2 Lukas Geniušas

Pianist and silver medal winner of the Tchaikovsky and Chopin competitions, Lukas Geniušas continues the Russian piano tradition at the highest level. “Geniušas plays with a prizewinner’s brilliance, yet with a mature ability to recreate a work’s architecture, and an expressiveness that doesn’t overtly draw attention to itself.” writes British newspaper The Guardian.

Dates: 20.07 | Tickets: www.riga-jurmala.com

2004 Bollinger R.D.

210€

3 4 Julian Rachlin ()

“Another person may learn a new piece, maybe, in two weeks. I would rather do it in a year. Not because I’m a bad musician. It’s not a case of speed, but of what I want to say with the music. It’s about enriching your life with music, your whole life long. Because life is too short to uncover all the secrets of the great composers.” Julian Rachlin

Often called one of the most exciting, inspiring contemporary musicians, Rachlin is a violinist who has been making music with leading classical musicians since he was in his teens. After his first international success in the Eurovision Young Musician of the Year competition in 1988, Julian became the youngest ever soloist to play with the .

Julian Rachlin’s individual style is characterised by excitement and the ability to inspire the audience. Additionally, Rachlin has been purposefully and excitingly expanding his performing range, adding the and . He plays a 1704 ex-Liebig violin.

Dates: 20.07 | Tickets: www.riga-jurmala.com

Laurent Perrier Brut Cuvée Rosé

125 ml - 12€ 72€

5 6 Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Susanna Mälkki

A guest conductor at the highest level worldwide, 2018/19 sees Sussanna Mälkki return to the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the and Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra (as a Wiener Konzerthaus “Portrait” artist), hr-Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande and Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, among others. 2018/19 marks Susanna Mälkki’s third season as Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

Besides her achievements as an outstanding conductor in her own right, Finland’s Susanna Mälkki has been a groundbreaking pioneer for female conductors. In the 136-year history of the Metropolitan Opera, she has been the fourth woman to ever conduct in the renowned opera house and the first to conduct a Metropolitan Opera Live in HD broadcast.

Dates: 19.07, 21.07 | Tickets: www.riga-jurmala.com

2007 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs

178€

7 8 Rudolf Buchbinder & Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra

The repertoire of piano legend Rudolf Buchbinder (1946) stretches from Bach to contemporary music. The Austrian pianist’s almost sixty-year career, (including his first performance with an orchestra he was just twelve years old) has been reflected in over one hundred recordings. His ability to make music come alive, inhabiting each phrase, is truly unique. He has set new standards in the performing arts, especially as a performer of the music of Beethoven.

Buchbinder celebrated his 70th birthday two years ago with concerts in New York’s , the Vienna Musikverein, and the Berlin Philharmonic. The Vienna Philharmonic and Philharmonic Orchestra recognised him on his birthday with honorary membership, and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, under conductor Sussanna Mälkki, invited him to be their Artist in Residence.

Dates: 21.07 | Tickets: www.riga-jurmala.com

Raphaël Bérêche Reflet d’Antan

159€

9 10 Martin James Bartlett

Pianist Martin James Bartlett (1996) admits that his life changed completely when he won the title of BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2014 – victory in this competition allowed him to embark on a professional performing career, giving him the chance to travel and meet and work with inspiring musicians. The sensitivity or even sensuality of his playing is breathtaking, and his imagination overflows.

Bartlett played at the National Service of Thanksgiving for Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday at London’s St. Paul’s Cathedral, and as part of the Chinese State Visit in 2015 he gave a private concert for the First Lady of China, Peng Liyuan. He loves jazz and has recorded with Elton John, Stevie Wonder and Nicola Benedetti, and in his Riga concert he will perform piano highlights from the 17th to 20th centuries.

Dates: 21.07 | Tickets: www.riga-jurmala.com

1999 Billecart Salmon Cuvée Nicolas Francois Billecart

150€

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