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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
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Ticket prices
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09.01.2010
19:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
Soloist Inga Kalna (soprano)
Russian Orthodox Christmas songs!
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10.01.2010
16:00
Ventspils theatre Jūras vārti
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
Soloist Inga Kalna (soprano)
Russian Orthodox Christmas songs!
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13.01.2010
18:00
Jelgava Town Center of Culture
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Russian Soul
Russian songs and romances!
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14.01.2010
19:00
Skrīveri Center of Culture
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Russian Soul
Russian songs and romances!
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15.01.2010
19:00
Ventspils Center of Culture
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Russian Soul
Russian songs and romances!
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17.01.2010
19:00
Small Guild Hall
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Russian Soul
Russian songs and romances!
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28.01.2010
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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Vestards Šimkus (piano)
Program: Chopin
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29.01.2010
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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Vestards Šimkus (piano)
Program: Chopin
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04.02.2010
17:00
Latvian National Opera
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Antra Bigača (mezzo soprano)
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Ventis Zilberts (piano)
Latvian composers songs 1950-2000
CDs concert-presentation
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08.02.2010
20:00
Latvian National Opera
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CHANTICLEER (vocal group, USA)
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09.02.2010
19:00
Cēsis 2. secondary school
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CHANTICLEER (vocal group, USA)
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13.02.2010
20:00
Great Guild Hall
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ECHOES OF SWING (jazz quartet)
Program: 4 Jokers in The Pack
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05.11.2010
19:00
Latvian National Opera
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Evgeny Kissin (piano)
Program Chopin
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08.11.2010
19:00
Latvian National Opera
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Evening of one-act ballets
Chopiniana, Mikhail Fokins choreography;
Illusive Ball, Dmitri Briantzevs choreography.
Students of the Riga Choreography School, the ballet soloists of the LNO and Moscow Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theatre
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12.12.2010
19:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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The Night Prayer
Latvian Radio Choir,
Schola cantorum Riga.
Sigvards Kļava, conductor.
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22.12.2010
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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29.12.2010
19:00
Black Head House
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CLAVIER TRIO (piano trio, USA)
Program Auerbach, Schonberg, Rachmaninoff
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