11th Klassika Kütkes Festival Final Concert in Riga
26/07/2025, 18:00
Rīgas vēstures un kuģniecības muzejs (Palasta iela 4, Riga, Latvia)
The final concert of the 11th International Music Festival
Riga's Museum of History and Navigation
Palasta Street 4, Riga Center, 18:00
The final concert of the 11th International Music Festival will take place in the building of the Maritime Museum in Riga.
Program
The concert will feature masterpieces of chamber music:
- César Franck's Trio
- Rachmaninoff's Trio élégiaque
- Compositions by Nadia Boulanger
- Various duets, trios, quartets, and quintets by various composers of the 19th and 20th centuries
The highlight of the concert:
The European premiere of "Danse Macabre" by Saint-Saëns, arranged by Michael Bulychev-Okser
Main Soloists:
Tatiana Gashimova — concert cellist and violinist, concertmaster of the Narva City Symphony Orchestra and the Klassika Kütkes orchestra
Anna Salnit is a Latvian violinist who has performed in many ensembles, including Sempre Musica and the Alma String Quartet. She is the concertmaster of the Classical Hugs Orchestra-2025
American virtuoso pianist, "New Liszt", Michael Bulychev-Okser
24 young soloists - laureates of international competitions:
Piano:
- Alisa Sorochan (USA / Ukraine)
- Joao Paulo Moreira (Portugal)
Cellos:
- Alexandra Tralla (Estonia)
- Augustas Gocentas (Lithuania)
- Rebeka Kuzmicheva (Latvia)
- Regina Kuzmicheva (Latvia)
- Maria Martin (Estonia)
Strings and other instruments:
- Mateus Eduardo, Brazil
- Luisa Pires-Shehelsky, Brazil
- Oriana Wojciechowska, Austria
- Mareli Chomarat, Switzerland
- Sarah Maxman, USA
- Karina Foster, USA
- King Bai, China
- Pinar Yar, Turkey
- Leith Elmani, England
- Keso Viluwotu, India
- Moises de Santi, Italy
- Alexandra Hazbiziewicz, Poland
- Liya Davtyan, Armenia
- Adam Skelton, England
- Bridgit Go, Sweden
Percussion instruments:
- Maria Teigen (Norway)
Participants
🎵Michael Bulychev-Okser(piano, artistic director, United States)
🎵Tatiana Gashimova(cello, EE,LV)
🎵Anna Salnite(violin, Latvia)
🎵Alice Maria Sorochan(piano, US,UA)
🎵João Paolo Moreira(piano, Portugal)
🎵Alexandra Tralla(cello, Estonia)
🎵Augustas Gočentas(cello, Lithuania)
🎵Rebeka Kuzmicheva(cello, Latvia)
🎵Regina Kuzmicheva(cello, Latvia)
🎵Maria Martin(cello, Estonia)
🎵Oriana Wojciechowska(violin, Austria)
🎵Sarah Maxman(violin, United States)
🎵Karina Foster(violin, United States)
🎵Qing Bai(violin, China)
🎵Pinar Yar(violin, Turkey)
🎵Leyth Elmani(violin, United Kingdom)
🎵Keso Viluwotu(violin, India)
🎵Moises de Santi(violin, Italy)
🎵Alexandra Chazbiziewicz(violin, Poland)
🎵Lia Davtyan(violin, Armenia)
🎵John Adam Skelton(violin, United Kingdom)
🎵Bridgit Goh(violin, Sweden)
🎵Maria Rullestad Teigen(marimba, Norway)
🎵Cecil(violin, International)
🎵Katsiaryna Yazhova(piano, Germany)
🎵Marélie Chomarat(violin, Switzerland)
Program:
✅A. Vivaldi - Cello Sonata No. 4 in B major
✅A. Vivaldi - Cello Sonata No. 5 in E minor
✅M. Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor
✅C. Franck - Violin Sonata in A major, III movement
✅W. A. Mozart - Violin Concerto K.218, I movement
✅G. Gershwin - Prelude No. 1 in B-flat major
✅L. v. Beethoven - Piano Sonata No. 21 "Waldstein", I movement
✅C. Saint-Saëns - Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, I movement
Video
S. Prokofiev — Overture on Hebrew Themes
Sergei Tiutiunik (viola, Finland), Anna Salnit (violin, Latvia), Misha Balan (viola, Germany/Israel), Tatiana Gashimova (cello, Estonia/Latvia), Hans-Jürgen Kruus (clarinet, Estonia)
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J. Brahms — Piano Quintet, Op. 34
Miriam Davis (violin 1, UK), Anna Salnit (violin 2, Latvia), Wilfried Strehle (viola, Germany), Maria Kliegel (cello, Germany), Irina Nuzova (piano, USA)
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F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy — Symphony for Strings No. 10 in B minor
Classical Hugs International Orchestra, conductor Marc Moncusi (Spain)
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