Sinfonietta Rīga is a state chamber orchestra in

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founded in 2006. Consisting of young students, the orchestra is influenced by Western and Eastern culture.

Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt (; born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of contemporary classical music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. Pärt's music is in p ...

's works were presented by the ensemble at the

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, Hamburg. The chamber ensemble has recorded with WERGO and Ondine. Since 2006, Normunds Šnē has been artistic director,

Paavo Järvi Paavo Järvi (; born 30 December 1962) is an Estonian conductor. He has been chief conductor of Zurich's Tonhalle since 2020. Early life Järvi was born in Tallinn, Estonia (then occupied by the Soviet Union), to Liilia Järvi and the Estoni ...

has been guest conductor. Beside Western repertoire, Sinfonietta Rīga often plays Latvian and

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music and commissions works by contemporary Latvian composers. Important are collaborations with

Jörg Widmann Jörg Widmann (; born 19 June 1973) is a German composer, conductor and clarinetist. In 2023, Widmann was the third most performed living contemporary composer in the world. Formerly a clarinet and composition professor at the University of ...

Christian Lindberg Christian Lindberg (born 15 February 1958) is a Swedish trombonist, conductor and composer. Biography Early life and career Lindberg was born in Danderyd. As a youth, he learned to play the trumpet, and subsequently began to learn the trombo ...

and

Martin Grubinger Martin Grubinger (born 29 May 1983 in Salzburg) is an Austrian multi-percussionist. Life and career Born in Salzburg, Grubinger received his first instruction from his father, Martin Grubinger sen., a percussionist and percussion instructor a ...

. Another orchestra from

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is the

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Awards

* 2007, 2008, 2015, 2018

Grand Music Award Great Music Award (), is the highest prize awarded by the Latvian state in the field of music. Award winners receive a monetary prize, and a silver statuette, created by Armands Jēkabsons. References External links * Latvian music awards

Latvia * 2014

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

for Pärt's Adam's Lament

Discography

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References

External links

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