Skatpunkts. Aigars Raumanis. Pirmatskaņojumi

On 14 May 2026 at 7.00 PM, saxophonist Aigars Raumanis invites audiences to SKATPUNKTS, a special event at the Aula of the Art Academy of Latvia, featuring the world premieres of ten new works by Latvian composers for solo saxophone and saxophone with electronics.

For this project, Aigars Raumanis invited ten composers to create new pieces especially for him. The programme includes new works by Platons Buravickis, Andris Dzenītis, Diāna Gritāne, Ēriks Miezis, Henrijs Poikāns, Madara Pētersone, Edgars Raginskis, Agita Reķe, Kārlis Rērihs, and Armands Skuķis.

The concert has been conceived as a creative laboratory centred on close collaboration between composer and performer. Each work has emerged through dialogue, exchange of ideas, and a shared search for interpretation. Together, these premieres offer different perspectives both on the expressive possibilities of the saxophone and on the many forms that artistic collaboration can take. This artistic research project forms part of Aigars Raumanis’s doctoral studies, devoted to models of collaboration between composer and performer.

Saxophonist Aigars Raumanis is one of the most distinguished Latvian musicians of his generation. He is a laureate of several international competitions, winner of the Great Music Award in the category Young Artist of the Year (2019), and nominee in the categories Outstanding Performance Throughout the Year (2023) and Outstanding Work in Ensemble as a Member of Trio Tresensus (2025). The Great Music Award is the highest state award in the field of music in Latvia. He is also the recipient of the JVLMA and LMT Young Musician of the Year Award (2018), among other honours. In 2025, he was an Artist-in-Residence at Latvian Radio 3 “Klasika”.

Supported by: Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Art Academy of Latvia, Latvian Radio 3 “Klasika”, State Culture Capital Foundation.