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In the hands of the Latvian Radio Choir and the Riga Saxophone Quartet – the pillars of the festival – every score acquires world-class excellence.
J. S. Bach's masterpiece "English Suite" has long been a well-known cornerstone of the saxophone repertoire, but at the "Saxophonia" festival it will reach unprecedented heights of harmony. Arturs Maskats' opus "Midnight in Riga" will also take on a new sonic dimension. But the biggest intrigue of the evening – the premiere of a new work by Jānis Lūsēns', where a delicate sound of saxophone will meet the mighty power of an organ.
Program
Four movements from Johann Sebastian Bach's English Suite
Artūrs Maskats' Pusnakts Rīgā (Midnight in Riga)
Jānis Lūsēns' Concertino for Alto Saxophone and Organ (world premiere)
Participants
Artis Sīmanis, saxophone
Māra Botmane, cello
Kristīne Adamaite, organ
Riga Saxophone Quartet: Baiba Tilhena, Ainars Šablovskis, Aigars Raumanis, Rūdolfs Pēteris Rubenis
Latvian Radio Choir
Conductor Kaspars Putniņš