The concert is organised by Latgale Embassy GORS.
Iveta APKALNA – organ
Conductors – Guntis KUZMA, Māris SIRMAIS
PROGRAMME:
Alexander GUILMANT Organ Symphony no. 1
Pēteris VASKS Veni Domine (premiere in Latvia)
Aaron COPLAND Scherzo Fantastique from Symphony for organ and orchestra
Philip GLASS Symphony no. 7
During the concert lead by Guntis Kuzma, the visitors will enjoy the First organ symphony
of the French Romantic composer Alexander Guilmant and the Aaron Copland’s (USA)
Scherzo Fantastique from the Symphony for organ and orchestra. Conductor Maris Sirmais
will introduce listeners with the new work of Peteris Vasks Veni Domine, which was first
introduced in 2019 at the Elbphilharmonie, as well as with the 7th Toltec Symphony by
composer-minimalist Philip Glass.