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Concert cycles
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WinterFest
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Winterfest - that is Herman Braun Foundation’s annual International music festival. It is being held from November till the middle of February. The first one took place in 1999.
Winterfest is rather a set of concerts to celebrate the occasions of Christmas in December, New Year and Orthodox Christmas in January, consequently, and the regular anniversary of Herman Braun Foundation in February.
The concerts differ in their genre and programs with the participation of legendary maestros, famous young soloists, chamber ensembles, choirs, period music ensembles, jazz vocal groups, cross-over groups: the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Kremerata Baltica, Dmitry Bashkirov, Gidon Kremer, Marta Argerich, Muza Rubackyte, Piotr Anderszewski, Jevgeny Samoilov, Sivan Silver & Gil Garburg, the Katona Twins, Inga Kalna, Irina Dolzhenko, Antra Bigaca, Daishin Kashimoto, Andres Mustonen, Ramon Jaffe, Ilze Urbane, Baiba Skride, Vestard Shimkus, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Misia, Tokyo String Quartet, Guarneri String Quartet, Julliard String Quartet, choir Latvia, Latvian Radio Choir, the BBC singers, the Academy of Ancient music under Tatyana Grindenko, Villancico, Terem-quartet, Remake, Beni Schmid, Sexteto Canyengue, the Brazz Brothers, the King Singers, the Swingle Singers, Chanticleer, Intars Busulis, Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion. The famous Moscow male choir Pravoslavniye Pevchiye (the Orthodox Singers) performs annually.
During the festival Herman Braun Foundation launched new traditions of performing Bach’s Weihnachtoratorium, Handel’s Messiah and a unique Christmas charity concert Symphony of Toys.
Concerts in cycle
Date, time, place
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Concert
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Ticket prices
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08.01.2006
18:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russia)
Russian Orthodox male choir, choirmaster Georgy Smirnov. Program: Russian Orthodox Christmas songs.
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09.01.2006
19:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russia)
Russian Orthodox male choir, choirmaster Georgy Smirnov. Program: Russian Orthodox Christmas songs.
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10.01.2006
19:00
Ventspils
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russia)
Russian Orthodox male choir, choirmaster Georgy Smirnov. Program: Russian Orthodox Christmas songs.
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11.01.2006
19:00
Jçkabpils
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russia)
Russian Orthodox male choir, choirmaster Georgy Smirnov. Program: Russian Orthodox Christmas songs.
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12.01.2006
19:00
Valmiera,St.Simanis church
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russia)
Russian Orthodox male choir, choirmaster Georgy Smirnov. Program: Russian Orthodox Christmas songs.
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13.01.2006
19:00
Cçsis, St.John`s church
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russia)
Russian Orthodox male choir, choirmaster Georgy Smirnov. Program: Russian Orthodox Christmas songs.
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14.01.2006
18:00
Sigulda Concert Hall "Baltais Fligelis"
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russia)
Russian Orthodox male choir, choirmaster Georgy Smirnov. Program: Russian Orthodox Christmas songs.
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15.01.2006
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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Juilliard String quartet
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21.01.2006
19:00
Black Head House
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Muza Rubackyte (piano, France)
Programme: Mozart, Beethoven, Listz
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25.01.2006
19:00
Latvian National Drama theatre
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Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment (Great Britain)
Conductor Robin Ticciati. Program: Mozart. The UK’s leading period instruments ensemble.
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04.02.2006
18:00
Sigulda Concert Hall "Baltais Fligelis"
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The Silver-Garburg Piano Duo
Praised for their "lyric sensitivity, extraordinary inner perception and overwhelming technical mastering" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), the Silver-Garburg Piano Duo enjoys a flourishing international career in more than forty countries on the five continents. Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg founded their duo in 1997 and within a few years became one of the remarkable piano-duos on the international stages, gaining enthusiastic acclaim by music audiences and critics.
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05.02.2006
19:00
Black Head House
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The Silver-Garburg Piano Duo
Praised for their "lyric sensitivity, extraordinary inner perception and overwhelming technical mastering" (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), the Silver-Garburg Piano Duo enjoys a flourishing international career in more than forty countries on the five continents. Sivan Silver and Gil Garburg founded their duo in 1997 and within a few years became one of the remarkable piano-duos on the international stages, gaining enthusiastic acclaim by music audiences and critics.
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13.02.2006
19:00
Latvian National Opera
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Vocal ensemble Chanticleer (USA)
Winterfest festival closing and Herman Brown Foundation birthday!
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07.11.2006
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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Postcard from Brazil
The WINTERFEST opening concert
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18.11.2006
18:00
Great Guild Hall
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TOKYO STRING QUARTET (USA)
TOKYO STRING QUARTET (USA)
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29.11.2006
19:00
Latvian National Opera
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Gidon KREMER (violin) and Marta ARGERICH (piano)
The legendary duo!
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01.12.2006
20:00
Latvian National Opera
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Dee Dee BRIDGEWATER (USA)
J’ai deux amours…
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04.12.2006
20:00
Latvian National Opera
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KLAZZ BROTHERS & CUBA PERCUSSION (Germany) -
Classic meets Cuba
The Grammy nominees of the crossover for the first time in Riga!
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11.12.2006
20:00
Latvian National Opera
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MÍSIA – FADO DIVA (Portugal)
Drama Box
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17.12.2006
19:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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J.S. BACH – WEIHNACHTSORATORIUM (The Christmas Oratory)
Herman Braun Foundation presents the traditional Christmas concert
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21.12.2006
18:00
Majori Culture House, Jurmala
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SYMPHONY OF TOYS
From Lincoln Center, New York, to Riga! A Christmas charity concert to give everyone a moment of joy!
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23.12.2006
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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SYMPHONY OF TOYS
From Lincoln Center, New York, to Riga! A unique Christmas charity concert to give everyone a moment of joy!
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27.12.2006
19:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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G.F. Händel – MESSIAH
The mighty drama of human redemption
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