Author: Daina Grosa

Latvian pianist Dzintra Erliha to tour US in 2024

Daina Grosa | 

Distinguished Latvian pianist Dzintra Erliha returns to the United States in 2024 with multiple solo concerts, including a performance in the Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall in New York City on February 9.

Erliha will also perform in Boston at the Berklee College of Music, at Stetson University in DeLand, Florida, at Latvian centers in Boston and Cleveland, and will also give concerts in California.

The concerts will include performances of works recorded on her latest album – 2023’s Serena, released on the PRIMA Classic label, which features piano works by Latvian and American women composers. Concerts will also include works by Pēteris Vasks, Starr Parodi, Leanna Primiani, Esin Aydingoz, and others. The Carnegie Hall concert will also include the performance of Lolita Ritmanis’ Trio, and Erliha will be joined by violinist Una Tone and cellist Sasha Ono.

For further information, please visit Dzintra Erliha’s website.

Daina Gross is editor of Latvians Online. An Australian-Latvian she is also a migration researcher at the University of Latvia, PhD from the University of Sussex, formerly a member of the board of the World Federation of Free Latvians, author and translator/ editor/ proofreader from Latvian into English of an eclectic mix of publications of different genres.

Latvian Tattoos Survey of Latvians living abroad

Daina Grosa | 

The aim of this survey is to find out about those who live outside Latvia and have Latvian tattoos. Who is getting them? Is it only Millennials and Gen Zs who are getting them or are previous generations now coming on board too? Are more men than women getting Latvian tattoos or viceversa? Why are Latvians living abroad getting a Latvian tattoo? And what do their friends and family think of this? Are tattoos replacing Latvian jewellery as a symbol of ethnic belonging?

During the Latvian Song Festival many Latvians who live abroad and have Latvian tattoos were visible on the streets of Riga. Some were very prominent on their wearers’ bodies, others were only visible on hot short-sleeve shirt days. This led to my interest in finding out more about Latvians (of all generations) living abroad and their interest in Latvian tattoos and what these tattoos mean to them. 
 
If you live anywhere outside Latvia, are of Latvian descent (1st, 2nd, 3rd or even 4th generation), or have an affiliation to Latvians and have a tattoo which you consider to be a Latvian tattoo (or plan to get one), please fill out this survey! Please complete the survey by October 10th, 2023.

https://forms.gle/Q7SQDYYrFUtVinjRA

Daina Gross is editor of Latvians Online. An Australian-Latvian she is also a migration researcher at the University of Latvia, PhD from the University of Sussex, formerly a member of the board of the World Federation of Free Latvians, author and translator/ editor/ proofreader from Latvian into English of an eclectic mix of publications of different genres.

Sveiciens Latvijas 103. Valsts svētkos!

Daina Grosa | 

Latvians Online sveic visus Latvijas 103. Valsts svētkos! Saules mūžu Latvijai!

Daina Gross is editor of Latvians Online. An Australian-Latvian she is also a migration researcher at the University of Latvia, PhD from the University of Sussex, formerly a member of the board of the World Federation of Free Latvians, author and translator/ editor/ proofreader from Latvian into English of an eclectic mix of publications of different genres.