The concert "Born in Riga"

Sunday, July 6, the European Capital of Culture concert "Born in Riga" at the Latvian National Opera on the dedicated outdoor scene was a meeting place in Riga-born world music stars. The concert "Born in Riga" took an incredible bunch of artists.

The concert performed - Maya Kovalevska, Inese Galante, Alexander Antonenko, Egils Silins, Mischa Maisky, Ksenija Sidarova, Skride, Iveta Apkalna, Vestards Shimkus, Raimonds Pauls, Daniil Bulajevs and Lyma Jansson, the Latvian Radio Choir, the National Choir "Latvia "Sirmais and conductor, orchestra" Kremerata Baltica "and created especially for this project Orchestra, which brings together musicians who currently plays not only in Latvian and European orchestras. Orchestra conducted by Andris button and Sirmais. Concert "Born in Riga" ideas the author has Daina Markov, director Simon Davis, stage designer Aigars Ozolins.

Concert "Born in Riga" program covered a wide range of music and musicians, together presenting the greatest Latvian music and created the most famous in Riga-born musicians - folk choir, symphonic music,'s best instrumentalists and distinguished Latvian opera star.

Concert "Born in Riga" in their television screens could see Switzerland (RSI Switzerland), Spain (RTVE Spain), Andorra (Andorra RTVA), Slovenia (RTVSLO Slovenia), Ukraine (Ukraine NTCU), Bulgaria (BNT Bulgaria), Finland (YLE Finland ), Lithuania (LRT Lithuania) and Estonia (ERR Estonia) population.

In cooperation with the Latvian Television broadcast a concert prestigious cultural channel ARTE (France, Germany, Austria, Switzerland), while the concert live on the Internet could watch every music lover "ARTE Live".

The concert was broadcast Eiroradio States and the Czech Republic, Spain, Greece, Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and elsewhere.

European Capital of Culture concert "Born in Riga" was also attended by senior officials of the Latvian state - European Capital of Culture patron Latvian President Andris Berzins, the Speaker Solvita Āboltiņa Prime Minister Laimdota Straujuma, Riga Mayor Nil Ushakov, Riga Vice Mayor Andris Ameriks and Latvian Honorary Consul.

Photos from the concert:

http://www.delfi.lv/kultura/news/music/foto-pie-opernama-muzice-riga-dzimusie-pasaulslavenie-makslinieki.d?id=44688554

http://www.riga2014.org/lat/gallery/foto/1425-akademiskas-muzikas-koncerts-dzimusi-riga