Jūrmala Festival. Opening Concert. Born in Latvia

Performers: Intars Busulis (soloist), Iveta Apkalna (organ), Aleksandrs Antoņenko (tenor), Vestards Šimkus (piano), Latvia's Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Approximate running time 2 hours 30 minutes including intermission.

Programme:

Part I

Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra (Variations and fugue on Henry Purcell)
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921) part III Tarantella from Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor op. 22
Kārlis Gusts Zariņš, piano (PIKC NMV EDMVS, 2nd year, pedagogue Sandra Jalaņecka)
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

César Franck (1822–1890) Prelude, Fugue and Variation op. 18
Iveta Apkalna, organ
Kārlis Gusts Zariņš, piano

Charles-Marie Widor (1844–1937) part III,Allegro from the Symphony for organ and orchestra op. 42
Iveta Apkalna, organ
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Johann Strauss (1825–1899) Adele’s couplet”Mein Herr Marquis” from the operetta Die Fledermaus
Līga Gita Zīriņa, soprano (PIKC NMV RDKS graduate)
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Arvīds Žilinskis (1905–1993) Antiņš aria “Sirds kā uguns” from opera The Golden Horse
Aleksandrs Antoņenko, tenor
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Franz Lehár (1870–1948) Duet “Lippen schweigen” from operetta The Merry Widow
Līga Gita Zīriņa, soprano
Aleksandrs Antoņenko, tenor
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Part II

Imants Kalniņš (1941) 3rd part from the chamber suite Rotāju, dancoju
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741) “Winter” from the group of four concerti grossi The Four Seasons
Sonja Misiņa, marimba (PIKC NMV EDSMV 6th grade, pedagogue Dzintra Knābe)
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Fritz Kreisler (1875–1962) Chinese Tambourine
Sonja Misiņa, marimba
Vestards Šimkus, piano

Duke Ellington (1899–1974) New World a-Comin’ (arrangement by Moriss Peress)
Vestards Šimkus, piano
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Stevie Wonder (1950) Sir Duke
Grēta Grantiņa, voice (PIKC NMV RDKS musical theatre department, 3rd year, pedagogue Annija Putniņa)
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Intars Busulis / Jānis Elsbergs Miglas rīts
Intars Busulis, voice
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra, conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Kārlis Lācis / Jānis Elsbergs "Brīvdiena"
Grēta Grantiņa, voice
Intars Busulis, voice
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis

Arturo Márquez (1950) Conga del fuego
Latvia’s Centenary Youth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ainārs Rubiķis