[:lv]Zēnu koris[:en]Riga Cathedral Boys’ Choir[:]

[:lv]RĪGAS DOMA ZĒNU KORIS
Diriģents un mākslinieciskais vadītājs Mārtiņš Klišāns

Latvijas koru saimē ir viens no visaktīvāk koncertējošiem kolektīviem, kura devums vairakkārt nominēts un arī novērtēts ar Lielo Mūzikas balvu. Kora kontā ir arī divas balvas par Gada labāko ierakstu, bet izvirzīts tai zēnu koris ir vairākkārt. Rīgas Doma zēnu korim Mārtiņa Klišāna vadībā ierakstīti 23 mūzikas albumi.

Regulāri koris ar solo programmu piedalās „Latvijas Koncertu” organizētajos festivālos Lieldienu mūzika, Senā mūzika un Eiropas Ziemassvētki Latvijā.  2023. gadā koris koncertē pa Latviju kopā ar komponistu Raimondu Tigulu, mūziķiem Valteru Pūci un Daini Teni, maestro Raimondu Paulu, solistu Daumantu Kalniņu un citiem māksliniekiem. Zēni gan kā solisti, gan koristi aktīvi darbojas Latvijas Nacionālās operas izrādēs. Rīgas Doma zēnu koris piedalās Starptautiskos kormūzikas festivālos: ASV, Polijā, Čehijā, Vācijā, Šveicē u.c., pieskandina arī pasaules koncertzāles: gan slaveno Albertholu Londonā, gan skanīgās zāles un baznīcas Tokijā, Jokohamā, Niigatā, Nagoijā, Osakā un citās Japānas pilsētās.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaKloe4YshY&ab_channel=LatvijasTelev%C4%ABzija[:en]RIGA CATHEDRAL BOYS’ CHOIR
Conductor and artistic director Martins Klisans

The choir, obtainer of the highest award of Culture Ministry in Latvia – the Great Music Award,  was first established in Latvia in 1950. It consists of a very well musically educated treble singers from the special choir school and a professional male group. It is the first Latvian professional choir that performed in Alberthall, London, and no doubts – one of the top boys’ choirs of the world.

Started from 1993 the choir has recorder 23 solo CDs and participated in several recording co-projects. The choir has got the Great Award for the best recording of a year, also has been nominated for the Great Award for several times. RCBC has performed as a representative choir for prominent persons: two of The President of the United States (Bill Clinton and Barack Obama), the President of Finland, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Turkey, H. R .H. Prince Charles and HM Elizabeth II Queen of the United Kingdom, participants of NATO summit have all enjoyed performances in Riga.

The choir has a great experience of participation in different International Music festivals: e.g., Switzerlland and Finland 2001, Sixth World Symposium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 2002, Legnano, Italy 2005, France 2006, Finland 2008, Sweden 2009,  Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany 2011,2012, Poland and Czech Republic in 2014, London, England 2017, annualy we participate in Sacral music and Ancient Music festivals in Latvia. Regulary the choir and its soloists participate in performances of Latvian National Opera.

Singers tour all over the world. They have performed in the greatest and largest halls in Japan (since 1995 until now), the USA, Canada and a lot of European countries. The choir concert tours have been highly appreciated by the public and press.

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