One of the most remarkable sights of Latvia, in particular the city of Jurmala Jurmala city, is the world-famous Dzintari Concert Hall, which is a venue for many concerts and festivals.
Let us turn to the history of the Dzintari Hall. In Jurmala, in the Dzintari region, music concerts began to be organized for the first time in the 70s of the 19th century. In 1874, Dzintari was renamed Edinburgh. In 1874 Dzintari was renamed Edinburgh. In 1897 a theatre stage was created, called the Edinburgh Kurhaus Concert Garden. At first, the repertoire was light, dance music, variety, operetta, and even circus acts. But in 1910 the concert life changes dramatically. A large symphony orchestra consisting of 70 musicians arrives from Berlin, under the direction of Franz von Blon. Famous artists of the Russian Empire are invited. In 1911, the Edinburgh Symphony Orchestra is formed. Celebrities of Russian opera theaters perform on stage. But in 1914, the World War I interrupts the activity of the theatre scene.
Concert activity in Jurmala is revived in 1920. Organises concerts by concertmaster Albert Bērziņš together with the orchestra of the Latvian National Opera. The stage in Dzintari once again becomes a renowned concert venue. a renowned concert venue. Since 1931, conductor Arvids Parups and the Radio Symphony Orchestra have been organizing and broadcasting concerts. Due to bad weather conditions in 1935, the season closes with serious financial losses. Parups insists that a closed concert hall be built. And in 1936, the closed concert hall opened its doors. The concert was opened by the Latvian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of conductor Leonid Vigners with with the composition "Minuet in Classical Style". Concerts were also held in the open air. Some of them were attended by about 30,000 people. In 1941 Dzintari's concert activities ceased again.
The World War II ended, and the concert activity in Dzintari resumed. In 1959-1962, a new roof ceiling was built to improve the acoustics of the open stage, to improve the acoustics of the open stage and to shelter visitors from bad weather. Thanks to this concept, the Dzintari Concert Hall has become the most modern and famous resort concert hall in the entire Soviet Union. During the concert season (from June to August), not only orchestras from Latvia performed on stage, but also groups from Leningrad, Moscow and other republics of the USSR. The most popular artists came on stage: L.Berman, D.Bashkirov, G.Kremer, A.Lyubimov, L.Kogan, M.Vainman, V.Spivakov, M.Rostropovich and many others. It happened that Famous foreign musical ensembles from Warsaw, Denmark, Berlin, Denmark, Berlin. Listeners were interested not only in classical music. On the stage "Dzintari stage, popular Soviet entertainers were also received with great joy. Alla Pugacheva, Arkady Raikin, Laima Vaikule, Raimond Pauls and many others performed here. Pauls and many others.
In 1986, the television group of the Central Television chose the Dzintari concert hall for the programme. Dzintari concert hall for an international song contest called "Jurmala". The open-air hall was reconstructed and adapted to television broadcasts. Television broadcasting of the contest brought Dzintari all-union fame.
In the 1990s Latvia declared its independence. The life of Dzintari Hall there is a crisis. Fortunately, it gradually passes. Now, during the season, which lasts from from May to September, Dzintari hosts a large number of concerts and festivals. These are the international ballet festival "Ballet Stars of Jurmala", KVN festival "VOICE KIVIN", song contest of young singers "New Wave", humour festival "Jurmala wave", humour festival "Jurmalina", music festival "Summertime", etc.
The large (open) hall is a structure with a roof, but without walls. This is the auditorium. It can accommodate about 2000 people. In 1962 It was built according to the design of architect Modris Gelzis. In 2006, the Great Hall was In 2006, the large hall was transformed: the interior of the stage was changed, soft benches for the audience, modern acoustic systems and even infrared heaters. For symphonic, jazz and choral concerts, the stage was equipped with 5 levels.
The Small (closed) Hall was created in 1936 according to the idea of architects Viktor Mellenbergs and Alexander Birzensky. It is a building made of wood, which consists of 3 parts. It features a stylised portico with elongated columns. National Romanticism motifs can be seen on the facades and in the interior. rooms. The interior of the middle nave is illuminated by round windows. In the hall there are 3 works by the master of applied art Ansis Cirulis. Accommodates more than 500 spectators. The small (closed) hall is an architectural monument.
The world-famous Dzintari Concert Hall is the most remarkable attraction of Jurmala.
