Marhils is how many people know and call pianist and composer Uldis Marhilevičs. His music has become part of our lives, bringing countless people together. On his 70th birthday, Marhils invites friends, fellow musicians, and listeners to gather and celebrate music, friendship, and life’s special moments together.
Uldis Marhilevičs’s musical signature is recognizable both in instrumental pieces and in songs that have sounded across several generations. His creative path is associated with the bands “Inversija,” “Opus,” “Remix,” and “Liepājas brāļi,” music for theater productions, and countless collaborations with Latvian musicians. On this anniversary evening, that musical journey will come alive in compositions, songs, and moments of reunion that reveal different stages of Uldis Marhilevičs’s creative life.
The anniversary concert will be a musical journey that begins with memories of the time when Uldis Marhilevičs’s first musical ideas were born at the piano. Then comes his path in the band “Remix.” Joining the jubilarian on stage will be the band’s musicians Aivars Hermanis, Vilnis Krieviņš, Eduards Glotovs, members of Joker Horns, and other musical kindred spirits. This part of the concert will let the audience experience once again the energy, virtuosity, and freedom of instrumental music that defined this creative period.
But Uldis Marhilevičs’s story is unimaginable without Liepāja, the city where bold musical ideas were born, vivid personalities were formed, and songs that became part of Latvia’s cultural heritage were created. This special love and respect will be honored in a part of the concert featuring the song cycle “Lake. Sea. Liepāja,” created by Uldis Marhilevičs and poet Guntars Račs, as well as other beloved Uldis Marhilevičs songs.
And in this story, a special place has always belonged to the people with whom creative searches were shared, songs were created, and unforgettable musical encounters were shaped. These are the friends with whom the shared musical journey continues to this day. In the anniversary concert, Uldis Marhilevičs will be joined by Ivo Fomins, Aija Andrejeva, Ainars Virga, Emīls Balceris, Jānis Buķelis, actress Agnese Jēkabsone, and other surprising guests who fill Marhils’s life and the lives of many Latvians with laughter through tears and special sparks of emotion, broadening the boundaries of “our own” and bringing even seemingly different people closer together!
True celebrations are born in the moment when music brings people together, moves them, and подарues moments that remain in memory for a long time. May this evening, filled with music, friendship, surprises, and the audience’s love, become the most beautiful gift for Marhils on his anniversary.
