Nordic-Baltic Concert Season 2010/2011

The Nordic-Baltic Concert Season is organised jointly by eight countries – Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

The aim of the Nordic-Baltic Concert Season is to introduce the contemporary music and musicians of the participating countries to a wider audience at home and abroad, via the medium of radio.

The 2010-2011 season, which is the 16th, will feature the music of legendary classics, such as Sibelius and Leifs, alongside the premiers of recent works by several young composers: Jon Øyvind Ness (Norway), Mirjam Tally (Estonia), Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmbreen (Denmark), and Uljas Pulkkis (Finland). One more name will be added to this list in due time – the name of the winner of the Latvian National Orchestra’s composition contest.

As always, the Nordic-Baltic Concert Season presents the national orchestras and leading performers of the participating countries. The concerts are conducted by Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Thomas Dausgaard, Juha Kangas, Osmo Vänska et al. Among the featured soloists one will hear young talents and well-established artists alike: trumpet player Tine Ting Helseth, the pianists Peter Friis-Johansson, Vestars Shimkus, Elisso Bolkvadze, Kari Kriikku and Kalle Randalu, and the percussion ensemble Kroumata.

In addition to the Nordic-Baltic Concert Season, the eight countries collaborate on a number of other projects: a separate series of summer concerts, a special project devoted to the music of female composers, the jazz and choir music series, the annual meetings of music program directors and the workshops for radio presenters.

Full Program of Nordic-Baltic Concert Season 2010-2011:

http://klassikaraadio.err.ee/klassik/nordic2010.htm

President Grybauskaitė awarded as a woman world leader of the year

President of the Republic of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė was honored as the Woman of the Year 2010 in the election of women world leaders organized by the U.S. Glamour magazine.

The President of Lithuania is one of 19 women heads of states of governments nominated for the award, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel, President Tarja Halonen of Finland, President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina, also leaders of Brazil, Switzerland, Kyrgyzstan, Costa Rica and other states. The award was presented to the President of Lithuania, along with President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, Prime Minister Iveta Radičová of Slovakia, and Prime Minister Kamla Persad–Bissessar of Trinidad and Tobago.

"In the past two decades, the number of women world leaders grew from eight to nineteen. Women on the highest–level of politics is not just a matter of fashion anymore but a reality of the daily life. More and more women run for election in their own countries and win because they are not afraid to take challenges and assume responsibility and because they see politics as an instrument to make their countries a better place to live," the President of Lithuania said.

President Dalia Grybauskaitė and other awardees received personal congratulations from U.S. President Barrack Obama. The awards were presented by the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Susan Rice.

Source: http://www.baltic-course.com/

Four stories from one sea: Jura, Meer, Hav, Sea

The touring international marine exhibition "1 Sea – 4 Stories", now hosted by the Polish Maritime Museum (CMM) in Gdańsk as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, has come from Rostock.
The city on the River Warnow and the third largest Baltic port of Germany was the starting point of the tour of four South-Baltic countries: Germany, Poland, Sweden and Lithuania. The exhibition marks the completion of the joint undertaking of 4 maritime museums within an EU project named SeaSide.

Sea trade routes had for years linked countries of the South Baltic until the post-WWII division of the region into the West and the East. By displaying a variety of maritime heritage related issues, maritime museums from four Baltic countries provide evidence of both common and different past of the countries of the South-Baltic region. The exhibition has been based on four major topics placed within a framework story, says Jadwiga Klim of the CMM, the Polish coordinator and curator of the exhibition. The exhibition – vast and rich in content – shows the maritime heritage from different perspectives, stressing what is of particular significance for individual nations and museums. In this way, we wanted to strengthen the common Baltic identity and underpin the great potential of South Baltic cities and regions, adds Tomasz Bednarz, the other curator of the exhibition.

The development of the sailing ship in the Baltic
The Maritime Museum Rostock presents the history of the sailing vessels in the Baltic from 10th to 20th century, exhibiting six models of various sail ships. These include an early mediaeval trader, a mediaeval merchant cog, a galleon Adler von Lübeck (The Eagle of Lubeck) – a man-of-war of the Hanseatic League, Swedish galleon Vasa of 1628, Swedish mail boat Hiorten, 19th-century German brig J. H. Epping. More information about each of them is provided in the form of texts, drawings and photos.

Spread sails: Klaipeda sailing fleet
The Lithuanian part of the exhibition prepared by the Lithuanian Sea Museum unveils the little-known era of the sailing ship in Lithuania – in Klaipeda it culminated in the 18th and 19th centuries and came to a close as the steam ship advanced.

The Baltic: Beyond the horizon – personal stories from the Cold War era
The Cold War and how it affected the post-war relations between the Baltic countries is the theme undertaken by the Swedish Naval Museum in Karlskrona. In Sweden, with its non-aligned status at the time, the personal dimension of the Cold War conflict was felt most strongly. Sweden got closer to the scene when, in1981, a Soviet U137 submarine went aground within a restricted zone off the naval base in Karlskrona. This part of the exhibition focuses on personal stories from the 1980s told by Swedish people.

The exhibition "1 Sea – 4 Stories" can be seen at the Granaries in the isle of Ołowianka – the CMM head office. Its next stage will be Karlskrona, from where it will travel to Klaipeda in the Spring of 2011, thus completing its tour of the Baltic coast.

"1 Sea – 4 Stories"
1 October - 28 November 2010

Centralne Muzeum Morskie
ul. Ołowianka 9-13
80-751 Gdańsk / POLAND
http://www.cmm.pl/

The Latvian National Opera in season 2010/2011 offers five new productions and two revivals.

Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin will open on December 3, Rossini’s Il Barbiere di Siviglia – on March 5, and Latvian composer Bruno Skulte’s The Werevolwes – on June 3.

The ballet production A Midsummer Night’s Dream will open on October 22, and The Lady of the Camellias – on March 25.

Two highly acclaimed productions will come back in the repertoire. Enjoy Verdi’s Aida from October 7, and Puccini’s Turandot from April 15.

http://www.opera.lv/en/productions-concerts/new-productions/

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Autumn Season at the Estonian National Opera

The 105th Autumn Season at the Estonian National Opera!

The upcoming autumn season will bring along many fascinating productions of all genres.

The first new production of the season will premiere on September 16, when the stage is set for one of the gems among the works of Imre Kálmán – the operetta Die Csárdásfürstin in a classically dazzling version by Mart Sander. “I am trying to stage a show that sends a modern message despite its visual side being pronouncedly, almost ridiculously old-fashioned” (M. Sander).

On October 29, the theatre will celebrate the premiere of Puccini’s La bohème, one of the most beloved operas ever, directed by Ran Arthur Braun from Israel. Young, cheerful, careless and passionate bohemians enjoy life and its intricate turns sparkled with love, hope, despair and wild Parisian life-rhythm to the fullest.

The concert performance of Bellini’s stunningly beautiful opera I Capuleti e i Montecchi will premiere on November 11, conducted by Arvo Volmer. The libretto of the opera is not based on Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, but on several Italian pieces of literature, mainly Luigi Scevola’s play Giulietta e Romeo.

On December 3, the spectators are treated to a brand new stage production of The Nutcracker directed by Ben Stevenson, one of the key figures of American ballet. Tchaikovsky’s beautiful music takes the viewer with Clara to the magical world of sweets, the Mouse King, toy soldiers, flying chefs, the giant Christmas tree, Christmas evening and dancing.

The traditional New Year’s Eve Ball of the Estonian National Opera, directed by Arne Mikk and Thomas Edur, will be held on December 31. This time, the etudes of the ball have been inspired by George Gershwin’s music and there will be several nice surprises for the guests.

More information: www.opera.ee

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New Musical Generation SUMMER FESTIVAL & ACADEMY

“New Musical Generation” is presenting its first summer festival and academy, July 7-17, 2010, in Vilnius, Lithuania. Each evening, some of the most talented young musicians from all over the world will perform solo or chamber music concerts and, during the day, they will teach festival academy students at master classes and individual lessons.

This festival is an ideal environment for young professionals to connect with and learn from established professionals and preeminent musicians who can be influential in their career path.

“New Musical Generation” constantly searches for young and talented musicians and later promotes them on an international scale. Therefore, if it discovers outstanding students at the festival academy, there is a strong possibility that it will include them in future concert series.

Performers and teachers will be the winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow (2007), sensational pianist Miroslav Kultyshev; pianists Ingolf Wunder, Alexei Grynyuk, Igor Lovchinsky, Kasparas Uinskas, Darius Mažintas, and Aidas Puodžiukas; violinist and artistic director of the world famous B. Britten International Music Competition, Dima Tkachenko; violinist and assistant of prof. Z. Bron, Alexander Gilman; violinist and assistant of prof. P. Amoyal, Andrey Baranov; and phenomenal guitarist from Holland, Wim den Herder.

More information about the festival – www.nmgfestival.com

Festival place: Šokio teatras (Dance Theatre), T. Kosciuškos g. 11, Vilnius.

Festival date: 7-17 July, 2010

New ELIT Events Baltic website launched

ELIT Events Baltic is Lithuanian Tours Ltd trade mark adopted for sevices provided in MICE sector. ELIT Events Baltic was introduced in 2005 and many successful international projects have been implemented since then.

The new website aims to deliver information about our services and destinations in a most convenient way for our clients and visitors. Here we introduce our destinations, reports on our services as well as our portfolio of events organised in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

Find out how we can help you to organize your best event in Lithuania, Latvia or Estonia and do not hesitate to contact us.

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Lithuanian Tours Welcomed Italian Partners in Vilnius

On March 5-7 Lithuanian Tours arranged a Familiarisation trip for Italian partners.

With the busy summer season quickly approaching we decided to invite a group of Italian tour operators and agents to Vilnius so that they have an opportunity to get first hand experience of what the city has to offer in order to be able to promote Vilnius and Lithuania in the best possible way. Among travel professionals there were our old partners as well as the new ones who have strong plans to introduce new destination for them. The group also included Mr Alberto Caspani, a journalist from Travel Quotidiano. To all of them that was their first trip to Vilnius. During the 3-day trip the agents visited a number of hotels, restaurants, bars, saw the main tourist and cultural sites in Vilnius. Several guests were impressed by extent of Vilnius’ cultural heritage and expressed surprise at the wide choice of hotels and restaurants. The trip would have been incomplete without visiting the famous Kaziukas (St Casimir) Fair which was the best way to get acquainted with Lithuanian folk traditions, crafts and hospitality.

Lithuanian Tours would like to thank to Mr Andrzej Kawalek from Polish Airlines office in Milan, Vilnius Municipality Tourism Department, Hotel Artis, Hotel Mabre, Hotel Narutis, restaurants Stikliu Alude and Pegasus for their kind support and sponsorship of the trip.

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