ABOUT

"Once it will be possible to say: this is an artist given by the mercy of God." (Music criticism archive, St. Petersburg)

Born in Smiltene (Latvia), Gints Glinka studied piano, violin and choir conducting at the Music School of E. Dārziņš, followed by choir and orchestra conducting at the Music Academy of J. Vītols in Riga. Later Glinka continued studying orchestra conducting at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. The same time he gained experience at the Royal Danish Theater and took part in masterclasses given by H. Rilling, K. Sanderling and P. Boulez. In 2000 Gints was assistant conductor with the Guildhall Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra in London, conducting Stravinsky’s Le Sacre du Printemps.

In 2001 Gints Glinka was granted a début year at the Royal Danish Academy of Music and a début concert with the Tivoli Symphony Orchestra. In the same year he conducted Mozart’s Don Giovanni in a co-production of the Royal Danish Theatre and the Opera Academy.
Also in 2001 Glinka was awarded the Classical Conductor's Prize by the Danish Conductor’s Association and was invited to join the association. In 2003 he was given a grant by the Danish National Bank and the Danish Conductors’ Association for studies with Maestro Zubin Mehta at the Bayerishe Staatsoper and with Maestro Daniel Barenboim at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin. In 2004 Glinka was acclaimed the Revelation of the Season by the Polish music critics.

Since then Gints Glinka has conducted orchestras, such as the Kremerata Baltica, the Deutsches Kammerorchester Berlin, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Academic Orchestra, the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, the Odense Symphony Orchestra, the Portuguese National Symphony Orchestra, the Valencia Symphony Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, the Szczecin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Porto Symphony Orchestra, the Presidential Symphony Orchestra, the Latvian National Opera, the Opera Nova and has made recordings with the Danish Radio Concert Orchestra.

In 2006 Glinka was appointed the artistic director and later principle guest conductor of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.

Gints Glinka is a laureate of the Great Music Award 2006 for outstanding interpretation of Beethoven's Symphony Nr. 9. The Great Music Award (GMA) is the highest prize given by the Latvian State in the field of music.

GALLERY

“He is doubtless someone extraordinary!” (Pēteris Vasks)

TESTIMONIALS

BERLINGKSE TIDENDE

"There is something peculiar about the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra. Normally it is placed somewhere below the top of the first division. But under certain conditions it is suddenly able to play like being in the Super League. Maybe no other Danish orchestra is more dependent on inspiration and proper working conditions. And luckily the inspiration was there this evening."

MUSICUS

"Let us share with you a secret that is almost impossible to fulfill and yet justified: may this wonderful musician and conductor continue to develop in the direction of the genius to which he is already so close, and yet maintain enough distance as a reminder of the highly refined figure whose enchantingly subtle technique and penetratingly deep gaze lit up the Berlin Philharmonic."

POLITIKEN

"Glinka not only could accompany his soloist. Also he was able to elicit the great romantic draw from the musicians. Technically as well as musically. Maybe he is a man to whom the orchestra [Copenhagen Philharmonic] should make a closer connection?"

KURIER LODZKI

"The young Latvian, Gints Glinka achieved miraculous results with the orchestra in the Polish premiere of that difficult work [Carl Nielsen’s 4th Symphony]. He is a fascinating conductor, making music in the way the greatest maestros do! Soon the whole world will be speaking about him…"

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