MOZART`S GOLD • Mustjala festival 2026

Duo violin and viola in G-major K 423
   Allegro
   Adagio
   Rondeau: Allegro

Fantasy for organ in  F-major K 594
   Adagio
   Allegro
   Adagio

Quintet for two violins, two viola and cello in G minor K 516
   Allegro
   Menuetto. Allegro
   Adagio ma non troppo
   Adagio – Allegro

The child prodigy Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart gave the world more than 600 stunning musical works in 30 years, which delight new generations. On the occasion of the composer's 270th birthday, representative selection of his chamber music will be presented as a festive opening of the XXXII Mustjala Festival.

Daniil Bulayev – Latvian violinist, artistic director and founder of Davinspiro Camerata Chamber Orchestra. Daniil Bulayev was born on 16 of April 2004 in Riga (Latvia). Education: 2009 – 2014 Galina Turchaninova, 2011 – 2023 Nelly Sarkisyan (Emil Darzin Music College,Latvia), 2018 – 2023 Prof. Petru Munteanu (Leopold Mozart Centrum, Germany), 2023 – now Prof.Tereze Ziberte-Ijaba (Jazeps Vitols Latvian Music Academy, Latvia)

Daniil Bulayev currently performs on a violin from “Florian Leonhard Fine Violins” kindly loaned to him by Mr.Arkady Suharenko. His studies are supported by the Nākotnes Atbalsta Fonds (Rietumu Charity Fund). 

Daniil performs as a soloist and as a chamber musician. In 2022 Daniil founded the Davinspiro Camerata Chamber Orchestra. He is currently the founder and artistic director of Davinspiro Camerata Chamber Orchestra.
Daniil made his debut as a soloist with the chamber orchestra in the Concert Hall Ave Sol in Riga (Latvia) at the age of 5. Two years later, when he was 7 y.o. he performed with the symphony orchestra.

At the age of 8 y.o. Daniil gave his first recital at the Central Music School (College) of the Moscow P.I.Tchaikovsky Conservatory Concert Hall. 

In 2014 Riga (Latvia) was the European Capital of Culture (ECoC). On July 6, 2014 Daniil had the honor to perform as a soloist with the Kremerata Baltica Chamber Orchestra at the open-air gala concert “Born in Riga” at the Latvian National Opera which was broadcasted throughout Europe.

In 2015 was awarded the 3rd Premio Renzo Giubergia in Italy. 

In 2018 Daniil had the honor to perform at the open-air gala concert “Born in Latvia”, Dzintari Concert Hall, dedicated to Latvia’s Centenary.

In 2019 was awarded the 7th Reinhold Würth Promotion Prize in Germany.

In 2019 violinist Vadim Gluzman granted Daniil a scholarship from the Arkady Fomin Foundation.

2020-2023 Daniil was Concertmaster of the Emil Darzin Music College Symphony Orchestra.

In 2023 Daniil made his recording at the Champs Hill Records (UK)

In 2024, Daniil made his conducting debut with the Astor Pjacolla's operita.

Daniil’s had the honor to perform at the concerts dedicated to the Independence Day of Latvia.

In October, 2022 Daniil performed at the concert dedicated to the centenary of the Latvia Saeima “Continuation. Our voices” at the Latvian National Theatre.

Daniil was invited to record some performances in professional studios Latvian Radio 3-Klasika, which was broadcasted.

In February, 2023 Daniil had the honor to perform Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of the eminent Marin Alsop in the Waterloo Chamber of Windsor Castle.

As a soloist, Daniil has worked with conductors and musicians such as Marin Alsop, Kristiina Poska, Andris Poga, Gintaras Rinkevičius, Gidon Kremer, Francis Kan, Maxim Vengerov, Ivry Gitlis, Baiba Skride, Yuri Zhislin, Vladimir Spivakov, Normunds Šnē, Andres Mustonen, Ainars Rubikis, Julius Geniušas, Andris Vecumnieks, Andris Veismanis, Guntis Kuzma, Harutyun Arzumanyan, Eugene Sinaiski, Andrey Pushkarev, Agnese Egliņa, Guna Šnē, Ksenija Sidorova (accordionist), Irina Zahharenkova, Aare Tammesalu.

Daniil has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Philharmonia Orchestra, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Latvian National Opera Orchestra, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Macao Orchestra, Tatarstan State Symphony Orchestra, Armenian National Symphony and Chamber Orchestras Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra Glasperlenspiel Simfonietta, Chamber Orchestra Kremerata Baltica, Sinfonietta Riga Chamber orchestra, Salzburg Chamber Soloists, Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, the Russian Virtuosi of Europe Chamber Orchestra, Archi De Sono orchestra da camera, La Mitteleuropa Orchestra, Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, and the others.

Daniil’s repertoire is wide and varied. It includes classical and romantic masterworks, together with music by twentieth & twenty-first centuries composers. Daniil performs music of the contemporary composers including Giya Kancheli, Arvo Part, Pēteris Vasks, Georgs Pelecis, Pēteris Plakidis, Sofia Gubaidulina, Paul Schoenfeld, Fazil Say, Ēriks Ešenvalds, Jēkabs Jančevskis.

Daniil’s music interests vary widely from performing of the great heritage of classical music to premiering works by contemporary composers and cross-genre performances.

Daniil continues to be committed to expanding community access to classical music and has shared music at charity concerts.

Daniil Bulayev is the Laureate of the International competitions: 

IX International Balys Dvarionas competition for young pianists and violinists, 2012, Lithuania, Grand Prix 

Ana Chumachenco Young Artist Award, Germany, 2017 (joint 1st prize) 

Latvian National competition for Young Musicians in the Category “String Instruments”, 2014 (1st prize), 2018 (1st prize) and 2023 (1st prize) 

I Zhuhai International Mozart Competition, China, 2015, 1st prize 

Il Piccolo Violino Magico, Italy, 2017, 1st prize 

Leonid Kogan International violin competition, Belgium, 2019, 1st prize 

Kloster Schöntal 18th International Violin Competition, Germany, 2019, 1st prize, the 7th Reinhold Würth Promotion Prize and the kind loan from the Florian Leonhard Fine Violins of a fine Italian violin by Nicolò Gagliano made in Naples in the 18th century

Windsor Festival International String Competition, United Kingdom, 2021, 1st prize and Audience prize

IV Ilona Feher International Violin Competition, Hungary, 2022, 1st prize

Daniil has performed at various music festivals including:

XV International music festival „Musica Mundi”, Belgium

IV International music festival „New Names in Armenia”, Armenia

XI International music festival „Kremerata Baltica”, Latvia

XXIV International music festival, Lithuania

International music festival „Iguazu in Concert”, Argentina

International early music festival, Latvia, Rundale Castle

International music festival in Sion, Switzerland

Flourishing Arts, Macao

Shenzhen Futian International string festival, China

Christmas festival, Latvia

Altolivenzafestival Giovani, Italy

Risonanze, Italy

Jurmala Festival, Latvia

Christmas in the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania

International violin masterclasses in Kronberg Academy, Germany

International music festival Avanti

International music festival Artissimo

https://daniilbulayev.com/

Santa Lūcija Circene is a Latvian violist who regularly performs in both Germany and Latvia. She has studied at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin with Julia Gartemann and Diyang Mei, and at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music with Ināra Brīnuma and currently Pēteris Trasuns.

She has performed with several well-known orchestras, including the Mannheimer Philharmoniker, Kremerata Baltica, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonietta Rīga, and the Karajan Academy Orchestra of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Santa especially enjoys chamber music and playing in small ensembles, which makes festivals like “Satikšanās Saulkrastos,” the Citta Alta Chamber Music Week, and performing with the Davinspiro Camerata soloists particularly meaningful for her.

She has developed her skills with renowned musicians such as Tabea Zimmermann, Maxim Rysanov, Ettore Causa, and Nils Mönkemeyer.

Santa has received several awards, including first prize in the Latvian Professional Music School Competition and third prize in the Augusts Dombrovskis International Competition for Young Performers.