On the 13th of August, a large-scale inter-genre music festival “Laivā” will take place for the third time in the territory of the Latvian Ethnographic Open-Air Museum and on the shores of Lake Jugla.
The humorous classical and popular music duo from the royal Vienna “Igudesman & Joo” will give an international touch to the festival this time, but the rest will be ours – drum and bagpipe music group “Auļi”, hip-hop musician Ozols together with Latvian Radio big band, guitarist Mārcis Auziņš and ”Duo of musicians – cellist Valters Pūce and pianist Dainis Tenis.
“We still place the greatest emphasis on the word ‘inter-genre’,” says Valters Pūce, the festival’s organizer. “In today’s world of music, the overlap of genres is becoming more widespread and new, exciting artistic expressions are emerging. The festival “Laivā” is also meant for them, the inter-genre of which is also emphasized in the way it takes place – listeners can choose whether to listen to the concerts on the 360-degree stage in the most usual way on land, or in the most exotic and romantic way – on the lake. And another novelty this year – VIP area with seating! ”
For foreigners. The unusual duo “Igudesman & Joo” has become an online hit, as its music-filled concert clips have been viewed on YouTube more than 50 million times, leading to sold-out concerts around the world. The duo of violinist Alexei Igudesman and pianist Hjang-Ki Jo actually came into being when they first met at the age of 12 while studying at a school in England. Both go their own way, but it is the extraordinary duo that is able to gather in the halls of many parts of the world. At the Riga festival “Igudesman & Joo” you will be delighted with the exciting program “You Just Have to Laugh”.
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