The concert programmes of the festival have created as splendid collages of the music from various centuries and styles – starting from the pieces by globally known composers such as Ludwig van Beethoven, wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Antonio Vivaldi, Johan Sebastian Bach up to the modern ones - Ēriks Ešenvalds, Mārtiņš Brauns, Jānis Lūsēns, Valts Pūce and other authors.

6 December at 16.00 *

Rīga St. Jacob’s Cathedral

Concert participants

Kokle groups  KĀRTA, TEIKSMA, CANTATA, ACCORDA, Kokle Group of Jūrmala Secondary School of Music

 

13 December at 16.00 *

Jelgava St. Anna’s  Lutheran Church

Concert participants

Kokle groups  PŪT’ VĒJIŅI, CANTATA, RŪTA, ZELTA STĪDZIŅAS

Latvīte Cirse (ethnographic kokle), Kristīne Eltermane (kokle), Katrīna Auziņa (violin), Megija Bruce (kokle) and Juris Vizbulis (tenor)

 

16 December, at 18.00 *

Rīga St. Peter’s Church

Concert participants

Kokle groups  BALTI, Choir and kokle group UGUNTIŅA of Iecava Music and Art School

 

19 December, at 18.00 *

Rīga Luter’s Church (Torņkalns Church)

Concert participants

Kokle groups  AUSTRIŅA, DZĪTARI, RAKSTI, ZELTA STĪDZIŅAS

Megija Bruce (kokle), Zane Sniķere (kokle) and Miķelis Dzenuška (marimba)

 

20 December, at 16.00 *

Valmiera St. Sīmanis’ Church

Concert participants

Kokle groups  ACCORDA, LIEPA, RASA, KOKĻU KLUBS,  Kokle Group of Valmiera Music School

Ance Bergmane (kokle) and Marta Paula Pauliņa (kokle), Līga Griķe (kokle) and Patrīcija Hmeļevska-Rekmane (flute), Līga Ivāne (organ)

*  free entrance

 

28 December, at 17.00

Rīga St. Peter’s Church

Concert participants

Kokle groups  KĀRTA, ACCORDA, CANTATA, BALTI, DZĪTARI, RAKSTI, PŪT’ VĒJIŅI, LIEPA, RASA, kokle group UGUNTIŅA of Iecava Music and Art School, Kokle Group of Jūrmala Secondary School of Music, Kokle group of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music,Kokle group of Jāzeps Mediņš Secondary School of Music

Inga Šļubovska (soprano), Biruta Ozoliņa (ethnographic kokle, voice) and Indriķis Veitners (saxophone), Megija Bruce (kokle), Kristīne Eltermane (kokle) and Dārta Tisenkopfa (harp), girl choir VIA STELLA

Tickets to the Gala concert are available in “Biļešu paradīze” box-offices and in www.bilesuparadize.lv