Anna Veismane
(09.06.1976 )
"Music is spiritual information. Intuition, logic and feelings inspired by everyday work. Sound, form, genre are only forms of expression. My path is to search and change."
Anna Veismane
Anna Veismane (1976) studied in E. Darzins Music School. The first teachers of composition were Pēteris Vasks and Imants Zemzaris. Then she studied composition at the J. Vitols Latvian Academy of Music with Romualds Kalsons and Juris Karlsons graduating with a master’s degree. She has participated in master classes with David Lang, Par Lindgren, John Woolrich, Klas Torstensson, Tapio Tuomela (Young Composers Mastercourses in Latvia), Yannis Kyriakides (Music Laboratory The Process in Lithuania).
Anna Veismane collaborated with famous latvian violinist Baiba Skride, pianist Lauma Skride, guitarist Bogdan Michailescu, violist Edmundo Ramirez, accordionists Timo Kinnunen, William Schimmel. Her music has been performed by Latvian National Symphony orchestra, Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, Latvian Radio Choir, Riga Saxophone Quartet, string quartet ConTempo, ensemble Altera Veritas, and The Concorde Contemporary Music Ensemble. Anna Veismane was invited for a composer’s treat in Amsterdam on 2017 and collaborated with the Dutch harp player and singer Ekaterina Levental.
The piece Why Me for accordion and string orchestra was premiered in NYC in 2013 Concert Season Finale by North/South Chamber Orchestra, distinguished accordionist William Schimmel, conductor Max Lifchitz, as well as became one out of four works that had been chosen to be performed by the I Solisti Veneti chamber orchestra, conductor maestro Claudio Scimone, accordionist Oleg Vereschagin in Padova (Italy). As well as the Concertino for viola d'amore (2014) was premiered by the two orchestras - I Solisti Veneti chamber orchestra and North/South Chamber Orchestra.
She has written music for films, theatre performances, folk arrangements and music for children.
Anna’s music has been played in Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania (festival Druskomanija), Germany, Romania, Italy, Irland, Finland (Hetta Music Event, Time of Music festival), Japan (festival Creative), South Korea (Pan Music Festival 2016) and USA.
She is involved in educational projects for young people, promoting also young composers. Anna Veismane has organized the International Competition of Young Composers Saules krasts (2002-2008) and competition Skaņuraksti Ādažos (2014-2017) Currently she works at Latvian Radio 3 Classic as a producer of sound recordings.
She has also been participating in concerts as a pianist. The innovative duo Oneplusone was created by Anna Veismane (piano, melodion, voice) and Timo Kinnunen (accordion). Oneplusone have premiered more than twenty compositions dedicated to ensemble and cooperated with such composers as Miklós Maros, Aspasia Nasopoulou, Rei Munakata, Jarkko Hartikainen, Nicholas James Casswell, Rūta Vitkauskaite, Egidija Medekšaite, Anitra Tumševica. Thay have played concerts in Lithuania (festival Druskomanija), Latvia, Finland and UK.
Anna Veismane is a member of the Latvian Composer’s Union’s board and a chair-person of ISCM Latvia section.