MARCH NEWS 2014
329TH JUBILEE OF BACH
Bach’s jubilee will be celebrated in a concert planned as part of the project ‘Windstream 2014 in the sign of Bach’ on March 31,2014. Professional brass orchestra Rīga conducted by Mārtiņš Ozoliņš will perform arrangements of Bach for wind instruments commissioned to Latvian composers. Bach dance suites and instrumental music will come to the forefront in this concert where musicians will aim at creating modern sound of brass orchestra and the rhythmic design to align it with the XXI century.
Sourse: http://riga2014.org/
CONCERT OF GIDON KREMER AND 'KREMERATA BALTICA'
Within the project of the European Capital of Culture 2014, Gidon Kremer and ‘Kremerata Baltica’ will give concert of the Culture Hall ‘Ziemeļblāzma’ on March 7, 2014. Creative work of Augusts Dombrovskis, who was a violin maker, a wood tradesman as well as a patron of art, served as an inspiration source to make the concert.
Sourse: http://riga2014.org/
WINTER FESTIVAL
Within the project of the European Capital of Culture 2014 from the March 1 till March 9,2014 the Winter festival is taking place in Sigulda. Winter festival will offer themed exhibitions, invite the public to view skiing and snowboarding competitions, winter fishing and bathing, automobile show on ice, special championship in sledging on spades and frying pans, unique concert of musicians who have been successful in sports as well as artistically, a conference, a winter party and Winter Olympics in ten athletic disciplines. The opening event will be a unique show combining the talents of amateur artists, sports clubs and ‘Aerodium’ School of flying, created specially for 2014.
Sourse: http://riga2014.org , http://www.sigulda.lv
/ 24.03.2014 /