Grammy Award 2014 for participation in the CD of Arvo Part ''Adam's Lament'', Latvian Great Music Award
Early music to contemporary
Mozart Riga Cathedral Boys’ Choir / Sinfonietta Rīga / Inga Šlubovska / Mārtiņš Klišāns
Produced by Latvijas koncerti, 2014
Nordic Atmospheres / Sinfonietta Riga & Claus Efland with Egīls Šēfers / Challange Records, 2014
Arvo Pärt. Adam's Lament / Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Sinfonietta Riga, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tõnu Kaljuste: conductor / ECM, 2012
Erkki-Sven Tüür. Ärkamine/Awakening / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Daniel Reuss / Sinfonietta Riga / Ondine, 2012
Pēteris Vasks. Viatore / Sinfonietta Riga / Normund Sne / WERGO, 2008
Pēteris Vasks. Pater noster / Dona nobis pacem. Missa / Latvian Radio Choir / Sinfonietta Riga / Sigvards Klava, conductor/ ONDINE, 2007
„All of them are young, energetic and willing to play music. They do not sit stiffly on their chairs, and their level of making music is high.”
Avner Biron, conductor – Meaning and charm of meeting of cultures/ Diena 29.12.2011
“It is great pleasure to perform together with such young, motivated and always smiling people, who are open to new ideas.”
Vineta Sareika, violinist – A new page and the violin for life/ Diena 22.09.2011
“Performance of Sinfonietta Rīga together with British harpist (also clavecinist) and guitar player/dancer Steven Player was the most breathtaking event in the last summer season. … A culture shock in the best meaning of this notion!”
Inese Lūsiņa, music journalist – Special orchestral sound/ Diena 15.07.2011
“I have great pleasure to work together with musicians of Sinfonietta Rīga. This is a new, energetic ensemble. Already during the first rehearsal they kept very focused. They use to work very hard, they polish details purposefully and pose smart and matter-of-fact questions.”
Andrew Laurence-King, Baroque harpist – Sailing with a harp/ Diena 08.07.2011
“The orchestra Sinfonietta Rīga is in excellent musical shape. Moreover, modern chamber music is a sphere specially nurtured by Normunds Šnē and the orchestra devoted to him.”
Lauma Mellēna, music journalist – Close-ups of chamber symphonies during bitter frost/ Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze Latvijai 22.03.2011
“Sinfonietta Rīga already has been formed as an irreplaceable unit for Latvia, thanks to their joy of performing, taste and quality.”
Reinis Zariņš, pianist
“I thank them for their cooperation, ardour and ability to conjure up a miracle during the concert. Sinfonietta Rīga will be a wonderful partner for me in Concerto for Cello by Dobrinka Tabakova.”
Kristīne Blaumane, cellist
