Due to the extension of the state of emergency in Latvia, we regret to report that the “Spring Songs of Love” concert by the State Choir LATVIJA, originally postponed to April 24th, has been cancelled. The concert was originally scheduled for March 20th at 19.00 at St. Peter’s Church in Riga. We hope that as…
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What’s one of the most important factors for a productive working day? Of course, the right playlist which will help boost your energy and increase your concentration! With that in mind, we’re offering a special selection of recordings from the State Choir LATVIJA. This list features our choral artists’ favorite State Choir LATVIJA recordings: from…
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Continuing our stories about fantastic collaborations, we must mention Iveta Apkalna, the outstanding Latvian organist. Iveta Apkalna is one of the world’s most talented organists. Since 2016, she has been the principal organist of the Elbphilharmonie. Her playing unites deep musicality, impeccable technique, and unfailing emotion. The archive of Latvian Radio 3 includes four concert…
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Composer Ēriks Ešenvalds, conductor Māris Sirmais, and the State Choir LATVIJA share a special bond. Ēriks sang in the choir’s tenor section for nine years, and the choir has recorded two albums of Ēriks’ music. While we can’t go out to view the Northern Lights in person at the moment, we invite you to return…
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Today we invite listeners to pay a virtual visit to one of the world’s most impressive concert halls, the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall of the Moscow Philharmonic Society. The concert hall’s archive includes four concerts featuring the State Choir LATVIJA. The oldest recording in the hall’s archive featuring the State Choir LATVIJA is a concert from…
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Music is a great way to pass the time, especially at the moment, when one of the most important things is to #stayhome. While the choral artists of the State Choir LATVIJA are spending their days at home and their concert performances have been put on pause, we would like to invite listeners to revisit…
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Due to the state of emergency declared by the Republic of Latvia, the concert will be rescheduled for April 24th. Tickets purchased for the March 20th performance will be valid for the new concert date. In the event of any questions or concerns, contact the concert organizers by writing to info@koris.lv.
For the safety of our audience and artists, as well as to comply with the parliamentary decree, all State Choir LATVIJA concerts are canceled from March 13 until April 14. Scheduled concerts will be moved to a later date where possible. Information about rescheduled event times will be announced in the near future. In the…
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On March 20th, the State Choir LATVIJA and its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Māris Sirmais will invite audiences to celebrate the beginning of spring. The concert, Spring Love Songs, will launch Four Seasons, the choir’s cycle of solo concerts which will be performed throughout the year at St. Peter’s Church in Riga. The spring…
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We are proud to have received two nominations from the annual Golden Microphone Award, Latvia’s highest honor for recorded music. Together with our colleagues in the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the Wind Orchestra “RIGA” and soprano Laura Teivāne, we have been nominated in the Classical and Choral Music category with our recording of the works…
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On January 6th, the Normunds Naumanis Annual Award for Criticism was presented for the fifth time at NN Night at the New Riga Theater. The award was received by theater critic Silvija Radzobe. Lauma Malnace, music critic and member of the State Choir LATVIJA, won the Young Critic’s Encouragement Award, acknowledging her reviews written for…
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The State Choir LATVIJA will delight its smallest listeners! This year, the “Celebration in the Choir’s Palace” children’s concert programme will also travel outside of Riga. Featuring songs of Arvīds Žilinskis, the concert will first take place on December 27th at 13:00 in the Zirgu Street Concert Hall. Tickets: https://www.bilesuparadize.lv/en/events/event/78951 Immediately after the concert, the…
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The State Choir LATVIJA has begun a concert tour in Spain, joining the Orquestra de Cadaqués and the outstanding conductor Gianandrea Noseda in three performances of Beethoveen’s Missa Solemnis. The first concert of the tour will take place on December 10th at 8 p.m. in the Mozart Hall of the Auditorio de Zaragoza – renowned…
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The State Choir LATVIJA, with its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Māris Sirmais, will take part in three music festivals in Canada between the 3rd and 13th of July, 2019. The New York Times has described the State Choir LATVIJA’s sound as “exquisite, beautiful and magnificent”. The State Choir LATVIJA will present audiences on its…
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A program dedicated to the greats of French music will be performed on August 20th at Riga’s Dome Cathedral. We will mark the 175th birthday of the French master of organ music, Charles-Marie Widor, with a performance of his Mass, which is performed extensively worldwide. We will also mark Francis Poulenc’s 120th birthday, in honor…
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