Wenceslas Fuchs, the leading clarinetist of the Berlin Philharmonic, will perform in Cēsis

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A violinist will perform in Cesis Kristīne Balanas, The leading clarinetist of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra, Wenceslas Fuchs, and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, a graduate of the Karayan Academy and the Latvian Orchestra of Young Musicians, conducted by Canadian conductor Stanley Dods.

The organizers of the concert remind that on February 1, 1921, diplomatic relations were established between Latvia and Germany when Germany de iure acknowledged the existence of the Latvian state. On August 28, 1991, bilateral relations between the two countries were resumed. The German Embassy in Latvia has decided to celebrate these historical events with a special concert in the Concert Hall “Cēsis”, in the creation of which significant creative forces in the world music scene have been involved.

“Music unites our countries in a very special way. It is nice that after a long refusal, it is possible to enjoy music in person again,” says Christian Heldt, the German Ambassador to Latvia.

The program will be opened by Mozart’s “Musical Joke”, followed by a concert by his clarinet – one of the composer’s last works before his untimely death. The concert is written for the first clarinet virtuoso in the history of music, Anton Stadler, and will be performed by the Austrian interpretation of Wenceslas Fuchs. The program also includes works by film music master Nino Rota. Kristīne Balana, the artist of this year’s residence in the Cēsis Concert Hall, will play baroque
composer and violinist Pietro Lokatelli “Laberinto Armonico”.

Kristīne Balanas, a violinist at this year’s residence in the Cēsis Concert Hall, has won several international competitions, as well as received the 2018 Grand Music Award in the Young Artist of the Year category and the Fundación Excelentia Young Talent Award from Queen Sofia of Spain. Kristīne has performed as a soloist with many of the world’s leading orchestras – the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Paris Chamber Orchestra and others, frequently visiting concert halls such as the Berlin Philharmonic, Southbank Center and Carnegie Hall.

Since 1993, Wenzel Fuchs has played the clarinet solo in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and taught at the Karayan Academy. He is a professor at the Hans Eisler University of Music (2008-2013) and a visiting professor at the Tokyo University of the Arts. In 2015, Fuchs became a professor at Mozarteum University in Salzburg. In addition to masterclasses in Japan, Europe and the United States, he has performed worldwide as a clarinet soloist, performing with orchestras such as the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Chinese National Symphony Orchestra, the Korean and Berlin Symphony Orchestras, and the Berlin Philharmonic.

Stanley Dodds, a graduate of the Karajan Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic and a young Latvian musician, will conduct the Cesis in Cēsis, the chief conductor of the Berlin Symphony Orchestra. Previously, as a guest conductor, he has collaborated with orchestras such as the Hamburger Symphoniker, the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Jena Philharmonic, the I Pomeriggi Musicale Milano, and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Dodge has participated in the largest European festivals in Salzburg, Baden-Baden, Berlin and Munich.

Tickets for the concert can be purchased “Ticket Paradise” box offices. Concert tickets are valid only in conjunction with a Covid-19 vaccination or illness certificate, which certifies that the visitor has completed a full course of vaccination against Covid-19 or has been ill with Covid-19 in the last six months. When attending the event, an identity document, a personalized ticket and a valid certificate must be presented. The organizers ask to arrive at the event in time.

From July 13, the exhibition “My Space” by the painter Ilze Preisa can be seen in the art gallery of the Concert Hall “Cēsis”. The opening of the exhibition is expected on July 24 before the concert “Labyrinth of Music”, because Preisa has also had a creative connection with Germany – she studied at the Berlin Academy of Arts.

Interested parties with a Covid-19 vaccination or disease certificate, as well as a previous negative Covid-19 test are invited to participate in the opening of the exhibition.

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