Kristīne Blaumane and Marta Sudraba /cello/

Sinfonietta Rīga State Chamber Orchestra

Soloist Boris Brovtsyn /violin, United Kingdom/

Conductor Normunds Šnē

Programme: Johannes Brahms, Dmitri Shostakovich, Giovanni Sollima

This is a unique opportunity to hear the brilliant Latvian cellists Kristīne Blaumane and Marta Sudraba, both rare guests in the concert halls of this country, on the same stage, playing together. A prize winner of many prestigious contests and recipient of a number of awards, Kristīne Blaumane is the principal cello at the London Philharmonic Orchestra since 2007. She has performed with some of the greatest contemporary musicians, the likes of Yo-Yo Ma, Mischa Maisky, Gidon Kremer and Tatiana Grindenko. In Johannes Brahms’ Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra, Blaumane’s stage partner will be the Moscow-born violinist Boris Brovtsyn.
A graduate from the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Marta Sudraba furthered her education at London’s Guildhall School of Music and Drama, City of Basel Music Academy and ViennaUniversity of Music and Performing Arts. She has performed with orchestras like the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Sinfonieorchester Basel and La Scala Theatre Orchestra. Marta Sudraba lives in Vienna and is currently a member of the Wiener Philharmoniker.

Concert included in the Large season ticket package.

Concert included in the Small season ticket package.