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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
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Date, time, place
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Concert
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Ticket prices
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06.01.2015
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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The Russian Virtuosi of Europe (chamber orchestra)
Program - Tchaikovsky
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08.01.2015
19:00
Cesis, Vidzeme concerhall CESIS
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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09.01.2015
19:00
Rezekne, Latgale Embassy GORS
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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10.01.2015
19:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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11.02.2015
19:00
Jelgava, Jelgava Culture Centre
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QUADRO NUEVO (world music quartet, Germany)
The festival Winterfest most excquisite GALA concert!
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12.02.2015
19:00
Concerthall RIGA
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QUADRO NUEVO (world music quartet, Germany)
The festival Winterfest most excquisite GALA concert!
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01.11.2015
18:00
LATVIAN NATIONAL LIBRARY ZIEDOÒA HALL (Rîga, Mûkusalas 3)
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The Katona Twins(guitar duo, Hungary)
International music festitival WINTERFEST opening
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12.11.2015
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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The Borodin String Quartet (Russia)
Programme Bethoven, Borodin, Shostakovich
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20.11.2015
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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Grand Prix winner of F. Liszt International piano contest 2014.
Mariam Batsashvili (piano, Georgia)
Programme Mozart, Liszt
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29.11.2015
17:00
Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation
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Tchaikovsky – 175
Program: Tchaikovsky’s Children's Album and The Seasons
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06.12.2015
19:00
Concerthall RÎGA
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AMSTERDAM KLEZMER BAND (Holland)
Two decades of irresistible Klezmer!
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10.12.2015
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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Symphony of Toys
A Christmas charity concert to give everyone a moment of joy!
SEATS AVAILABLE ONLY AT THE BALCONY!
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17.12.2015
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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