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Concert cycles
WinterFest
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Winterfest - that is Herman Braun Foundations 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 Bachs Weihnachtoratorium, Handels 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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08.01.2008
19:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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09.01.2008
19:00
Ogre Center of Culture
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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10.01.2008
19:30
Cesvaine High School
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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11.01.2008
19:00
Krustpils House of Culture
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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12.01.2008
18:00
Sigulda Concert Hall "Baltais Fligelis"
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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13.01.2008
19:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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14.01.2008
18:00
Valmiera, St.Simanis Church
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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15.01.2008
19:00
Ventspils Centre of Culture
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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19.01.2008
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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KREMERATA BALTICA &
Piotr Anderszewski (piano)
Program Haydn, Mozart
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22.01.2008
19:00
Latvian National Opera
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THE KINGS SINGERS (Great Britain)
Program: music from Renaissance to contemporary
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31.01.2008
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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I Virtuosi Italiani (chamber orchestra Italy)
Program: Vivaldi, Rossini, Rota
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03.02.2008
19:00
Riga St. John church (Sv.Jāņa baznīca)
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La Petite Bande (period orchestra, Belgium)
With the sounds of baroque
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11.02.2008
19:00
Latvian National Opera
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The 10th Anniversary of the Herman Braun Foundation!
Gala concert
Inessa Galante, Inga Kalna, Antra Bigača, Irina Dolzhenko, Egils Siliņš, Alexey Safiulin, Anatoly Safiulin, Sergej Jēgers, Intars Busulis, Vadim Gluzman, Angela Yoffe, Ilze Urbāne, Elīna Bukša, Roman Manuilov, Natalya Dirvuk, Arthur Tsinguyev, Inna Davidova, Cosmos, Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion, LNO orchestra. Conductor Aleksandr Viļumanis
Stage director Uģis Brikmanis
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12.02.2008
19:00
Latvian National Opera
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The 10th Anniversary of the Herman Braun Foundation!
Gala concert
Inessa Galante, Inga Kalna, Antra Bigača, Irina Dolzhenko, Egils Siliņš, Alexey Safiulin, Anatoly Safiulin, Sergej Jēgers, Intars Busulis, Vadim Gluzman, Angela Yoffe, Ilze Urbāne, Elīna Bukša, Roman Manuilov, Natalya Dirvuk, Arthur Tsinguyev, Inna Davidova, Cosmos, Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion, LNO orchestra. Conductor Aleksandr Viļumanis
Stage director Uģis Brikmanis
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25.11.2008
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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Midori (violin, Japan),
Charles Abramovic (piano, USA)
Program Bach, Schubert, Fauré, Shostakovich
Brilliance! Power! Emotions!
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07.12.2008
19:00
Black Head House
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The Artemis Quartet (string quartet, Germany)
Program Schubert, Beethoven
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11.12.2008
20:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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THE NIGHT PRAYER
The extraordinary interpretation of the sacred music in the twilight
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14.12.2008
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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Inga Kalna (soprano)
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Diana Ketler (piano)
Program Schubert, Richard Strauss
The new program of our famous musicians!
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17.12.2008
19:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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Ave Maria CDs concert-presentation
Inessa Galante (soprano) &
Aivars Kalējs (organ)
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21.12.2008
18:00
Black Head House
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Stūrestepa Serenades -
The Golden Age of the violin repertoire
Program - Bach, Vivaldi, Paganini, Tchaikovsky etc
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of professor Voldemārs Stūresteps
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22.12.2008
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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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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27.12.2008
19:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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G.F.Handel Messiah
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28.12.2008
16:00
Liepāja St.Luter Church
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G.F.Handel Messiah
The mighty drama of human redemption
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