Music
For many, this will be the long-awaited week of Positivus, the biggest festival in the Baltics. On Friday and Saturday, Lucavsala will host seven stages with performances by world stars, local musicians and a variety of unconventional musical groups.
One of the summer's most elegant and finest musical events, the Early Music Festival, began July 9 by a concert of the Norwegian vocal group "Trio Mediaval" at St. Peter's Church in Riga.
On the night of July 3 to 4, Mārtiņš Zilberts (08/12/1977 - 04/07/2024), pianist, passed away, his relatives announced.
For many years now, the beginning of July in Riga has been filled with jazz rhythms, as the Riga Rhythms (Rīgas ritmi) festival is always present. This year, the 24th edition of the festival will also see both foreign stars and local musicians shine, offering a wide range of music.
On June 29, the first "Rock Song Festival" will take place in Džūkste, Tukums district, with the participation of well-known rock soloists - Jānis Buķelis, Bukums un Frišfelds, Atis Ieviņš - as well as local choirs and ensembles, as well as the new band "Garu pagrabs", the organizers of the festival informed.
The first surround sound concert hall in Latvia - "Skaņu muiža 360/Sound Manor 360" - is being set up in Bakhauži Manor, Ropaži Municipality, Latvian Television reported June 25.
No matter where you are in the world, the beautiful sounds of traditional and contemporary Latvian Midsummer music are accessible, thanks to our colleagues at Latvian Radio.
Individual concerts attract more audiences than festivals– this is one of the trends in the global popular music market in recent years. Audiences also increasingly prefer comfort and convenience and are not so keen to enjoy music under the open sky. What trends are organizers of Latvia's big summer festivals observing? Latvian Radio sought answers June 19.
Rīga could have a new-look concert hall ready by 2029 or 2030 if everything goes as planned – which is a fairly large 'if' – in a major overhaul of the existing Congress House venue.
The annual Riga Opera Festival started on June 5 at the Latvian National Opera and Ballet, the festival organizers announced.
The 24th international improvisation, jazz and global music festival "Rīgas Ritmi" (Rīga Rhythms) has unveiled its full program for this year's event.
Music lovers will be well advised to march to Salaspils in mid-June where, from June 14 to 16, they can tap their feet along to an international festival of military bands dubbed "The power of music 2024".
The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO) is leaving its home - the Great Guild Hall - for the duration of the renovation works, LNSO said on May 17.
The kokle is a Latvian traditional music instrument, a plucked string instrument similar to the zither. Latvian Radio's "Vai zini?/Do you know?" broadcast has produced an interesting look into the largest and supposedly the greatest kokle in Latvia.
Saturday, May 11, saw the Eurovision finals take place in Malmö, Sweden. After the final vote, Latvia's representative Dons ranked 16th.
Finally, the deadline for rebuilding the Great Guild concert hall has been clearly marked. The renewal of the ancient concert hall has been postponed again and again, Latvian Television reported on May 9.
A historical event for Latvia – at the 68th Eurovision Song Contest, the Latvian representative Dons has qualified for the grand final.
On Thursday May 9, the second semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest takes place. Latvia's representative Dons with the song “Hollow” will take the stage with the ninth number.
On Monday, April 29, evening, musician Dons and Latvian Eurovision delegation traveled to Malmö in Sweden.
Whatever your music taste, this weekend comes with three concerts whimsical enough to cater for all. Or most.
Tallinn Music Week starts on Thursday, April 4, with 165 artists from 35 countries performing on various stages. Latvia will be represented by seven artists.
The European Festivals Association has repeatedly awarded the festival 'Rīgas ritmi' the quality label “EFFE Label”, the festival representatives said.
At this year's Eurovision Song Contest to be held in Sweden in May, Latvia will be represented by the singer Dons, as previously reported.
From March 18 to 22, the tenth JVLMA Contemporary Music Festival "deciBels" will take place at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music (JVLMA) in Riga, the organizers of the festival have announced.
Vocal a cappella group Latvian Voices has released a video dedicated to their Lithuanian neighbors.
On the evening of March 12, the annual Latian Grand Music Award ceremony took place.
From March 9 to 23, the 32th International Stars Festival will take place at the concert hall Great Amber in Liepāja.
The international festival of new music, Tallinn Music Week, returns for the 16th time this spring. It will take place in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, from 3 to 7 April and will bring together 165 artists from 35 countries.
A full program of this year's Osokin Freedom Festival for Ukraine has been announced. In addition to previously announced events, the festival will offer special concerts featuring Ukrainian artists, documentary cinema, a day of talks and discussions, a music instrument game camp for Ukrainian children from Chernihiv and other war-hit areas, among other events.
Ukrainian musician Oksana Nikitiuk, who has been away from her homeland for two years, calls music, the friends she has made in Latvia and like-minded people her sources of strength. Latvian Radio spoke to the accomplished artist February 23 about her life and music in Latvia.
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