LISTEN: Latvian Symphony Orchestra and James Sherlock in concert

This time he was performing for a Rīga audience for the first time at the Congress House venue, offering three vivid masterpieces: Maurice Ravel's "Noble and Sentimental Waltzes", George Gershwin's "Rhapsody in the Blue" and that most English of pieces, Edward Elgar's "Enigma Variations".

Before turning to conducting, Sherlock was a concert pianist for ten years. He continues to conduct orchestras from the piano, performing Mozart and Beethoven piano concertos with various ensembles, including the English Chamber Orchestra; recently, Sherlock performed Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto under the baton of Tarmo Peltokoski, another figure well known to Latvian audiences.

The concert was broadcast live by Latvian Radio 3 and can be heard by clicking the player above.