Featuring:
Liepāja String Quartet:
Līga Baltābola (violin)
Jānis Baltābols (violin)
Annija Elizabete Meija (viola)
Dina Puķīte (cello)
Programme:
Johann Michael Haydn (1737–1806) Divertimento in D Major, MH319
Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) Two movements from Four Pieces for String Quartet, Op. 81
Joachim Raff (1822–1882) String Quartet In the Ancient Style, Op. 192 No. 6
The walls of Aizpute Baptist Church have heard much—prayers, silence, and rich harmonies of song. Now, they will resonate with the warm voices of string instruments.
The Liepāja String Quartet—Līga Baltābola, Jānis Baltābols, Annija Elizabete Meija, and Dina Puķīte—invites you to a concert where music speaks in an ancient tongue, yet pulses with a contemporary heartbeat.
The programme features Johann Michael Haydn’s Divertimento, radiating the clarity and lightness of Classicism; two movements from Mendelssohn’s Four Pieces for String Quartet, where Romanticism is still young, inquisitive, and full of lyrical longing; and Joachim Raff’s String Quartet In the Ancient Style—a musical kaleidoscope where Baroque and Romanticism meet like two travellers crossing the same bridge.
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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.
