Organizer:
SIA "Hermaņa Brauna fonds", Reģ. Nr.40003377814, Jāņa iela 3, Rīga, tel. 67205444, e-pasts: hbf@hbf.lv
The Festival Gala Concert
Gala Galante
Inessa Galante, Stanislav Igolinsky (piano, Russia), David D'Or (counter tenor, Israel), Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion, Latvian National opera orchestra, Aleksandrs Viļumanis, conductor, and surprises
We welcome you to the exclusive circle of musicians!
Stanislav Igolinsky is a professor of the Moscow State Conservatory. Due to exceptional mastery his performing manner is known to be the last island of romanticism, and the musician himself - the true poet of the piano.
The patroness of the festival Inessa Galante (she was awarded Gold and Platinum discs for the continuing sales of her CDs) performs on the greatest opera stages of Europe and USA. In 2010 she appears in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at the Helsinki Opera.
For the first time Inese will sing with the guest from Israeli. David D'Or is a singer and composer. A countertenor is a winner of the Israeli awards. By 2008 nine of his albums had gone Platinum. He performs pop, rock, folk, klezmer, holy music, ancient chants, opera and baroque arias.
Famous classical melodies combined with hot Cuban rhythms: The Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion gets opera swinging. Their spontaneous improvisations become a sensation at every concert!
Latvian National Opera orchestra and one of the most remarkable Latvians conductors maestro Aleksandrs Viļumanis taking part in the Gala concert!
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A new tradition has come to Latvia's musical life in 2005. The famous musicians have taken part in the festival, among them Inessa Galante, Irina Dolzhenko, Antra Bigaca, Lili Larina, Sergej Larin, Anatoly Safiulin, Egils Silins, Mischa Maisky, Victoria Postnikova, Muza Rubackyte, Baiba Skride, Janine Jansen, Vadim Gluzman, Henk van Twillert, Inna Davidova, Josif Feigelson, Marcis Kulis, Aleksandr Rozhdestvensky, Intars Busulis, Victor Ritov, The Real Group, Cosmos, BRATSCH, Pepe Justicia and his ensemble of flamenco, Die Deutsche Kammerphilarmonie Bremen (conductor Paavo Järvi), the Latvian National Symphony orchestra (conductors Gennady Rozhdestvensky, Andris Nelsons and Aleksandrs Vilumanis), European Union Youth Orchestra (conductor Andrej Borejko). In 2005, December, Jurmala City Council rewarded Herman Braun Foundation with the Prize of the Year for successful realization of the first festival and valuable contribution to culture of the city.
The diversity of genres is one of the indispensable conditions of the festival. Famous opera and concert singers, jazzmen, soloists-instrumentalists, choirs, orchestras, folk dancers and vocal groups are coming here to enjoy the audience.
The second condition is the patronage of Inessa Galante, the brilliant Latvian singer, whose art is well known all over the world. She invites the participants personally; therefore the touch of intimacy has to make the mood of the festival more friendly and easy.
The organizers of the festival intend to give more than one concert daily. Some guests have agreed to meet with young musicians and give master-classes during the period of the festival.
Due to long-standing traditions, new ideas and high musical culture Jurmala has become a birthplace of this unique festival, which can get similar to such prestigious musical festivities as these ones in Salzburg, Glyndebourne, Kuhmo, Bregenz etc.
