Iveta Apkalna
Iveta Apkalna has revitalized the organ and its repertory through world premieres and prominent appearances around the Baltics and beyond. She has served as the official organist of the Klain organ at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany, since the hall's opening at the beginning of 2017.
Apkalna was born November 30, 1976, in Rezekne, a small city in Latvia. She attended the Jazeps Vitols Latvian Academy of Music, graduating with honors, and then enrolled at the London Guildhall School of Music and Drama, studying piano. Apkalna won a German Academic Exchange Service scholarship to the State University of Music and Performing Arts Stuttgart (HMDK Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Stuttgart). There she studied with Ludger Lohmann for three years, ending in 2003. Apkalna won several major awards, including the J.S. Bach Prize at the World Competition of the Royal Bank Calgary International Organ Competition in 2002. Since then, she has made appearances both at major church and cathedral venues, and in concert halls with such ensembles as the Berlin Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. She continues to maintain her career in her native country, often playing recitals at Riga Cathedral in the Latvian capital. In 2016, Apkalna was named the official organist of the Klain organ at the new Elbphilharmonie Concert Hall in Hamburg, Germany. At the hall's opening in January of 2017, she played world premieres of works by Wolfgang Rihm and Jörg Widmann. A champion of contemporary music, she has performed works by Ēriks Ešenvalds, Arturs Maskats, and Peteris Vasks, among others.
Apkalna has recorded for several labels, including Oehms Classics, Berlin Classics, and Edition HERA. Her 2005 album Himmel & Hölle earned her an Instrumentalist of the Year nod from the ECHO Klassik Awards. In 2018, her Light & Dark album was the first recorded on the Klain organ. Two years later, she recorded Saint-Saëns' Organ Symphony and Poulenc's Organ Concerto with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks under Mariss Jansons.
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Discography
15 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Saint-Saëns:Symphony No.3 Poulenc:Organ Concerto-Live
Iveta Apkalna, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
Classical - Released by BR-Klassik on 6 Mar 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Oceanic
Iveta Apkalna, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Andris Poga
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 21 Apr 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bach & Glass: Works for Organ
Classical - Released by Oehms Classics on 3 Jul 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ķeniņš: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8 and Aria per corde
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Iveta Apkalna, Andris Poga
Classical - Released by Ondine on 4 Feb 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Widor & Vierne (Iveta Apkalna at the Weiwuying Concert Hall)
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 18 Sep 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Light & Dark (First Solo Organ Recording from the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg)
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 7 Sep 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Triptychon (Vasks - Bach - Liszt)
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 27 Aug 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Living Concert Series: Die neue Orgel der Philharmonie Mercatorhalle Duisburg
Iveta Apkalna, Thomas Trotter, Duisburger Philharmoniker, Jonathan Darlington
Classical - Released by ACOUSENCE Classics on 15 Oct 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
L'amour et la mort : Œuvres pour orgue de Widor, Saint-Saëns, Bizet & Fauré
Classical - Released by Oehms Classics on 1 Feb 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Trio Sonata, BWV 527
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 9 Jul 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Schafe können sicher weiden
Classical - Released by Berlin Classics on 3 Jul 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Classical - Released by Querstand on 4 Sep 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Einem: Philadelphia Symphonie, Geistliche Sonate & Stundenlied (Live)
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Gábor Boldoczki, Ildiko Raimondi, Wiener Singverein, Franz Welser-Möst, Iveta Apkalna
Classical - Released by Orfeo on 26 Jan 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Prima volta (Schuke Organ, Philharmonie, Luxembourg)
Classical - Released by Ifo classics on 16 Mar 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Braunfels: Konzert und andere Welt-Ersteinspielungen
Tolz Boys' Choir, Iveta Apkalna, Münchner Symphoniker, Hansjorg Albrecht
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Oehms Classics on 6 Nov 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo