With his equipment and his offer, he is unique / Article / LSM.lv

The opening concert of the "Latvija" concert hall on July 25, as well as the solo concert by organist Iveta Apkalna on July 27, will be broadcast live on Radio 3 of Latvia "Klasika". Concert opening concert on July 25 at 22h 21.15 will also be available on LTV1 and Replay.lv.

"At Ventspils, I've always had a very good feeling, even though the concerts took place at the" Sea Gate ", which is a theater and that is not intended for acoustic concerts," said Sirmais. "As in Riga, we, Ventspils, were forced to live in the hall to be able to" capture "the best technique and the best sound, but … but

I was sorry not only for myself, but for all the people who came to this concert and we steal it because they no longer know how this music would sound in a normal acoustic space … The music is so powerful! "

Sirmais has already visited the concert hall of Ventspils twice: "I was there when I had to walk with a helmet: interior pieces were designed and walls screwed and visible shapes.

A wall of the small room or theater room is fully open as a giant door and concerts can be held so that the artists are in the room while the audience is sitting outside on a hill.

Here, many things are unique and thoughtful, "observed the conductor. It does not hide that the feeling in these rooms is really very good. "At the moment, it is difficult to estimate what a large distribution means here." But I heard the organ at a time when the instrument was not finished. Iveta Apkalna, who had been keeping her for a long time, warmed her with her fingers Tigula's new work, which sounds powerful and impressive What acoustic concert hall this Latvia has already … and getting better and better. ..

In addition, in the history of our territory, it is the first concert hall built with an integrated pipe organ.

In addition, the scene is built as everywhere in the world. Podcasting is no longer necessary, it is divided into small sections that slide up and down to create a variety of shapes, "explains Sirmais.

He is also delighted with the creation of a musical high school. "I may not be very specific, but I have the impression that they could account for 70% of that building –

I think a lot of Ventspils kids will want to study at this school. Because the school with its equipment and supplies is truly unique. I think there is no other school of this type in Europe – with soundproofing, a unique moisture supply system for each clbad and clbad.

New rooms often have a big problem – you can not open windows! It is the decision of modern architecture and technology that air is only conditioned by air. When we live in Latvia, we usually feel the problems they cause – health problems and we feel bad. There seems to be a lack of oxygen. This is possible at Ventspils: in each clbad, there are blinds that open the windows and access to the sea air. They may be the stuff, but I think that they will be very important to those who work, live and play there.

The program of the opening concert includes two special pieces created in the honor of the concert hall and will be created directly during the opening concert. In order to create a festive atmosphere, the Opening Fanfare from Vilnius to Ventspils will be first introduced. The next work will be Raimonds Tigula and Nora Ikstena – the oratorio "The Book of the Sea". The concert will end with a performance by Maestro Raimond Pauls.

Speaking of program choice, Sirmais first mentions Raimonds Tigula. "Raimonds is from Ventspils, a graduate of this high school of music. His name became very well known recently in Latvia. The other person, Vilnis Šmidbergs, is one of the greatest masters and arrangers of Latvian instruments of all time. It can transform any pop song, even minor or of inestimable value, into a wonderfully beautiful and highly professional work of art. Vilnis wrote a special opening brbad band for this concert, in which the motifs to be heard will come from different parts of Latvia, from different authors, as it was to introduce themes badociated with our homeland. And then Maestro Raimonds Pauls, with whom I have a long personal friendship. Together, we have lived many musical adventures! A year ago, we launched a beautiful program for a large symphony orchestra and a choir with songs arranged with great professionalism. The road ends now. We also attracted Jacob Yanchevski. "

Sirmais describes the program as a whole: "It is very important to know that we are not only discovering something special for Latvia – let me tell you, it is a European event, because no concert hall is open every day in Europe.

Secondly, this program is not just for music feminists or for people with very sophisticated academic backgrounds: it was very important for us to find a balance – to make the program understandable and accessible to the general public. If we can clbadify Vilnis Smidbergs into the category of clbadics, Raimonds Tiguls is an inter-genre composer with symphonic handwriting, academic thought, emotional, sensual, folk and something a little pop. This concert is a party, we celebrate! Raimondo Paul is loved even by those who are afraid to admit – he has a talent conferred by God and his presence is very special. "

The National Academic Choir "Latvia", the Venda Women's Choir of the Ventspils Cultural Center, the Ventspils Choir, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and the Soloists – Iveta Apkalna (organ), Intars Busulis (vocals) ), Gints Pabers (saxophone) and Emil Patrick Dzenitis (vocals). Artistic director of the Māris Sirmais concert program.

"It was my initiative because initially, Ventspils wanted to do a very professional concert and invite only the first orchestra and the national choir.

When we started to design the program and think about all the nuances, the idea came: it can not be that we open a concert hall of Ventspils without the forces of Ventspils!

At the time of my creation, I do not even remember that amateur collectives of Ventspils would have reached a level as high as today – the Ventspils chamber choir was at the top of the laureates of the last festival of the song and the female chorus "Ventspils" would have been unforgivable if we had not appreciated. "Their response has been fantastic! I am very happy because it is, after all, their home, their everyday life, it will be the place where they will certainly be the most visited, both in quality of life. Listeners and performers. "

In this regard, Sirmais speculates that the concert hall "Latvija" could stimulate the growth of the audience of Ventspils. "We already feel it in the cities where such centers have been created – they bring together people and young families who simply come from Riga to settle here because of their well-organized infrastructure.

I think that many of us can be envied not only in Europe, but also in the whole world: we are overwhelmed: the festivals follow one another, trying to fight.

The most recent, "Riga Jurmala", brought together the best orchestras in the world. It is something unbelievable! The only thing we miss is a beautiful and orderly room where you can really enjoy your music.

For snobs who think that this is not really the case for us and that there are more important things that do not really appreciate or think that this or that kind of music is missing,

they do not even have a clue how the music sounds in the right places! I think for many, the views and interest in music would change and show the desire to be more and more common in this environment. "