Ieva Saliete is the leading Latvian harpsichordist. She has a wide range of musical interests, starting from the late medieval era with the clavicymbalum, through baroque, to contemporary music. Musically educated at Staatliche Musikhochschule Freiburg by Prof. Dr. R.Hill and Schola Cantorum Basel by J.A.Boetticher, she has played in various Early Music formations, such as Freiburger Barockorchester, Ensemble 415 and with numerous chamber-music partners such as Sergio Azzolini, Dorothee Oberlinger, Erik Bosgraaf, Dmitry Sinkovsky, Marco Ambrosini.

Since she has a strong interest in contemporary music she regularly commissions compositions by latvian composers and is bringing harpsichord in the middle of the Latvian contemporary music stage. For her musical activity she was honored with the Great Music award of Latvia in 2018 and also nominated for the same award for outstanding performances in 2023. Ieva Saliete teaches harpsichord and is Head of the Early Music department at the Latvian Academy of Music.

Arturs Noviks is a wide-ranging accordionist in versatile musical directions who has participated in a great number of international competitions and festivals. He has performed in various projects with Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, LNSO String Quintet, Sinfonietta Riga, Latvian Radio Choir, choir “Kamēr…”, Brass Band “Riga”. He is a member of the ensemble Altera Veritas and Tango Sin Quinto and has collaborated with many other popular stage artists in Latvia. Since 2014 here is a lecturer of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. Since 2016 he is an accordion teacher at Jāzeps Mediņš Riga 1st Music School.

At Oceanen Saliete and Noviks will perform:

• Juste Janulyte ‘Harp is a Chord” (2016)
• Indra Riše “Purva dvēselītes/ Marsh-Souls” (1999)
• Sabine Ķezbere – “Ny tid. Stillhet” (New time. Silence) World Premiere!
• Jānis Petraškevics “ Neparalēles/Non -parallels” (2022)

 

Note: All guests must be 20 years or older and have a valid ID

The performance is part of the concept New Baltic Sounds! Three concerts from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in one venue, for one night and one ticket. Welcome!

The concert is arranged in collaboration with the Baltic Contemporary Music Network