What could be better than a saxophone? Maybe two saxophones? We can't wait to see you again! Pictures from last year's concert.
The concert will be very magnificent and multifaceted, as if created for the special atmosphere of the dome. There will be no one indifferent to this evening.
French saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist and composer Fred Hormain / Fred Hormain / with music from his latest album " Spirituality " We are drawn into the world of electronic music sounds, rich with virtuoso saxophone improvisations.
The project features Latvian saxophonist and violinist Ilze Lejiņa, whose experience in academic and folk music makes a valuable contribution to Fred's original music.
What to expect? Choose a VIP seat at a table or a seat.
VIP seats : Enjoy a romantic Friday evening with snacks provided by the gourmet shop "Lauva".
Seating with a glass of wine, coffee and cake. No table and no snacks.
" Spiritualité " photos from last year's concert.
About the musicians:
The musicians' collaboration began in 2011 under the name "Viņš un Viņa", with the goal of performing in every region of Latvia. In 2014, the duo released an album with the same name "Viņš un Viņa", which features original songs as well as French chansons in an unusual arrangement.
French musician Fred Ormen has accumulated musical professionalism by participating in many projects in the style of jazz, salsa, electro and funk both in France and in Europe. He is said to be talented and spontaneous, improvising, a musician who turns any moment of life into a magical adventure. He has played a saxophone solo on Laima Vaikule's album "Atkal mājas" (Back at Home Again), performed with Maceo Parker drummer Jamal Thomas , as part of Candy Dulfer's opening band in Luxembourg, and has also participated in music festivals in Latvia, Russia, Belgium, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. He often performs under the pseudonym Mister Goldhand .
Ilze Lejiņa, on the other hand, is known as one of the first popular Latvian saxophonists in Latvia. Having graduated from the Madona Music School, Jāzeps Mediņš Riga Music College, Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Ilze improved herself by studying at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and the National Conservatory of Music in Montreux, France. While playing in the Riga Saxophone Quartet, she won the Grand Music Award, founded and led the girls' saxophone quartet n[ex]t. Ilze was the concertmaster of the saxophone group in the professional brass orchestra "Rīga" for many years, played solo parts in the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and the Latvian Opera Orchestra. She has worked as a saxophone teacher in music schools in France and Luxembourg.
