Concerts 2009
MIDDLE EAST DIALOGUESOctober 9 19:30 Grand Guild, Riga
Program: Saed Haddad "Alternative World-versions", Mārtiņš Viļums "Simurg", Chaya Czernowin "The hour glass bleeds still", Federico Gardella - Concerto for mandolin and orchestra. Performers: LATVIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conductor Zsolt NAGY (Germany), Noriko KAWAI (Great Britain / USA), Avi AVITAL (Israel)
Trio MOUZAR (Israel)
October 12 19:00 Mazā ģilde, Riga
Program: Federico Gardella "Berceuses", Edison Denisov "Chorale", world premieres of the works by Santa Bušs and Ruta Paidere, - world premiere, medieval music arranged for mandolin, trombone and piano performed by Trio MOUZAR (Israel)
Chamber mystery SHIRAZ
October 14 19:30 Great Guild Munster Hall, Riga
Works by Claude Viviere, Līga Celma and Santa Ratniece performed by SINFONIETTA RĪGA String Quartet, LATVIAN RADIO CHOIR Second Bass Group, Agnese EGLIŅA, Elizabete ŠĪRANTE, Gunta DAVIDČUKA (piano)
ARABIAN NIGHT with SINFONIETTA RĪGA
October 14 21:00 Great Guild, Riga
Works by Saed Haddad and improvisations performed by ensemble KHOURY-TRIO (Jordan / France), Andrejs OSOKINS, SINFONIETTA RĪGA, conductor Normunds ŠNĒ
TWILIGHT SONGS
October 22 20:00 St. Peter's Church, Riga
Works by Kristaps Pētersons, Santa Ratniece and Luca Francesconi performed by LATVIAN RADIO CHOIR, conductors Sigvards KĻAVA and Kaspars PUTNIŅŠ, double bass Kristaps PĒTERSONS
THE SOUND OF LANGUAGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST POETRY. Young composers' competition
October 23 22:00 Spīķeri Concert Hall, Riga
Performers: Baiba BERĶE, Gunta DAVIDČUKA, Elīna ENDZELE, Ēriks KIRŠFELDS, Herta HANSENA, conductors Sigvards KĻAVA and Kaspars PUTNIŅŠ
EXCHANGE. ICTUS
October 25 16:00 K Suns, Riga
Ensemble ICTUS (Belgium)
Fausto Romitelli video opera AN INDEX OF METAL
October 25 19:30 Great Guild, Riga
Performers: Ensemble ICTUS (Belgium), Donatienne MICHEL-DANSAC (soprano), conductor Georges ELIE-OCTORS, video Paolo PACHINI, Leonardo ROMOLI, text Kenka LEKOVICH
ARENA 2009
Trio MOUZAR (Israel)
LATVIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, conductor Zsolt Nagy (Germany)
SINFONIETTA RIGA Chamber Quartet (Latvia)
Gunta DAVIDČUKA, soprano (Latvia)
Kristaps PĒTERSONS, double bass (Latvia)
Noriko KAWAI, piano (UK / USA)