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H2E, Hermanis, Kremer and Kremerata Baltica receive Latvian Excellence Awards in Culture
In a ceremony at the Latvian Academy of Culture's theater house Zirgu Pasts
last night, the Culture Ministry's annual Excellence Awards in Culture were
presented to design studio H2E, stage director Alvis Hermanis, violinist Gidon
Kremer and chamber orchestra Kremerata Baltica, informs LETA.
According to Lita Kokale, head of the Culture Ministry's Public Relations
Department, H2E was honored for its achievements in Latvia and beyond. The
design studio has carried out a number of acclaimed projects at Rainis and
Aspazija House in Riga, Rainis Museum, Latvian War Museum, Riga Motor Museum,
the Museum of the Occupation of Latvia and others. The studio has won several
prestigious Latvian and international awards.
The award to Hermanis was presented for his staging of various operas at
the leading European opera houses during the last two seasons: Madama Butterfly
at La Scala, Die Liebe der Danae at the Salzburg Festival, Richard Wagner's
Parsifal at the Vienna State Opera, Hector Berlioz's La damnation de Faust at
the Opera Bastille, Giacomo Puccini's Tosca at the Berlin State Opera, Giuesppe
Verdi's Il trovatore at the Salzburg Festival, Leos Janacek's Jenufa at La
Monnaie, and others.
In turn, Kremer, one of the world's most outstanding violinists, was
honored for the cooperation projects involving the Baltic countries' musicians.
Kremer has recorded more than 120 albums, many of which have received various
awards, including Grammy, Echo Klassik and Praemium Imperiale awards.
Kremerata Baltica was founded in 1997, it has performed in over fifty
countries in Asia, Australia, North America, South America and Europe. 2017 is
a special year to Kremer and Kremerata Baltica - it marks Kremer's 70th
birthday and the 20th anniversary of Kremerata Baltica. This year, Kremerata
Baltica will perform more than forty concerts - in the Baltic countries,
Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Great Britain, France, Hungary, Italy, Portugal,
Czech Republic, Netherlands, China, Japan, and South Korea.
The national Excellence Award in Culture was first introduced in 2014 and
has since been presented to a number of popular Latvian artists and cultural
institutions. The aim of award is to recognize the international success of
Latvian artists and agents of culture, thus thanking them for their significant
contribution to the promotion of cultural values of Latvia and for bringing the
prestige of Latvian culture to the world.