Wednesday, 19. august, 2026
Event Info
From 17 to 21 August, Jaunmoku Palace will host the 3rd International Doctoral Summer School, jointly organised by the Latvian Academy of Culture (LAC) and the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA). Through lectures, workshops and individual mentoring sessions, doctoral students from 7 countries and 9 higher education institutions will engage with international lecturers. In the evenings, the summer school’s public cultural programme – featuring a concert, film screenings and accompanying discussions – will be open to anyone interested, free of charge, at Jaunmoku Palace.
To encourage the exchange of experiences between summer school participants and teaching staff, as well as discussions on creative works and research, a cultural programme will be organised over three evenings, which is also open free of charge to anyone interested. All events are scheduled to take place in the Palace’s Stable Hall (Column Hall):
On Wednesday, August 19 at 19.00, a concert “A Summer Evening Gathering” by the summer school participants will take place. Pianist Marcin Koziak will perform works by the 19th-century German composer and pianist Fanny Mendelssohn-Hensel, violinist Julia Błachuta together with M. Koziak will perform Franz Schubert’s Violin Sonata in A major, D. 574 (Grand Duo) (both are students from the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków). Elif Özen, a student at Istanbul Technical University, will perform a selection of works from the Turkish music repertoire, mostly composed in the 20th century, along with some anonymous pieces. The repertoire includes the Hüseyni, Rast, and Nihavend makams, with both instrumental and vocal excerpts. The evening will offer an insight into both the students’ research and the representation of culture. The audience can also look forward to accompanying commentary, which will provide further insight into the music being performed.