<p><strong>Concert is being rescheduled for 8 October. </strong><br></p><p></p><p></p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://en.lnso.lv/elina-simkus">Elīna ŠIMKUS</a> – soprano</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://en.lnso.lv/laura-grecka">Laura GRECKA</a> – mezzo-soprano</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://en.lnso.lv/edgars-montvidas">Edgaras MONTVIDAS</a> – tenor</p><p>Kostas SMORIGINAS – baritone</p><p><a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://en.lnso.lv/vak">State Choir LATVIJA</a></p><p><br></p><p>Conductor <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://en.lnso.lv/zans-klods-kazadesi">Jean-Claude CASADESUS</a></p><p><br></p><p>PROGRAMME:</p><p>Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1</p><p>Ludwig van BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9</p><p><br></p><p>The beginning and end of a genius – two symphonies, two different Beethovens. In the First,</p><p>a young, well-educated, aspiring revolutionary making his entrance and simultaneously</p><p>abandoning the conservative canons. In the Ninth, he reaches an apex, an explosive</p><p>climax of all-consuming sparks – he dreams of connecting millions and creates a hymn</p><p>to unity and freedom. Beethoven’s devotion to music is rivalled by the conductor of</p><p>tonight’s concert, the elegant French maestro Casadesus, who rejoins the LNSO to fulfil</p><p>his motto – “to serve, to venture, to give and to get”. In his view, music is the purest path</p><p>towards absolute spirituality, and Beethoven would have certainly agreed. A season closing</p><p>performance of profound humanity and grandeur!</p>