The chamber music concert “BO-TĀ-NI-KA” by the composer Jēkabs Jančevskis will take place on December 12 at 8 pm in the conservatory of the National Botanical Garden in Salaspils. The concert will be enjoyed by green plants, but people will have access to the concert online.
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As “Delfi” informs the organizers from the association “Kultūras perons”, the concert will be attended by musicians who have gained recognition in Latvia and the world – Agnese Egliņa, Catherine Paul Felsberg, Guntis Kuzma, Ernests Mediņš, Konstantīns Paturskis, Egija Sproģe, Pēteris Trasuns, Egils Upatnieks, Dace Zālīte-Zilberte, as well as composer. Conductor Jurģis Cābulis. The concert will feature poetry readings performed by Marta Lovisa Jančevska.
The association “Kultūras perons” has prepared an unusual offer for lovers of classical music – to enjoy the chamber music of composer Jēkabs Jančevskis filled with natural sensations, visit the National Botanical Garden in Salaspils and bring home a houseplant who has been lucky to be present at the concert.
There are 100 tickets on sale, and on December 12, holders will have the privilege of listening to the premiere of the BO-TĀ-NI-KA concert and then acquiring one of the conservatory plants. The number of tickets and plants available are closely linked. After December 13 until January 15, the owner of the concert ticket will be able to go to the National Botanical Garden and choose a copy of his choice from the range of houseplants available at that time, which formed the “audience” of the concert on the evening of December 12.
Upon presentation of the concert ticket, its owner will also be rewarded with a free visit to the National Botanical Garden, which must be used until January 15, 2022. The recording of the concert will be available online free of charge from December 13 to 31.
Tickets for the premiere of the concert are available at “Bezrindas.lv”. According to the plant, ticket holders must go to the entrance building of the National Botanical Garden – the Tourist Information Center in Salaspils, Miera Street 1 (opposite the railway station). It is advisable to book your arrival by phone: +371 22 019 340.
Composer Jēkabs Jančevskis comments on this unusual event: “It is an indescribable pleasure that during this changing time I will have the opportunity to experience the second author ‘s concert in less than three months. And to my surprise – a little, this music covers a period of about ten years – from the first years of study at the academy and the solo songs made at that time to very fresh, just premiered music. which, in my opinion, is as alive as we are. cactus and other living creatures, only music and nature! Vincent van Gogh once said: if a person truly loves nature, he can see beauty in everything. I offer my chamber music concert “BO-T-NI-KA”.
The authors and producers of the event are the association “Kultūras perons”: “The venue of the concert has been chosen symbolically – the conservatory of the National Botanical Garden is home to exotic plants. “has become a matter of survival. Let’s encourage us to think about the similarities between the human and plant lifestyles today – sitting vs. sitting down, and in a way we will romanticize this relationship. We are inspired to create events that allow us to look at things from a different perspective. Two We referred to the State Cultural Capital Fund’s project competition “Cultural Space” and its setting to create an event that can be implemented in any constraints by the end of 2021. We found a way to continue to inspire people by offering an adventure instead of the traditional concert format. Each time has its own unique people, its own special thoughts and notes currents. It’s beautiful to discover and get to know them! “
Due to national restrictions, it is possible to visit the National Botanical Garden and receive the plant on presentation of a Covid-19 certificate attesting to the fact of illness or vaccination and an identity document (passport or ID card). If the ticket holder does not have a valid certificate, another person can remove the plant by presenting a concert ticket.
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