Featuring:
Jolanta Strikaite (soprano)
Mārtiņš Zvīgulis (tenor)
Rihards Mačanovskis (baritone)
Youth Choir "Kamēr…"
Liepāja Symphony Orchestra
Conductor:
Jurģis Cābulis
Programme:
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) The Creation (oratorio)
The site where once stood a Livonian Order castle will become the stage for a miracle of creation. As a grand finale to the Rimbenieks festival, Joseph Haydn’s oratorio The Creation— a cornerstone of Western musical heritage—will resound at the Grobiņa Castle Ruins Open-Air Stage. In this masterpiece, music becomes light born from chaos.
Inspired by the biblical story of the world’s creation—from primordial chaos to Adam and Eve—and by John Milton’s Paradise Lost, this work is both a theological message and a human expression of awe at the beauty of the world. One can hear the rumble of darkness, the first light of morning, birdsong, and the waves of the sea. Haydn creates the world not with words, but with sound.
The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, the choir Kamēr…, and soloists Jolanta Strikaite, Mārtiņš Zvīgulis, and Rihards Mačanovskis, under the direction of conductor Jurģis Cābulis, will allow the audience to experience this moment of creation as a living event—among ruins, under the sky, and through music.
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Started in 2021, the music festival "Rimbenieks" organized by the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra will tour Southern Kurzeme regions once again this August, offering several exquisite musical events. A number concerts will be given in towns and villages of the region from 1 August to 17 August, gathering top class artists and passionate listeners and creating an unforgettable musical experience.
The content cornerstone at the “Rimbenieks” festival is chamber music, which is played by ensembles made up of the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra musicians, engaging their like-minded fellows and closest stage friends.
The entrance to the "Rimbenieks" Festival concerts is free of charge.
The "Rimbenieks" Festival is a journey through space, time, and music that reveals new worlds of sound to listeners and creates unforgettable emotions.
The South Kurzeme Music Festival "Rimbenieks" is implemented within the framework of the program "Liepāja 2027", using funding allocated by the Ministry of Culture, the city of Liepāja, South Kurzeme and Kuldīga regions. The festival is supported by LSEZ Terrabalt SIA.
