International Festival-Competition for Young Chamber Musicians “We Play Music with Friends”

Festival - Competition History


The history of the International Festival – Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We play music with friends” began in 2003. The authors of the idea were teachers of Jazeps Medins Music School of Riga. We see that a new mowement in musical education has been started in the whole world. Children like to play music in chamber ensembles. The enthusiastic teachers had an intention to organize an international meeting in Latvia either. In co-operation with colleagues from Latvian and foreign music schools we have created the children’s together-playing festival. Since then it has become a nice tradition. Every festival takes place at the end of the school-year and we are impatiently waiting for the next.


The responsiveness, the interest and the reference are surprisingly great and it gives proof of good success. Basing on the experience, we have come to a conclusion that it is useful to co-operate with local municipal offices and to organize every festival in different town of Latvia. This Festival as the first and the only one yet in Latvia has chances to grow up and to develop. The future of it is in our hands.

THE MOTO OF THE FESTIVAL

“TOGETHERPLAYING = CONTACT + COLLABORATION + CO-OPERATION”


THE AIMS OF THE FESTIVAL

TO LEARN TO KNOW, TO LEARN TO DO, TO LEARN TO LIVE AND TO LEARN TO BE TOGETHER.

Festival - Competition Organizers

Jūlija Strode

Director of the Jāzeps Mediņš Riga 1st Music School                            

Agate Ozoliņa

Head of Chamber Ensemble Department of the Jāzeps Mediņš Riga 1st Music School

Gunta Melbārde

Teacher of the Jāzeps Mediņš Riga 1st Music School

Results

XIV International Festival-Competition for Young Chamber Musicians “We Play Music with Friends”

Rīga 2023

Results

XIII International Festival-Competition for Young Chamber Musicians “We Play Music with Friends”

Rīga 2018

Laureates

XII International Festival-Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We Play Music with Friends”

Rīga 2016

Results  Laureates

XI International Festival-Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We Play Music with Friends”

Riga 2014

X International Festival-Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We Play Music with Friends”

Riga 2012

Laureates

IX International Festival-Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We Play Music with Friends”

Riga 2011

Laureates

VIII International Festival-Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We Play Music with Friends”

Riga 2010

Laureates


XV International Festival – Competition of Chamber Ensembles for Young Performers “We Play Music with Friends”


To take part in the upcoming festival we kindly ask you to fill out the form here

Festival-Competition Regulation  Application Form