July 20, 2025, 4:30
Dzintari Beach
Sunrise Concert
Entry is free of charge.
Artists:
Iveta Apkalna (organ)
On 20 July, we will experience the festival’s traditional Sunrise Concert on Dzintari Beach with the principal organist of the Elbphilharmonie, known as the Queen of the Organ, Iveta Apkalna.
Her sunrise concert programmes are always distinguished by thoughtful content and drama, where the selected compositions organically harmonise with the sounds of nature and gradually prepare us for the miraculous moment of sunrise, giving an unforgettable listening experience.
Performers
Iveta Apkalna
OrganLatvian organist Iveta Apkalna is considered one of the leading instrumentalists in the world. Since 2017 she has served as the titular organist of the Klais organ at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany. For the January 2017 opening of the hall she took part in the two world premieres of the evening: Wolfgang Rihm’s Triptychon und Spruch in memoriam Hans Henny Jahnn with Thomas Hengelbrock and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra and Jörg Widmann’s ARCHE with Kent Nagano and the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg. In September 2018 Berlin Classics released the album “Light & Dark”, the first solo album recorded on the Klais organ at the Elbphilharmonie.
