Beethoven — Sonata No. 17 op.31 No.2 “The Tempest”
John Corigliano — Fantasia on an Ostinato
Schumann — Kreisleriana op.16:
Since his concerto debut at the age of ten, Latvian concert pianist Reinis Zarins has performed as a recitalist, chamber musician and concerto soloist throughout Europe and North America. Equally at home in classical and contemporary repertoire, his passion lies in the creation of programmes and interpretations that explore the deeper reasons and purposes behind music.
Presently resident in London, Reinis Zarins regularly performs in his native Latvia and has won the country’s Grand Music Award three times in the category “Outstanding interpretation”. He also champions the work of Latvian composers: in 2017, he premiered a new piano concerto and a substantial piano cycle, both written by leading Latvian composers and dedicated to Reinis. Both works have also been released as CD recordings in 2019. Previously, Reinis has released three critically acclaimed albums of classical Latvian piano concerti and solo works.
Some of the highlights of 2019 include Reinis’ debut with London Philharmonic orchestra in Rachmaninov’s Second Piano concerto, collaboration with Bang on a Can cellist Ashley Bathgate and Beethoven’s Triple concerto with his Trio Palladio partners and Latvian National Symphony orchestra.
Laureate of 11 international competitions, Reinis has performed in prestigious music festivals, including Lucerne Festival, Bath International Music festival and Scotia Festival of Music. His thoughtful virtuosity has gathered audiences in Wigmore hall in London, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, New York’s Weill Recital hall in Carnegie hall, and Tchaikovsky Concert hall in Moscow. In 2018, Reinis was the artist-in-residence both in Latvian Radio 3 “Klasika” and also in the concert hall “Cēsis” with his Trio Palladio.