Sinfonietta Rīga subscription. Beethoven — Radical Guru

THREE MAGNIFICENT CONCERTS FOR A FAVOURABLE PRICE

Our lives today are throbbing with the rhythm of changes, not unlike that of the Viennese genius Ludwig van Beethoven more than two centuries ago who spent his years in a whirlwind of world-shattering transformations. And perhaps exactly these conditions created a rich soil for the revolutionary ideas of this passionate visionary and deep thinker, bursting open the norms of his own era and traversing the time and space, leaving a deep imprint on many generations afterwards. Beethoven’s legendary Fifth, the monumental Ninth and youthful First Symphony in this concert series will resonate with the emotionally tense musical language of contemporary free thinkers – Unsuk Chin, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Pēteris Vasks, and build links to the thoughtful creativity of Charles Ives and the musical heritage of Luigi Cherubini who was admired by the maestro himself. The season ticket is available until 2 October 2026

2 October 2026 at 19:00 Aula Magna of the University of Latvia Sinfonietta Rīga Season Opening. Inaugural Concert of Olari Elts Elina Vähälä /violin/ Sinfonietta Rīga Conductor Olari Elts

PROGRAMME: Erkki-Sven Tüür Phantasma Pēteris Vasks Concerto No. 1 for Violin and String Orchestra Distant Light Unsuk Chin Subito con forza Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 67

20 March 2027 at 19:00 Aula Magna of the University of Latvia Sinfonietta Rīga and Florian Donderer. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 and Ives’s The Unanswered Question Florian Donderer, soloist and concert master Sinfonietta Rīga

PROGRAMME: Ludwig van Beethoven Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G Major, Op. 40 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 Charles Ives The Unanswered Question Terry Riley In C

28 May 2027 at 19:00 Aula Magna of the University of Latvia Sinfonietta Rīga and Olari Elts. Season’s Closing Concert State Academic Choir LATVIJA Sinfonietta Rīga Soloists TBA Conductor Olari Elts

PROGRAMME: Luigi Cherubini Marche funèbre Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125