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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
11.01.2017  19:00 Riga Dome Cathedral	PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia) PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
25.01.2017  19:00 Black Head House	Elīna Bukša (violin) & Pavel Kolesnikov (piano) Program D.Shostakovich, V.A.Mozart, C.Franck
13.02.2017  19:00 Great Guild Hall	Herman Braun Foundation 19th birthday! JANOSKA ENSEMBLE (piano quartet, Slovakia/ Austria) From classics to jazz Janoska style is a whiff of fresh air!
12.11.2017  19:00 Great Guild Hall	WINTERFEST festival opening WINTERFEST festival opening featuring legendary Vyacheslav Ganelin!
12.12.2017  19:00 Great Guild Hall	Symphony of Toys A Christmas charity concert to give everyone a moment of joy!
14.12.2017  20:00 Riga St. John church (Sv.Jāņa baznīca)	The Night Prayer The extraordinary interpretation of the sacred music in the twilight
19.12.2017  19:00 Great Guild Hall	Symphony of Toys A Christmas charity concert to give everyone a moment of joy!