Cesis Art Festival’s traditional grand gala take place at the Cēsis Castle Park open-air auditorium. The star guests of the Salut d’Amour gala are going to be Marina Rebeka, one of the biggest internationally acclaimed Latvian opera stars, and the great Karel Mark Chichon on the conductor’s podium of the Latvian Festival Orchestra. 

Musically, the programme will be built around the theme of love: Marina Rebeka will perform musical pieces by Wagner, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev; however, the highlight of the programme will be an interpretation of the famous Arias from Jānis Mediņš’ Orchestral Suite No. 3, a tribute to the centenary of Latvian independence. This symbol of Latvian symphonic music has been reimagined by the experienced conductor and musical arranger Jēkabs Ozoliņš from Liepāja: among the original parts for orchestral instruments, he has weaved in a vocalise for a female voice; the new version will be premiered by Marina Rebeka. 

The Salut d’Amour gala is a collaboration with the Cēsis Concert Hall, Cēsis Centre for Culture and Tourism, the ŠALC Festival and Laba Mūzika Concert Agency and has been included in the Born in Latvia series of concerts as part of the Latvian Centenary Culture Programme.

Programme:

R. Wagner, Overture from opera “Rienzi”

R. Wagner, Aria “Dich, teure Halle…” from opera “Tannhäuser”

P. Tchaikovsky, Waltz from ballet “Swan Lake”

P. Tchaikovsky, Tatjanas letter scene from opera “Eugene Onegin”

J. Medins, Aria - dedicated to Latvia's 100th anniversary

S. Prokofiev, “Romeo & Juliet”