The Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C., concludes the series of recitals on its Casavant Frères Opus 3899 organ:
May 21, at 8 pm, Iveta Apkalna.
Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna is a leading performer steeped in the traditions of Eastern Europe. She has gained international recognition in various international competitions–in 2003 she was awarded the first prize and received four additional special prizes in the 3rd International M. Tariverdiev Organ Competition in Kaliningrad (Russia). In 2002, after winning the preliminary European rounds and advancing to the world finals of the Royal Bank Calgary International Organ Competition (Canada), she was awarded the prestigious Johann Sebastian Bach prize.
In 2003 Iveta received the Latvian Great Music Award 2003 for special accomplishments in music. The title of “best performing artist of 2005” followed, given by the German Music Award ECHO Klassik, making her the first organist ever to receive this honor. In January 2008 the German/French TV network ARTE +7 broadcast an hour long documentary dedicated to Iveta Apkalna “Dancing with the Organ”.
For further information: www.kennedy-center.org.
