (organizer – LNOB).