Classical music concert at Riga Cathedral
BACH. BRUCKNER. BRITTEN
| AUGUST 20 | 7 pm, Tuesday |
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| Ticket price | 10 EUR 15 EUR 20 EUR |
| Place | Riga Cathedral |
Orchestra RIGA
Conductor Jānis Liepiņš
Organ solo – Aigars Reinis
English horn solo – Inese Grāvleja
August traditionally is a time when Orchestra “Riga” invites classical music lovers to enjoy summer concerts at Riga Cathedral. Concertprogramme “Bach, Bruckner, Britten” is going to be rehearsed and performed in a long-awaited collaboration with Janis Liepins, the first kappelmeister at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, Germany.
PROGRAM
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750)
Concerto for Oboe D’amore in A Major (BWV 1055) arranged for English horn and wind orchestra
Fantasia and Fugue in G minor (BWV 542) arranged for wind orchestra
Prelude and Fugue in E major (BWV 566) – organ solo
Anton Bruckner (1824 – 1896)
Hymn of Praise – arranged for wind orchestra by Philip Gordon
Motets Ave Maria, and Os justi – arranged for symphonic band by Carlo Balameli
Fantasie in G Major – organ solo
Benjamin Britten (1913 – 1976)
Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Vittoria – arranged for wind orchestra by Jakov Raskin
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Purcell, Op.34 – organ solo
TICKETS
Riga Cathedral box office, “Biļešu paradīze” box offices and https://www.bilesuparadize.lv/lv/event/139441
