Artists:
ANONIMI Chamber Orchestra (London)
Conductor Margarita Balanas
A unique concert! For the first time in Latvia!
The Latvian debut of cellist and conductor Margarita Balanas in the role of conductor - together with the ANONIMI chamber orchestra she founded in London.
Latvian cellist and conductor Margarita Balanas returns to Latvia this time in the role of conductor, to stand for the first time on a Latvian stage at the conductor's podium together with the chamber orchestra ANONIMI she founded herself. Margarita is the first Latvian female conductor to conduct symphony orchestras, and she has built her international career by performing on the stages of major European concert halls. In 2023, Margarita founded ANONIMI - a chamber orchestra and charitable organization based on the idea of bringing together outstanding musicians and promoting access to classical music. ANONIMI features internationally acclaimed musicians, and the orchestra's artistic identity is closely tied to Margarita Balanas's vision and work as a conductor.
The concert will feature Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 4 - one of the composer's brightest and most refined symphonic works. Unlike Mahler's monumental later symphonies, this symphony surprises with its chamber-like sound and apparent simplicity, beneath which lies deeply philosophical content.
In Margarita Balanas's and ANONIMI's interpretation in the small hall of Dzintari Concert Hall, this work will gain a special chamber-music intimacy and intensity.
