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Concert cycles
WinterFest

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.

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Date, time, place	Concert	Ticket prices
10.01.2007  19:00 Ventspils concert hall Jūras vārti	PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia) Russain Orthodox Christmas songs
12.01.2007  19:00 Cesis St.John`s church	PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia) PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
13.01.2007  18:00 Sigulda Concert Hall "Baltais Fligelis"	PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
14.01.2007  19:00 Riga Dome Cathedral	PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia) January 10 – 14 – concerts in Latvia cities Russian Orthodox Christmas songs
16.01.2007  19:00 Jēkabpils Concert Hall	RUSSIAN SOUL Irina Dolzhenko (mezzo soprano, Russia), Anatoly Safiulin (bass, Germany), Inna Davidova (piano) Songs and duos by Russian composers
17.01.2007  19:00 Latvian National Opera	RUSSIAN SOUL Irina Dolzhenko (mezzo soprano, Russia), Anatoly Safiulin (bass, Germany), Inna Davidova (piano) Songs and duos by Russian composers
20.01.2007  18:00 Sigulda Concert Hall "Baltais Fligelis"	RUSSIAN SOUL Irina Dolzhenko (mezzo soprano, Russia), Anatoly Safiulin (bass, Germany), Inna Davidova (piano) Songs and duos by Russian composers
21.01.2007  18:00 Black Head House	RUSSIAN SOUL Irina Dolzhenko (mezzo soprano, Russia), Anatoly Safiulin (bass, Germany), Inna Davidova (piano) Songs and duos by Russian composers
27.01.2007  19:00 Black Head House	MUSIC OF THE ITALIAN BAROQUE Andres Mustonen (violin, Estonia), Ramon Yaffe (violoncello, Germany), Ivo Sillamaa (harpsichord, Estonia). Program: Vivaldi, Corelli, Tartini
14.02.2007  19:00 Latvian National Opera	G-STRINGS (Germany) & Intars Busulis The miracle of crossover!
15.02.2007  19:00 Sigulda Concert Hall "Baltais Fligelis"	G-STRINGS (Germany) & Intars Busulis The miracle of crossover!
24.10.2007  19:00 Small Guild Hall	Elīna BUKŠA (violin) & Olita Liepiņa (piano) Program – chef-d’oeuvres by Bach, Wienawsky, Tchaikovsky etc
05.11.2007  20:00 Latvian National Opera	The Swingle Singers (United Kingdom) The Swingle Singers (United Kingdom)
09.11.2007  19:00 Riga St. John church (Sv.Jāņa baznīca)	Latvian Radio Choir Stephen Layton, conductor (United Kingdom) Program – Purcell, Byrd, Britten
10.11.2007  19:00 Great Guild Hall	Paul Galbraith (guitar, Great Britain) Program – Byrd, Bach, Mozart, Webern, Camargo Guarnieri
12.11.2007  20:00 Latvian National Opera	KOLSIMCHA – The World Quintet KOLSIMCHA – The World Quintet
25.11.2007  19:00 Great Guild Hall	BENI SCHMID( violin, Austria) From Fritz to Django
03.12.2007  20:00 Latvian National Opera	JAZZ-TANGO Richard Galliano (accordion, France) and Tangaria quartet
04.12.2007  19:00 Black Head House	AURATA QUINTET International piano quintet Program: Schubert, Brahms
12.12.2007  21:00 Riga Dome Cathedral	THE NIGHT PRAYER Latvian Radio Choir COSMOS vocal group
13.12.2007  19:00 Great Guild Hall	HORTUS MUSICUS (Estonia) Program Waiting for Christmas
14.12.2007  19:00 Great Guild Hall	Tallinn Chamber Orchestra & Dmitry Sitkovetsky (violin) Program – Bach, Tartini, Stravinsky, Pärt, Schostakovitch
14.12.2007  19:00 Cesis Culture Centre	HORTUS MUSICUS (Estonia) Program Waiting for Christmas
15.12.2007  18:00 Latvian National Opera	PUTNI vocal group Program - Juris Ābols, Georgs Pelēcis, Rihards Dubra
16.12.2007  15:00 Latvian National Opera	PUTNI vocal group Program - Juris Ābols, Georgs Pelēcis, Rihards Dubra
18.12.2007  19:00 Latvian National Opera	PUTNI vocal group Program - Juris Ābols, Georgs Pelēcis, Rihards Dubra
19.12.2007  20:30 Riga St. John church (Sv.Jāņa baznīca)	PUTNI vocal group Program - Juris Ābols, Georgs Pelēcis, Rihards Dubra
21.12.2007  17:00 Jēkabpils Public House	Symphony of Toys Soloists - Ilze Urbāne (flute), Andris Pauls (violin), Margarita Žuravļova-Kreina (violin), Mona Zariņa (cello) and others Chamber orchestra Arkady Fomin, conductor (USA)
22.12.2007  19:00 Great Guild Hall	Symphony of Toys Soloists - Ilze Urbāne (flute), Andris Pauls (violin), Margarita Žuravļova-Kreina (violin), Mona Zariņa (cello) and others Chamber orchestra Arkady Fomin, conductor (USA)
23.12.2007  15:00 Kauguri Centre of Culture	Symphony of Toys Soloists - Ilze Urbāne (flute), Andris Pauls (violin), Margarita Žuravļova-Kreina (violin), Mona Zariņa (cello) and others Chamber orchestra Arkady Fomin, conductor (USA)
23.12.2007  18:00 Riga Dome Cathedral	J.S. BACH – WEIHNACHTSORATORIUM (The Christmas Oratory) Soloists: Evija Martinsone (sopano), Antra Bigača (alto), Viesturs Jansons (tenor), Andris Gailis (baritone) The State Choir Latvia, The Baroque Chamber Orchestra Andris Veismanis, conductor
26.12.2007  18:00 Museum of the history of Riga and navigation	Clavier Trio (piano trio, USA) Program: Beethoven, Ravel, Tchaikovsky
27.12.2007  19:00 Riga Dome Cathedral	G.F.Handel – MESSIAH Soloists: Evija Martinsone (soprano), Antra Bigača (alto), Mati Turi (tenor, Estonia), Jānis Misiņš (bass) The Latvian Radio Choir (artistic director Sigvards Kļava), The Baroque Chamber Orchestra Andris Veismanis, conductor The mighty drama of human redemption!
29.12.2007  19:00 Black Head House	Daishin Kashimoto (violin, Japan)& Muza Rubackyte (piano, France) Daishin Kashimoto (violin, Japan)& Muza Rubackyte (piano, France)