2015 Festival Program

Friday

20.00 Opening. Beethoven. LNSO Piano Trio

J. Haydn – piano trio Nr. 39 G dur Hob. XV/25
L. van Beethoven – piano trio („Erchercoga trio”) B dur op. 97

Indulis Cintiņš (violin)
Dace Zālīte (cello)
Mārtiņš Zilberts (piano)

21.00 Children’s evening in the cinema tent

Animated film series “Lullabies of the World” (“Колыбельные мира”) from the МЕТРОНОМ ФИЛЬМ studio

21.30 Cello and Latvians

T. Ķeniņš – “Colloquens Patriae” for cello and piano
M. Einfelde – “Four Elegies for cello and piano
Ē. Ešenvalds – “The Last Letters” for cello and electronics
K. Pētersons – “Ground for electric cello
P. Plakidis – “Two Variations” for electric cello
L. Leimane – “Close-up” for cello and electronics
R. Kronlaks – “Lines. Interlaced” for cello and electronics
K. Pētersons – “Rīgas nakts” for cello and piano
I. Zemzaris – “Mēnesgaisma” for cello and piano

Ēriks Kiršfelds (cello)
Herta Hansena (piano)

22.30 Little Sins of Great Composers

F. Grothe – „Sing mit mir!”
B. Britten –„Cabaret songs”:
„Tell me the truth about love”
„Funeral blues”
„Johnny”
„Calypso”
A. Schoenberg – „Brettl-lieder”:
„Mahnung”
„Der genügsame Liebhaber”
„Seit ich so viele Weiber sah”
F. Kreisler – „Schön Rosmarin”, „Liebesleid”
K. Lācis – „Tango. Oskars Stroks”
E. Satie –„Je te veux”, „Tendrement”
K. Weill – „Je ne t‘aime pas”
W. Bolcom – „Cabaret songs”:
„Over the piano”
„Toothbrush time”
„Waitin”
„Song of Black Max”
„Amore”
„George”

Vizma Zvaigzne (soprano)
Jurijs Savkins (violin)
Aldis Liepiņš (piano)
Juris Žvikovs (piano)
Roberts Rubīns (video)
Dzintars Krūmiņš (animation and composition)
Baiba Grīna (make-up, costumes)

23.55 Jakob Noiman festival band

Saturday

02.00 Cinema screenings of contemporary operas

10.00 Morning stretches

Klinta Aze (gymnast)

10.40 Children’s morning. Performance “Clouds”

In the play “Clouds”, actors Artūrs and Andrejs will conduct various physical and artistic experiments to explain and show children in an understandable way how beautiful the world we live in is. Answers will be sought to the questions – how clouds, rain, snow and rainbows are formed, and how these phenomena can be obtained at home. This will be supplemented by scientific explanations and poems about the mysterious world of clouds.

Artūrs Putniņš (actor)
Andrejs Možeiko (actor)
Paula Pļavniece (director)

13.00 Orienteering game for the whole family

11.30 Morning Bach

J.S. Bach – Cello Suite No. 2 BWV 1008:
BWV-0802
BWV-0803
BWV-0804
BWV-0805
A. Altmanis – “Dedication to Bach”
B. Kovác – “Hommage a J. S. Bach”
L. Hyla – We Speak Etruscan

Guntis Kuzma (bass clarinet)
Arvidas Kazlauskas (saxophone)
Toms Auniņš (electronics)

14.00 Prepared Piano and John Cage

A prepared conversation about screws and erasers, white and black emotions, preparing prepared pianos and John Cage himself.

J. Cage Sonatas and interludes for prepared piano /excerpts. /1948/
II sonata
III sonata
I interlude
IV sonata
V sonata
VI sonata
II interlude
XII sonata
XIII sonata
XIV and XV Sonata (Gemini – after the work by Richard Lippold)

Juris Žvikovs (piano)

15.30 „La fiesta. La siesta” „Art-i-Shock”

M. Marais – “Les Folies d’Espagne” (cover of Trio “Art-i-Shock”)
R. Shchedrin – “A la Albenis” (arrangement by A. Pushkarev)
M. de Falla – “Siete canciones populares españolas” (cover of Trio “Art-i-Shock”):
“El paño moruno (Le drap mauresque)”
“Nana (Berceuse)”
“Canción (Chanson)”
“Polo”
Asturiana
“Jota”
F. Tárrega – “Recuerdos de la Alhambra”
E. Granados – “Intermezzo” (cover of Trio “Art-i-Shock”)
C. Corea – “La Fiesta” (arrangement by A. Pushkarev)

Guna Schne (cello)
Elina Endzel (percussion)
Agnese Egliņa (piano)

17.00 Performance “Poetry”

This is not only a poetic work, but also a research work. We want to find the poetic zone within ourselves, where poetry is necessary, and to understand what each of us expects from poetry. In our opinion, poetry is one of the most subjective arts, and we want to preserve this subjective expression of poetry by finding our own poems and poets. We want not to turn poetry into prose, not to lose its structure, rhythm, musical and poetic logic.

Actors: Jana Čivžele, Ivars Krasts, Ģirts Krūmiņš, Guna Zariņa, Kaspars Znotiņš

Direction, space – Māra Ķimele
Costumes – Jana Čivžele

19.00 XXI

A. Ķirse – „Krummi svaf í klettagjá” for soprano a cappella
A. Ķirse – „Neurostenia” for viola solo
A. Ķirse – „Am Moor” for soprano a cappella
G. Crumb – „Black angels” for electric string quartet
L. Leimane – „Silhouettes. Behaviours” for cello, percussion and piano (WORLD PREMIERE)

Agate Burkina, soprano
Pēteris Trausuns, viola
STRING QUARTET „FUTURUM”:
Margarita Obigalova, violin
Lelde Cīmure, violin
Ineta Abakuka, viola
Mārtiņs Gailis, cello
TRIO ART-I-SHOCK:
Guna Šnē, cello
Elīna Endzele, percussion
Agnese Egliņa, piano

21.00 Children’s Night Concert

R. Kalsons – “What do I do when I’m alone”
M. Lasmanis – “Lietiņš”
A. Maskats – “Toad Aria”
M. Lasmanis – “The Princess of Dew”
R. Kalsons – “The Song of the Snail”
G. Pelēcis – “Brown Moss”
R. Kalsons – “Snail”
R. Kalsons – “Sparrow”
S. Mežore – “Wolf with Frog”
R. Kalsons – “Rooster”
R. Kalsons – “Merry Devils”
R. Kalsons – “Match”
G. Pelēcis – “Roadmap”
G. Pelēcis – “Earthworms”

Toms Mežaraups (young singer)
Jolanta Strikaite (soprano)
Armands Siliņš (baritone)
Klāvs Mellis (storyteller)
Līga Willow (piano)

22.30 Opera. Duets

R. Leoncavallo – “Si può?” (from the opera Pajaci / Pagliacci)
G. Rossini – “Una voce poco fa” (from the opera “The Barber of Seville” / “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”)
G. Verdi – “Caro nome” (from the opera “Rigoletto” / “Rigoletto”)
G. Verdi – “Cortigiani, vil razza” (from the opera “Rigoletto” / “Rigoletto”)
G. Verdi – “Tutte le feste al tempio” (from the opera “Rigoletto” / “Rigoletto”)
G. Donizetti – “Il pallor funesto orrendo” (from the opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” / “Lucia di Lammermoor”)
G. Donizetti – “Regnava nel silenzio” (from the opera “Lucia di Lammermoor” / “Lucia di Lammermoor”)
N. Римский-Корсаков – “На тёплом синем море” (from the opera “Snow White” / “Снегурочка”)
N. Римский-Корсаков – “Постой, постой Sнегурочка!” (from the opera “Snow White” / “Снегурочка”)
N. Римский-Корсаков – “Великий царь..” (from the opera “Snow White” / “Снегурочка”)

Olga Pudova (soprano)
Armands Siliņš (baritone)
Jana Zubova (piano)

23.30 Latvian Blues band

Jānis “Bux” Bukovskis, guitar, vocals
Mārcis Kalniņš, bass guitar
Rolands “Rolx” Saulietis, drums
Artis Ločmelis, saxophone
Viesturs Grapmanis, trumpet

Sunday

2.00 Cinema screenings of contemporary operas

5.00 Dawn Concert

Oleksijs Demchenko (trumpet)
Aigars Reinis (organ)

10.00 Morning stretches

10.40 Drawing Theater

Varis Klausitājs (director)
Ingrīda Īvāne
Klāvs Mellis
Mārtiņš Zilberts (piano)
Aleksejs Bahirs (violin)

11.30 “Breakfast for four”

G. F. Handel – Overture from the opera “Rinaldo” (arranged by the ensemble “Breakfast for Four”)
A. Schnittke – “Suite in the Old Style”? (arranged by the ensemble “Breakfast in Four”)

“Ballet”
“Menuet”
“Fuga”

L. Celma-Kursiete – “Watermelon Seeds” (arranged by the ensemble “Breakfast in Four”)

Latvian folk song “The Sea Requires a Fine Mesh” (arranged by A. Krastiņš)

J. Cage – “Once upon a time” (arranged by the ensemble “Breakfast in Four”)

A. Klučnieks – Two parts from suite B3: 1. Bagatelle / 2. Bolero

A. Krastiņš – “Childhood Day Potpourri – Cartoons”

C. Bolling – “Espiegle from 2nd suite for flute and jazz trio” (arranged by the ensemble “Breakfast in Four”)

Andis KLUČNIEKS, flute
Jānis STAFECKIS, double bass
Mārtiņš ZILBERTS, piano
Aivars KRASTINŅŠ, percussion

13.00 Sister and Brother

J. Brahms – “Violin sonata no 3” op.108:
I “Allegro”
II “Adagio”
III “Un poco presto e con sentimento”
IV “Presto agitato”
C. Debussy – “Violin sonanta”:
I “Allegro vivo”
II “Intermède: fantasque et léger”
III “Finale: très animé”
G. Rossini/M.Castelnuovo – Rhapsody “Figaro”

Madara Liepiņa (violin)
Daumants Liepiņš (piano)

15.00 Closing. “Altera Veritas”

N. Gotham – “Heliotrope”
M. Viļums – “Sirjaanlyl number” (Blāzmas raksti)
I. Fernandez – “Bollo Milonga”
M. Tally – “Vool”
I. Mežaraups – “Possibilities and Longings” (Today and Yesterday)

“ALTERA VERITAS”:
Ieva Mežgaile, kokle
Anda Zabrovska, kokle
Andis Klučnieks, flute
Kaspars Gulbis, accordion

Every night:

Kristaps Pētersons
Three songs with poetry by Paul Celan, performed simultaneously for six voices and nine prepared pianos.

Recording performance
I “Allerseelen (Remembrance Day)”
II “Es war Erde in ihnen (There was earth in them)”
III “Ich kann Dich noch sehn (I can still see you)”

The recording was performed by:
Ieva Parša (mezzo-soprano)
Armands Siliņš (baritone)
Juris Žvikovs (1st piano part in the third song, as well as the vocal lines of the 2nd piano part in the first and second songs)
Kristaps Pētersons (Other piano parts)
Ralfs Šmīdbergs (3rd piano part vocal lines)
Tālis Timrots (sound engineer)