ARTS & EVENTS GUIDE

LATVIA

THURSDAY, JUNE 16
Muse - Drones, World Tour
20:00 @ Arena Riga

FRIDAY, JUNE 17

International Baltic Ballet Competition Gala Concert. 19:00 @ Latvian National Opera & Ballet

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

RIGA FESTIVAL GUSTAV MAHLER’S EIGHTH SYMPHONY
20:00 @ Jurmala, Dzintari Concert Hall
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra; Olari Elts (conductor); Latvian Radio Choir; Riga Dome Cathedral Boys Choir; tate Choir Latvija; L. Kinca, soprano; A. Zinovejva, soprano; K. Gailite, soprano; O. Petrova, mezzo; T. Knihtila, mezzo; J. Trall, tenor; E. Silins, bass baritone; P. Volmer, bass.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29
RIGAS RITMI FESTIVAL
18:00 @ Origo Summer Stage
Derek Brown, The Brag Pack, Cissokho - Bronnimann - Hason

THURSDAY, JUNE 30

FUTURE SHORTS Film Festival summer program
21:00 @ Spikeru industrial creative quarter, Maskavas 6
Future Shorts Film Festival launches the summer season and open-air film nights at the Riga Short-length film festival FUTURE SHORTS, Featured will be the 8 of the best international films of the 2015 season from participants and winners of international film festivals from around the world — among them Georgia, Romania, Palestine, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. Future Shorts will from 9 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
FUTURE SHORTS Film Festival summer program

OGASAVARA, Vakhtang Tato Kotetishvilli (director), Georgia (2015),  8 min (Drama)

THE  REFLECTION OF POWER,  Mihai Gricu (director), Romania (2015),  9 min (Experimental)

ANIMAL COLLECTION, FloriDada, director PFFR (2015),  4 min (Music video)

PARTNER, ( Replique), Antoine Giorgini (director),  Belgium (2015),   4 min (Drama)

THINGS USED TO BE HIDDEN, Tara Mercedes Wood (director) , Great Britain (2015),  4 min (Animation)

AVE MARIA,  Basil Khalil, Palestine (director),  Great Britain (2015), 14 min (Comedy)

HOTEL 22, Elizabeth Lo (director),  USA (2014),  8 min (Documentary)

OUSTAZ,  Bentley Brown (director), Canada, Chad, Saudi Arabia (2015),  22 min (Documentary)
*Films will be screened in their original language

THURSDAY, JUNE 30

RIGAS RITMI FESTIVAL
 
19:00 @  Riga Congress Centre
Vincent Peirani & Emile Parisien, Dianne Reeves
 
FRIDAY, JULY 1  

RIGAS RITMI FESTIVAL
 
19:00 @ Riga Congress Centre
Caina Cavalcante & Michael Pipoquinha, Yilian Canizares
 
SATURDAY, JULY 2

RIGAS RITMI FESTIVAL
 
19:00 @ Riga Congress Centre
Justin Kauflin, James Morrison & Latvian Radio Big Band

FRIDAY, JULY 8
 
ARTISSIMO FESTIVAL
Music for the Soul
19:00 @ Dubulti, Lutheran Church (Baznicas st. 13)
 Glasperlenspiel Sinfonietta (Estonia). Andres Mustonen (conductor). Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart

ESTONIA

THURSDAY, JUNE 16

Enchanted by the Orient - Ensemble Hortus Musicus
17:30 @ Tallinn,Gate Tower

FRIDAY, JUNE 17

Oh, beautiful lady - Ensemble Hortus Musicus, Helen Lokuta (mezzo soprano)
17:30 @ Tallinn, Gate Tower

Fiddler on the Roof, operetta/musical
19:00 @ Estonian National Opera
Half a century ago, a musical was born that became one of the most popular musicals on Broadway. “Fiddler on the Roof” was first staged at the Estonian National Opera in 1989 by Georg Malvius, earning the title “Theatrical event of the year.” At the time when Estonia was regaining its independence from the Soviet Union, the story of a small Jewish village suffering from the oppression of great powers and fighting for its existence was of great significance.
This nine Tony Award-winning musical is filled to the brim with classic melodies as “If I Were a Rich Man,” “Matchmaker, Matchmaker,” “Sunrise Sunset,” etc. Libretto: Joseph Stein. Music: Jerry Bock. Lyrics: Sheldon Harnick. Produced on the New York stage by Harold Prince.
Juri Alperten, Kaspar Mand, Lauri Sirp, (conductors); Georg Malvius (Stage Director, Sweden), Ellen Cairns (designer, Scotland), Palle Palme (lighting designer, Sweden), Adrienne Abjorn (choreographer, Sweden)

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

Crazy Days - Ensemble Hortus Musicus
16:00 @ Tallinn,Gate Tower

Swan Lake, ballet
19:00 @ Estonian National Opera

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

Fratres - Ensemble Hortus Musicus
18:00 @ Tallinn Niguliste Church

Fiddler on the Roof, operetta/musical
17:00 @ Estonian National Opera

MONDAY, JUNE 20

Fiddler on the Roof, operetta/musical
19:00 @ Estonian National Opera

TUESDAY, JUNE 21

Fiddler on the Roof, operetta/musical
19:00 @ Estonian National Opera

Concert- Ceremony of Tallinn Music High School graduates of 2016
17:00 @ Tallinn, Estonia Concert Hall

SATURDAY, JUNE 25

Concert performance “Diva”
20:00 @ Haapsalu Resort Hall

THURSDAY, JUNE 30

Rob Becker’i “Urgmees”
 20:00 @ Parnu Concert Hall

GREAT SUMMER GATHERING. FRIENDS
ESTONIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
20:00 @ Estonia Concert Hall
NEEME JARVI (conductor); Silvia Ilves (cello)
Weiner, Tchaikovsky, Eller, Gershwin, Ellington, Grofe.

The concert’s patron is President of the Republic of Estonia Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

The head of a musical dynasty, Neeme Jarvi is one of today’s most highly respected maestros. He conducts the world’s most prominent orchestras and works alongside soloists of the highest calibre. A prolific recording artist, he has amassed a discography of nearly 500 recordings. Over his long and highly successful career he has held positions with orchestras across the world. Last season he took up his tenure as Artistic and Music Director of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande. He is also currently A rtistic Director of the Estonian National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Emeritus of both the Residentie Orkest Netherland Hague and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He also holds the titles of Principal Conductor Emeritus of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and Conductor Laureate of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra.

LITHUANIA

THURSDAY, JUNE 16

THE BLUE DANUBE, ballet
19:00 @ Lithuanian National Opera & Ballet Theatre
Alvydas Sulcys, conductor. Strauss

FRIDAY, JUNE 17

Muse - Drones World Tour
20:00 @ Kauno Zalgirio arena

SATURDAY, JUNE 18

Vilnius Festival 2016
DON CARLO, opera
19:00 @ LNOBT, A. Vienuolio st. 1
Pierre Vallet (conductor, France)
Cast: Askar Abdrazakov (Russia), Kamen Chanev (Bulgaria), Adam Diegel (US). Verdi

The 21st PAZAISLIS MUSIC FESTIVAL
19:00 @ Kaunas Yacht Club (M.Gimbutienes st. 35)
LITHUANIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ONA KOLOBOVAITE (soprano), LIUDAS MIKALAUSKAS (bass), JUOZAS DOMARKAS,conductor
Johann Strauss

SUNDAY, JUNE 19

John Newman
17:00 @ Kalnu parkas, Vilnius

Orchestral Music Series
LITHUANIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
18:00 @ Alytus Culture and Communication (Pramones st. 1B)
ONA KOLOBOVAITE (soprano), LIUDAS MIKALAUSKAS (bass), JUOZAS DOMARKAS, conductor
Johann Strauss

MONDAY, JUNE 20

Vilnius Festival 2016
Muza Rubackyte’s Recital Duality
19:00 @ Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall (Ausros vartu st. 5)
MUZA RUBACKYTE (piano; Lithuania, France, Switzerland): Robert Schumann, Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, Sergei Prokofiev

TUESDAY, JUNE 21

Vilnius Festival 2016
Maraca & his Latin Jazz All Stars Septet
19:00 @ Compensa Concert Hall (Kernaves st. 84)
ORLANDO VALLE MARACA (flute, group leader, arranger), STEVE TURRE (trombone, Conch shells), ROBBY AMEEN (percussion), MARIO CANONGE (piano), ORLANDO POLEO (percussion), FELIPE CABRERA (double-bass), TIM MAYER (saxophone)

THURSDAY, JUNE 23

IRON MAIDEN “THE BOOK OF SOULS” TOUR
20:00 @ Kauno Zalgirio arena

THURSDAY, JUNE 30
 
LITHUANIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Orchestral Music Series
19:30 @ Marijampole Basilica of St Michael the Archangel (J. Bendoriaus st. 1)
KRISTINA ZMAILAITE (soprano), RITA NOVIKAITE (mezzo-soprano), EDMUNDAS SEILIUS (tenor), VILNIUS State Choir, CESLOVAS SASNAUSKAS CHOIR, JUOZAS DOMARKAS, conductor Arthur Honegger