You used to work in the record industry, and now you have set up your own label, Voilà Records. Why?
I had been thinking about creating my own label for a long time. I wanted a space where I could have complete freedom at every stage, from artistic choices to editorial and marketing decisions. I wanted to be able to decide on the casting, the repertoire and the visual identity. As a music lover, I am naturally passionate about all of these things, and I wanted to have control over them from start to finish. Read More →
The Skani label has released the world premiere recordings of Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 by Latvian composer Andris Dzenītis. Burkhard Schäfer spoke with the composer about this album (the interview is available here). Apart from highly interesting information’s about the works and his own composition process, one remarkable paragraph is the following one. Read More →
Andris, you were born in Riga in 1978. In the mid-1990s, you studied composition with your country’s most famous composer, Pēteris Vasks, who is also known as ‘The voice of Latvia’. To what extent do you feel connected to your country’s musical tradition, and what does it mean to you to be a Latvian composer?
Of course, I am grateful to my country for educating me as a musician and as a person during my early years. Latvia is also very close to my heart as a geographically beautiful and diverse place. Yes, perhaps we don’t have snow-capped mountains, impressive waterfalls or blue sea lagoons, but I am very fond of the smell of Latvian pine and spruce forests, the harsh diversity and vastness of the Baltic Sea coast. Read More →
Die in Deutschland vorgenommene Studie ‘MiKADO-Musik’ belegt einen existenziellen Nachwuchsmangel an Musikschulen und zeichnet ein düsteres Zukunftsbild, teilte der Deutsche Musikrat mit. Read More →
Andris Dzenitis ist, Jahrgang 1978, gilt als einer der talentiertesten und kreativsten lettischen Komponisten seiner Generation. Seine Werke zeichnen sich als ausdrucksstarke farbenreiche Musik aus, die ihre Energie mehr über Klangballungen als über temporeiche Gesten äußert. Read More →
Die Mitglieder des Vereins Beethoven-Haus haben das Belcea Quartet zum Ehrenmitglied gewählt. Gestern erhielt das Streichquartett-Ensemble im Kammermusiksaal die Urkunde über die Ehrenmitgliedschaft aus den Händen von Beethoven-Haus-Direktor Malte Boecker. Read More →
San Antonio’s Scottish Rite has given the San Antonio Philharmonic until this Friday, to vacate the downtown building and its 2,200-seat auditorium the orchestra’s permanent home until now. Read More →
Lucerne Festival lanciert mit Pulse ein neues Festival, das der isländische Pianist Víkingur Olafsson kuratiert. Am Anfang steht vom 8. bis 10. Mai 2026 ein Kunst-Musik-Projekt in Meggen: Auf J. S. Bachs Goldberg-Variationen, interpretiert von Víkingur Olafsson, reagiert der bildende Künstler Olafur Eliasson in Echtzeit mit der Lichtinstallation The Shadows of Sounds and the Unforeseeable Shapes of Love. Read More →
In September 2026, Philharmonie Luxembourg will launch Heemspill, a completely redesigned program to promote local artists of all styles and generations. Read More →





















