At the Stars Festival, such words are heard that even the tram stopped to listen
The 34th International Stars Festival has opened in Liepāja, featuring composers so complex that even Google Translate gives up.
Another Stars Festival has begun in Liepāja, where musicians play such pieces that even experienced culture enthusiasts secretly check the program to make sure they haven't mixed up concerts.
This year's festival opening featured Carl Maria von Weber's "Der Freischütz" and Jean Sibelius's "The Swan of Tuonela". Local culture connoisseur Maija admits: "Of course I knew what it was. I just initially thought Tuonela was a new café on Rose Square." But no, it turned out to be something about a swan and the Nordic sound world.
The festival's pearl was Japanese violinist Yuki Hirano, who played Sibelius's violin concerto. Clarinet virtuoso Annelien van Wauwe charmingly interpreted Weber's concert, demonstrating "a dialogue between poetic dreaminess and nervous urbanism". As one listener said: "Nervous urbanism reminds me of morning hours on Graudu Street, but here it sounded much more beautiful."
The festival will continue until March 14th, and Latvian Radio 3 broadcasts it live. This is great, because now you can listen at home and you don't have to explain to no one why you don't know what The Swan of Tuonela is. In Riga, of course, there's no such festival — they only have anxiety about whether there are enough seats in the concert hall.
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