The Latvian Great Music Prize / Day will be on view at the Hanseatic platform
As is known, the Great Music Award or LMB is the highest Latvian state award in music. In 1993, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, at the initiative of the then Minister of Culture Raimonds Pauls, decided to honor the great achievements of every year in our country’s music life with a special prize. The high prestige of the LMB, both in the community and in the music community, is provided by a respectable jury, whose participants attend concerts throughout the year and meet every month. Evaluating the events of the year 2024 in Latvian music, the honorable jury was recognized by the seven members of the year as a pianist Richard Dubra piano music cycle created by pianist Reinis Zarins Crossing visions. Light.
The joy of being awarded the prizes in the tandem of the artists could be double, as Reina Zariņš’s performance with the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra and conductor Andris Vecumnieki program Sinfonia E. Question No answer February 17 at the Liepaja Concert Hall Amber was appreciated as the best concert of the year.
This spring has reopened the Latvian fervor to be proud of the success of others, even for a moment forgetting and feeling as part of them. It is no secret that there is a lot of millimeters in such competitions. It is only possible to imagine what composer Richard Dubram asked to beat his rivals Marin Gribinchik and Alexander Avramec in the fight for this statue created by artist Armand Jacobson. But it has happened, the prize is the second! – is a composer and so at Hanseatic Platel The central entrances will be available and available for self -responsibility from April 11th at 9 p.m. 15.00 until Wednesday, April 16, when the award -winning work is expected Crossing visions. Light Reading pianist Reina Zariņš.
It has already been said that the new, monumental piano cycle is based on the composer’s visions, personal reflections on the cross of the Cross – the last life of Christ’s life until the crucifixion of the Crucifer. Even before the work premiered, the author’s comment on the encouragement was:
“As a result of longer reflections, I realized that I wouldn’t really like to literally reflect what I said in the Bible text, but to express my instant feelings about what comes in the imagination of reading one or another sacred script. Dying and all in any case.
When the last chord of the premiere had already sounded, Richard Durba admitted that he had not imagined the power of spirituality to himself, for us, the audience. « A paradox or not, but I felt destroyed after writing this job. Also, I was destroyed. I really had a surprise that it works like that. And it works like that! » The composer admitted in an interview after the concert.
« This is the universe. They both found each other. When Reinis played today, I had the feeling that he was writing this music himself. Today and now. Very interesting composition! I think this composition with us and on the ground can only be played by Reinis, » Gore acknowledged a thrilled listener.
Tickets on the piano music cycle Crossing visions. Light Premiere in Riga, in the cultural space Hanseatic Planta 16 in April Ticket paradise in the trading network. As the concert approaches, the ticket price will rise. Restricted number of seated seats for sale.
