From 4 August until 20 August the “Rimbenieks” Music Festival, which is being held for the third time already, organized by the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra in cooperation with the Local Government of the South Kurzeme Municipality, will tour South Kurzeme with 10 different concerts.
The main focus of the Festival will be on chamber music, which will be performed by ensembles consisting of Liepāja Symphony Orchestra musicians, involving other soloists as well.
In the picturesque place called “Dēseles dzirnavas” music lovers will be delighted by a classy and summery mix of musical instruments, nature-reflecting, easy-to-understand music and top-class musicians, where alongside the talented Liepāja Symphony Orchestra musicians and the brilliant chamber musician Ieva Dzerve, also Amanda Tauriņa, a musician of the top-class European music band, the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra led by Andris Nelsons, will perform.
Featuring:
Egija SPROĢE (flute)
Amanda TAURIŅA (English horn)
Ingus NOVICĀNS (French horn)
Ieva DZĒRVE (piano)
Programme:
Karl MILLE (1878-1964) “Elegie” for English horn and piano
Dirk Michael KIRSCH (1965) “Trio Pastoral” for flute, English horn and piano
Kārlis RĒRIHS (1990) New work for flute, English horn, French horn and piano
Eric EWAZEN (1954) “Ballade, Pastorale and Dance” for flute, French horn and piano
ENTRANCE TO ALL THE FESTIVAL CONCERTS IS FREE!
The festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the South Kurzeme Municipality.
