Liepaja Symphony Orchestra
The Liepaja (LEE-a-pie) Symphony Orchestra, founded in the early 1880s, is the oldest orchestra not only in Latvia, but in the Baltic region. Since 1986, when it achieved full professional status, it has expanded its musical reach through recordings and international tours. The orchestra's website states that it was founded in 1881; the year 1883 has also been given. Its founder was conductor Hanss Hohapfel, and its 37 musicians found success playing to the crowds who frequented the seaside resort town of Liepaja in warmer months. Performances were suspended during World War II, but resumed in 1947 under the auspices of the Music School of Liepaja; the new conductor, Valdis Vikmanis, remained in the post until 1987. The full professionalization of the orchestra around that time -- it was only the second such orchestra in Latvia -- began a new period of growth. The conductors Laimonis Trubs (1986-1996) and Jekabs Ozolins (1987-2008), and artistic director Imants Resnis (1992-2009), led the orchestra on tours of Spain, Malaysia, Britain, Sweden (multiple times), Germany, Austria, and Poland. Resnis spearheaded the 2010 founding of the International Piano Stars Festival (later the Liepaja International Stars Festival), which brought world-class soloists to Liepaja to perform and raised the orchestra's profile. Atvars Lakstigala became chief conductor in 2010 and shepherded the orchestra into its new concert hall -- the so-called Great Amber. He was succeeded in 2017 by Lithuanian conductor Gintaras Rinkevicius. The orchestra's growing prominence has led to an increasingly busy recording schedule. After releasing the 2014 album Kurland Sounds, featuring Latvian orchestral works, the orchestra has recorded for the Toccata Classics and Wergo labels, focusing on little-known music by Josef Schelb, Peteris Vasks, Charles O'Brien, and Fridrich Bruk. In 2018, Toccata Classics issued an album of music by 20th century English composer William Wordsworth, conducted by John Gibbons.
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Artistas semelhantes
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Pēteris Barisons: Three Preludes, Symphony No. 2 (The Romantic)
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Gintaras Rinkevicius
Classical - Lançado por SKANI em 11 de mar. de 2022
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Schelb: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Baden-Baden Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Mann, Pavel Baleff
Classical - Lançado por Toccata Classics em 1 de dez. de 2017
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Liepaja Symphony: In Focus
Jean Sibelius, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Christian Lindberg, Sergei Nakariakov
Classical - Lançado por EUROPEAN GRAMOPHONE em 5 de mar. de 2024
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Arnold Griller: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Kamila Bydlowska, Matilda Lloyd, Paul Mann
Classical - Lançado por Toccata Classics em 8 de jan. de 2021
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The Glittering Wind
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Atvars Lakstīgala, Vestards Šimkus, Gintaras Rinkevicius
Classical - Lançado por SKANI em 8 de mai. de 2020
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Derek B. Scott: Orchestral Music, Vol. 3
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Paul Mann
Classical - Lançado por Toccata Classics em 4 de ago. de 2023
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Derek B. Scott: Orchestral Music
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, John Dew, Paul Mann
Classical - Lançado por Toccata Classics em 5 de mar. de 2021
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O'Brien: Complete Orchestral Music, Vol. 2
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Paul Mann
Classical - Lançado por Toccata Classics em 4 de mar. de 2016
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Wordsworth: Orchestral Music, Vol. 1
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, John Gibbons
Classical - Lançado por Toccata Classics em 1 de jun. de 2018
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Kurland Sounds - Vilnis Smidbergs: Mery-Go-Round; Eriks Ešenvalds - “Visions of Arctic: Night”; Peteris Vasks: Symphony No.2
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Atvars Lakstīgala
Classical - Lançado por Odradek em 28 de out. de 2014
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Kalniņš: Symphonie No. 5 - Symphonie No. 7 - Oboe Concerto and Santa Cruz
Classical - Lançado por SKANI em 28 de set. de 2018
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Juris Karlsons: Dances of Life and Death
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Guntis Kuzma
Classical - Lançado por SKANI em 10 de mar. de 2023
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Kalniņš: Sound of Freedom
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Atvars Lakstīgala
Classical - Lançado por SKANI em 15 de jun. de 2018
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Agris Engelmanis: Musica Alba
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Atvars Lakstīgala
Classical - Lançado por SKANI em 28 de mar. de 2024
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Mystery of His Birth
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Atvars Lakstīgala
Classical - Lançado por SKANI em 24 de abr. de 2020
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Vārna
Reinis Sejans, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra
Jazz - Lançado por 4418039 Records DK2 em 21 de out. de 2023
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Azerbaijani Symphonic Mughams
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Yalchin Adigezalov
Classical - Lançado por Vienna Consulting em 16 de jul. de 2021
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Three Preludes: I. Allegro molto
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Gintaras Rinkevicius
Classical - Lançado por SKANI em 4 de mar. de 2022
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Gates of Destiny for Piano and Symphony Orchestra
Vestard Shimkus, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Atvars Lakstīgala
Classical - Lançado por SKANI em 11 de mar. de 2022
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Charles O'Brien: Complete Orchestral Music, Vol. 1
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Paul Mann
Classical - Lançado por Toccata Classics em 2 de jun. de 2015
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Imants Kalniņš 4 Symhony (Volume One)
Classical - Lançado por UPE TT em 1 de out. de 2009
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