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classical music, opera, theatre
Iveta Apkalna & the Latvian State Choir
15 December 2026 Tuesday
7:30 pm - 10 pm
Béla Bartók National Concert Hall
Produced by Müpa Budapest

Ticket prices

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Platinum level members of the Müpa+ membership programme can buy tickets for the event on 5 May from 10 am, at the Gold level on 6 May from 10 am, and at the Silver level on 7 May from 10 am. Basic level members, as well as members of the general public will get the opportunity to purchase tickets from 10 am on 8 May.

Featuring:

organ Iveta Apkalna
The State Choir LATVIJA (artistic director: Māris Sirmais)

Anonymous – Irīna Mihailovska

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (traditional English Christmas carol)

Arvo Pärt

Pari intervallo

Britten

Te Deum in C major

Rihards Dubra

Herr, bleib bei uns!

Pēteris Vasks

Dona nobis pacem

interval

J. S. Bach

Fantasia in G major, BWV 572

Poulenc

Four Christmas Motets

Anonymous – Jēkabs Jančevskis

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen (traditional English Christmas carol)

Jēkabs Jančevskis

Love Will Grow Someday

Thierry Escaich

Three Motets

Christmas music extends far beyond The Nutcracker and familiar Baroque repertoire. This concert demonstrates precisely that.
Returning Müpa guest Iveta Apkalna joins forces with a 60-member choir of her compatriots in the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall. Known internationally as a resident artist of Hamburg’s Elbphilharmonie, the Latvian organist is celebrated for her technical mastery and refined musical thinking. The Latvian State Choir, meanwhile, stands as one of the Baltic tradition’s most precise and outstanding ensembles.
Alongside works by Bach, Poulenc, and Britten, the programme features compositions by contemporary composers including Pēteris Vasks, Rihards Dubra, Jēkabs Jančevskis, Arvo Pärt, and Thierry Escaich.
Throughout this evening, the moments of quiet introspection and full sound of the choir will emphasise the importance of peace and contemplation.

Presented by: Müpa Budapest

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