The now eagerly awaited tradition – the State Chamber Orchestra Sinfonietta Rīga concert series Summer Night Chamber Music – will once again take place at the Zuzeum Art Centre, this year in the height of August. It’s that time when summer’s splendor still fills the days, yet the evenings already carry a whisper of autumn in the air. These nostalgic seasonal transformations are perfectly suited to the essence of chamber music! Adding a special atmosphere to this year’s series will be the opportunity to view, in person, Zuzeum presentation of a powerful solo exhibition by the influential Austrian sculptor Erwin Wurm.
THE EVERGREEN ACACIA TREEE
Programme:
Carl Maria von Weber Clarinet Quintet op.34
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quintet for piano on winds Es-dur KV452
Leoš Janáček "Mládí" (Youth) Woodwind sextet
Participants:
Vita Rozēna – Gaļicka /flute/
Māris Kuģis /oboe/
Mārtiņš Circenis /clarinet/
Sigurds Lallo /bass clarinet/
Pauls Gendrikovs /bassoon/
Māris Evelons /french horn/
Antti Petteri Kortelainen /violin/
Signe Šteimane /violin/
Ineta Abakuka /viola/
Madara Norbūte /cello/
Evelīna Jēkabsone /piano/
This year’s concluding concert, “The Evergreen Acacia Tree,” is rooted in three cornerstone works of the chamber music canon.
Alongside Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Quintet – a work the composer himself considered one of his greatest – the program features Carl Maria von Weber’s Clarinet Quintet, composed a quarter-century later and brimming with virtuosity, spirited flair, and captivating melodicism.
Adding vibrant foliage to this already lush musical garden is Leoš Janáček’s “Youth,” a wind sextet composed nearly a century ago. With its folk rhythms, bright nostalgia, tasteful spark of humor, and memorable melodic motifs, this Czech master’s work brings the series to a graceful and uplifting close.
Concert tickets are available in several price categories:
Standart concert ticket: 25 EUR
Concert ticket with discount (students, seniors): 15 EUR
Concert series subscription (all four concerts): 60 EUR
Concert series with discount (students, seniors): 40 EUR
Ticket prices at the day of the concert at the Zuzeum ticket counter:
Standart concert ticket: 28 EUR
Concert ticket with discount (students, seniors): 18 EUR
Tickets are limited. Purchased tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged.
Zuzeum Cafe and Bar will be available at the event. Entrance with food and drinks purchased outside the Zuzeum is prohibited.
The “Summer Night Chamber Music” cycle is organized by the Sinfonietta Rīga Foundation, Latvijas Koncerti, and Zuzeum.
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