On Friday, March 19, at 7 pm, VEF Culture Palace invites you to listen to pianists live free of charge Agnese Egliņa and percussionist Guntara Freiberga especially for the concert cycle LIKE BEFORE At the end of the program, the musicians will celebrate the 100th anniversary of the outstanding Argentine composer Astor Piacolla, which took place on March 11 this year, with the “Big Tango” marimba and piano.
The outstanding Latvian soloist – pianist Agnese Egliņa, who has just won the Grand Music Award 2020, together with percussionist Guntars Freibergs will perform wonderful and glorious music written in the 20th and 21st centuries in a live concert.
Without Astora Pjacollas The Grand Tango we will also hear the passionate Alverto Hinaster’s “Argentine Dances” performed by Agnese Egliņa. In them we will be able to enjoy the rhythmic energy and melodies of the lights that characterize Hinaster’s handwriting, listen to the images included in the titles: the old boyero or ox shepherd, beautiful and resourceful gaucho or South American cowboy.
The magical multi-percussion solo abilities of the outstanding percussionist Guntars Freibergs will be reflected in the composition of Mitchio Side by Side. In this work rich in dynamic contrasts, various rhythmic pulsations coexist amazingly in one whole, allowing you to hear the moods of Taiko drums in the soundtrack.
Arvo Perta Brothers is one of the most played works of the composer, written for an indefinite composition of instruments, thus allowing a wide variety of performance variations. The piece vividly illustrates Perth’s tintinnabuli compositional style, in which one melodic motif is played in a wide variety of possible forms and characters, and combining the dimensions of activity and silence, incorporates Perth’s idea that “moment and eternity struggle in us.”
Pianist Agnese Egliņa tells about Imants Zemzars’ composition: “Several years ago, composer Imants Zemzaris sent me a letter with the score of the piano composition“ Mēnesnīca ”and a request to play it once. Spring time would be really suitable for that, because on April 14, Imants Zemzaris will celebrate his 70th anniversary. It will be a small gift from me to the composer and listeners at the festival. ”
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