Since its inception in 2020, the Navarra Quartet (United Kingdom) has won international acclaim as one of the most dynamic and poetic contemporary string quartets. Winner of a number of contests and grants, the ensemble has affirmed itself performing at major global venues like Wigmore Hall, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Philharmonie Luxembourg, Konzerthaus Berlin and the Sydney Opera House. In 2010 in the presence of the composer Peteris

Elīna Šimkus, soprano Rihards Millers, baritone Latvija State Choir Latvian National Symphony Orchestra Conductor Andris Poga Programme: Johannes Brahms, German Requiem; Pēteris Vasks, Musica Dolorosa;Mein Herr und mein Gott; Laudate Dominum In the Easter Week, on Holy Saturday, the lucid and subtle, light and graceful soprano of Elīna Šimkus will meet Rihards Millers’ rich and gentle yet masculine and

Baiba Skride, violin Lauma Skride, piano Sinfonietta Rīga Orchestra Conductor Normunds Šnē Programme: Pēteris Vasks, Vox Amoris; The Fruit of Silence; Arvo Pärt, These Words; Erkki-Sven Tüür,  Flamma; Vilnis Šmīdbergs, Elegy  ‘Love existed, and it exists, and it will never end. I think solo violin and string orchestra are the best ensemble for singing a story of love. The one-movement composition opens