With
Dita Krenberga, flute
and
RIX Piano Quartet:
Jānis Maļeckis, piano
Sandis Šteinbergs, violin
Reinis Birznieks, cello
Ilze Kļava, viola

"Most people today no longer possess beliefs, love, and ideals. The spiritual dimension has been lost. My intention is to provide food for the soul, and this is what I preach in my works." ― Pēteris Vasks

Composer Pēteris Vasks (1946) grew up in post-war Soviet Latvia. He was oppressed for his Baptist beliefs, yet nevertheless acquired widespread recognition for his unique music, becoming one of the most noteworthy composers in Latvia in the second half of the 20th century. Vasks learned to implement many musical techniques of his time, including minimalism, aleatoric music, and 12–tone serialism but has never settled on one exclusive idea in his career.

Since 2009, The Phillips Collection has organised an unprecedented concert series entitled Leading European Composers. Presenting some of the greatest living composers of our time, this series is unique in that the composers introduce their works with performers they select.

This time, Pēteris Vasks has chosen the RIX Piano Quartet to present a programme of his chamber music. The quartet is a group of friends who live in different parts of the world and have been playing together for more than 20 years.

Tickets are available on the Phillips Collection website.