The concert on the eve of Latvia's 104th birthday will feature excellent compositions by Latvian composers arranged for kokle and cello, and a new work for kokle, cello and percussion "Mēness apdārzs" created especially for this event by composer Āriks Ešenvalds.

Cellist Valters Pūce and percussionist Uģis Upenieks will play together with the kokle ensemble "Cantata".

Known compositions by Jēkabs ​​Nīmanis, Emīls Dārziņš, Imants Kalniņš, etc. will vibrate in an unprecedented sound. Melodies created by composers and professionally arranged for the kokle allow to show the rich, clear color palette of the oldest and most popular Latvian folk instrument - the kokle - and the wide, varied and unlimited musical possibilities of playing this instrument.

The message of Knuts Skujenieks creative work is always relevant and not restrained by time and generations, therefore, combining the power of music and words into a single whole, actor Mārtiņš Počs will supplement the concert program with the poetry of Knuts Skujenieks.

Tickets can be purchased at "Bilešu paradize" ticket offices and www.bilesuparadize.lv.

This is one of the events of the month of Latvian national holidays organized by Riga municipality. You can familiarize yourself with all the events dedicated to Lāčplēša Day and the anniversary of the proclamation of Latvia in Riga on the website https://svetki.riga.lv/, as well as follow their news on the municipal social network page "Rīgā Notiek".