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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15 album(s) • Trié par Meilleures ventes
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Saint-Saëns:Symphony No.3 Poulenc:Organ Concerto-Live
Iveta Apkalna, Symphonieorchester Des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
Classique - Paru chez BR-Klassik le 6 mars 2020
5 étoiles de Classica5 de Diapason24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bach & Glass: Works for Organ
Classique - Paru chez Oehms Classics le 3 juil. 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Oceanic
Iveta Apkalna, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Andris Poga
Classique - Paru chez Berlin Classics le 21 avr. 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Ķeniņš: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 8 and Aria per corde
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Iveta Apkalna, Andris Poga
Classique - Paru chez Ondine le 4 févr. 2022
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Widor & Vierne (Iveta Apkalna at the Weiwuying Concert Hall)
Classique - Paru chez Berlin Classics le 18 sept. 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Light & Dark (First Solo Organ Recording from the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg)
Classique - Paru chez Berlin Classics le 7 sept. 2018
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Triptychon (Vasks - Bach - Liszt)
Classique - Paru chez Berlin Classics le 27 août 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
Classique - Paru chez ACOUSENCE Classics le 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
Classique - Paru chez Oehms Classics le 1 févr. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Trio Sonata, BWV 527
Classique - Paru chez Berlin Classics le 9 juil. 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Bach: Schafe können sicher weiden
Classique - Paru chez Berlin Classics le 3 juil. 2020
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Iveta Apkalna plays...
Classique - Paru chez Querstand le 4 sept. 2015
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Einem: Philadelphia Symphonie, Geistliche Sonate & Stundenlied (Live)
Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra, Gábor Boldoczki, Ildiko Raimondi, Wiener Singverein, Franz Welser-Möst, Iveta Apkalna
Classique - Paru chez Orfeo le 26 janv. 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Prima volta (Schuke Organ, Philharmonie, Luxembourg)
Classique - Paru chez Ifo classics le 16 mars 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Braunfels: Konzert und andere Welt-Ersteinspielungen
Tolz Boys' Choir, Iveta Apkalna, Münchner Symphoniker, Hansjorg Albrecht
Musique vocale (profane et sacrée) - Paru chez Oehms Classics le 6 nov. 2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo