Festivals

SPRING FESTIVAL WINDSTREAM

Since 2010 Orchestra RIGA organizes the Spring Festival WINDSTREAM that is recived with great enthusiasm by the audiences of Riga.

Festival concerts

Opening of the Festival TANGO, FLAMENCO, JAZZ

Conductor Valdis Butāns
Soloist Oskars Petrauskis

DONA NOBIS PACEM

Conductor Valdis Butāns
Participating The Latvian Radio Choir

FREEBIRDS and SOLO FLIGHT

Conductor Mārtiņš Ozoliņš
Soloists Orchestra RIGA musicians

GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT

Conductor Ferrer Ferran (Spain)
Soloist Aivars Osītis (Trumpet)

REQUIEM LATVIENSE

Orchestra RIGA
Participating State Academic Choir “Latvija”
Conductor Valdis Butāns
Soloists: Kristīne Gailīte (soprano), Ieva Parša (mezzo soprano), Sergejs Jēgers (countertenor), Krišjānis Norvelis (bass)

THE GREEN BOOK IN MUSIC

Orchestra "RIGA"
Conductor Jānis Liepiņš
Soloists: Inga Sļubovska- Kancēviča (soprano) and Armands Siliņš (baritone)

I WANT YOUR PHOTO!

Orchestra "RIGA"
Conductor Valdis Butāns
Vocal goup "FRAMEST"
Soloists and actors: Dita Lūriņa-Egliena, Ilona Bagele, Daumants Kalniņš, Mārtiņš Brūveris and Egils Melbārdis
Programme: Latvian music in the thirties of the 20th century

LEONARD BERNSTEIN - 100

Spring festival "WINDSTREAM" opening concert Orchestra „Riga”
Conductor Kaspars Ādamsons
Soloists Annija Putniņa and Mihails Čuļpajevs

THE APOCALYPTIC SYMPHONY

Concert in remebrance of communist genocide victims
Orchestra „Riga”
Conductor Valdis Butāns
Participating: Iveta Romancāne, Inese Romancāne
Agnese Urka, Ilze Bērziņa

GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT

Orchestra „Riga”
Conductor Jānis Ozols
Soloists: Jolanta Strikaite, Ieva Parša
Raimonds Bramanis, Rihards Mačanovskis
Participating Mixed choir „Maska” and „Pa Saulei"

LATVIAN LANDSCAPES IN SOUNDS AND COLORS

Easter Monday with Orchestra „Riga”

MOMENT FOR MORRICONE AND THE GIRL FROM IPANEMA

Spring festival "WINDSTREAM" Closing Night
Orchestra „Riga”
Soloist Aija Vītoliņa

FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT

Orchestra RIGA
Conductor Andris Poga
Soloists: Oskars Petrauskis (saxophone), Guntars Freibers (percussions)

REQUIEM

Orchestra RIGA
Choir LATVIJA
Conductor Valdis Butāns
Soloists: Jūlija Vasiļjeva, Mihails Čuļpajevs

VOICES OF SPRING. STRAUSS. OFFENBACH. VON SUPPE.

Orchestra RIGA
Conductor Kaspars Ādamsons
Soloists: Inga Šļubovska-Kancēviča (soprano), Laura Grecka (alto), Mihails Čulpajevs (tenor), Rihards Mačanovskis (baritone)

MARCO POLO. STORIES OF INDIA.

Orchestra RIGA
Conductor Valdis Butāns
Soloists: Anatolijs Popovs (sitar), Balraj Sigh (tabla), Raimonds Gulbis (bassoon)

GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT

Orchestra RIGA
Choirs: Maska, PaSaulei
Conductor Jānis Ozols
Soloists: Elīna Šimkus (soprano), Rihards Mačanovskis (baritone)

OPENING OF THE FESTIVAL

Orchestra RIGA
Conductor Douglas Bostock
Soloist Agnese Egliņa (piano)

PIAZZOLLA IN PARIS

Orchestra RIGA
Tango Sin Quinto
Conductor Valdis Butāns
Soloist: Artūrs Noviks (accordion)

AUTUMN WALTZ

Orchestra RIGA
Conductor Valdis Butāns

AND PEACE ON EARTH

Orchestra RIGA
Conductor Valdis Butāns
Producer Kārlis Anitens

GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT

Orchestra RIGA
Conductor Valdis Butāns
Soloists: Anete Toča (flute), Ēriks Kiršfelds (cello)

THE GREEN FAIRY TALE

Orchestra RIGA
Conductor Valdis Butāns
Narrator Enriko Avots
Mime Pēteris Rimšs

WINDSTREAM OPENING CONCERT

Orchestra RIGA
Orchestra RIGA bigband
Conductor Steffen Schorn (Germany)
Soloist Kristians Kalva (trumpet)

MOZART REQUIEM

Orchestra RIGA
Riga Chamber Choir "Ave Sol"
the mixed choir of the Riga Cathedral Choir School
Soloists: Jolanta Strikaite-Lapiņa, Ilze Grēvele-Skaraine, Mārtiņš Zvīgulis and Rihards Mačanovskis
Conductor Jurģis Cābulis

GOOD FRIDAY CONCERT

Orchestra RIGA
Riga Saxophone Quartet
Conductor Valdis Butāns

INSPIRED BY PARIS

Orchestra RIGA
Percussionist Adélaïde Ferrière (France)
Conductor Valdis Butāns