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Concert cycles
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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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Date, time, place
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Concert
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Ticket prices
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10.01.2019
20:00
Riga Dome Cathedral
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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11.01.2019
18:00
Rezekne, GORS
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PRAVOSLAVNIYE PEVCHIYE (Russian Orthodox male choir, Russia)
Choirmaster Georgy Smirnov
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13.02.2019
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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TEREM - QUARTET (Russia)
Breaking down nearly every conceivable genre barrier, this ensemble has changed our perception of not just what a quartet can be, but what music can be in the 21st-century global village.
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09.11.2019
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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DAVID GAZAROV JAZZ TRIO
WINTERFEST festival opening night
Winterfest opening night
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23.11.2019
19:00
ARTISSIMO CONCERT HALL
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PIANO DUO
Roksana Tarvide & Kaspars Bumbiss
Piano duo evening
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28.11.2019
19:00
ARTISSIMO CONCERT HALL (Valnu 9-7 )
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VESTARD SHIMKUS (PIANO) introducing new programme M.RAVEL
Programme - M.Ravel
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09.12.2019
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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I MUSICI DI ROMA (chamber orchestra, Italy)
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PEPE ROMERO (guitar, Spain)
LEGENDARY I MUSICI TOGEATHER WITH PEPE ROMERO!
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16.12.2019
19:00
Great Guild Hall
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Symphony of Toys
Christmas charity concert
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20.12.2019
19:00
Riga St. John church (Sv.Jāņa baznīca)
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The Night Prayer
The extraordinary interpretation of the sacred music in the twilight
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23.12.2019
19:00
Riga St. John church (Sv.Jāņa baznīca)
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EGILS SILINSH (basso) and
Edite Alpe (organ)
Sacred music concert
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29.12.2019
18:00
ARTISSIMO Concerthall (Valnu str. 9, 5 floor, entrance from Zirgu str.)
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MUZA RUBACKYTE (piano)
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Dmitry Makhtin (violin)
Exquisit duo with very special programme - only in ARTISSIMO Concerthall!
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