Inspired by the poem L´Après-midi d´un faune by Stephane Mallarmé, the prelude is one of Debussy’s most famous works and is very free as to tonality and harmonic function. The Prélude is followed by another piece of Debussy: La Mer is a masterpiece of suggestion and subtlety in its rich depiction of the ocean. Joining together with the TPO is our own Agrita Lakute, presenting the Flute concerto by Ibert, written in 1934.

Concerts:

• May 28th, 2010 / 7.00 p.m. / MACM
• May 29th, 2010 / 4.00 p.m. / MACM

Conductor:

Claude Villaret

Soloist:

Agrita Lakute, Flute

Program:

• Thai Traditional Music
• Claude Debussy: Prélude á “L´Après-midi d´un faune” (Afternoon of a Faun)
• Jacques Ibert: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
• Claude Debussy: “La Mer”

Agrita Lakute

Agrita Lakute earned the Art Masters Degree in the flute performance in the Latvian Academy of Music (former Soviet Union). She studied the flute performance with the Principal Flute of the Latvian National Opera – Prof. Imants Sneibis (Republic of Latvia), and with the Principal Flute of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra – prof.Vilnis Strautins ( Republic of Latvia), also with Prof. Carlo Janss (Luxembourg), Prof. Craig Goodman (USA/France) and Prof. William Bennett (England).

Agrita Lakute worked as a Principal Flutist in the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra (1992-2001)-cond.Im.Resnis/Latvia and in the “All Baltic Stars Symphony Orchestra” (1998, 1999 )-cond.Anders Berglund/Sweden. She has played concerts with many world famous conductors – Laurent Petitgirard (France), Enrique Batiz (Mexico/Latin America), Gustavo Plis- Sterenberg (Argentina/ St. Petersburg/Russia), Anders Berglund (Sweden), Pauls Megi and Peters Sauls (Estonia), Domarka (Lithuania), Gudni A. Emilsson ( Germany) , Claude Villaret ( Switzerland) and other conductors.

She has played also solo with the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Latvian Chamber Orchestra of the Latvian Philharmonic in the Liepaja Town Theatre, White Hall, Richard Wagner Hall, Munster Hall of the Latvian Philharmonic, in Denmark Thisted Town Theatre, in Switzerland Conservatoire of the Music in Geneva.

Agrita Lakute took part in both – solo and symphony orchestral tours ( principal flute) in Spain, Sweden, Germany, Malaysia, Denmark, Switzerland, Finland, Ireland, England, Holland, Poland and Hungary.

She has been a guest Principal Flutist in the Latvian National Opera for P. Tchaikovsky “Swan Lake” and “Sleeping Beauty”.

She has won two grant from “Art life International Fund” (Paris/France) for seminar studies in flute performance.

She won the Prize of the Latvian Ministry of Culture in the “Andrejs Jurjans Competition of Performing Artists”. Her students are winners of national competitions. She has also taught Flute Master Class in Malaysia and Thailand.

Now she is a member of Woodwinds Faculty in the College of Music Mahidol University in the Thailand – instructor of the Major Flute Performance and performs the Principal Flute in Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra.