DUET INCANTO

YOU ARE THE MUSIC WHILE THE MUSIC LASTS

ABOUT USThe group INCANTO – a soprano Jekaterina Hiļčuka and a mezzo-soprano Andra Federe-Muižniece, accompanied by the pianist Georgs Kadoļčiks – was founded in 2009, when the vocal teacher of both singers, Professor Anita Garanča, suggested that Hiļčuka and Federe-Muižniece should become a duet, meaning that the two voices sounded great together. Since then, INCANTO has successfully performed in Latvia, France, and Germany. Their vast repertoire includes German Lieder (works by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Schumann, etc.), Russian and Spanish romantic songs, as well as famous folk songs, spirituals and jazz pieces arranged for two voices and piano.

Georgs
Kadoļčiks

pianist

Jekaterina
Hiļčuks

soprano

Andra Federe-Muižniece

mezzo-soprano

Demos

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Past events


Dueta INCANTO albuma "Deep River" prezentācija un koncerts

Rīga, Torņakalna iela 5, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1004, Latvia

Feb 10, 2023, 19:00


"All Is Well" Christmas event

Rīga, Torņakalna iela 5, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1004, Latvia

Dec 22, 2021, 19:00


Klusās Otrdienas Svētā Vakarēdiena dievkalpojums Lutera draudzes baznīcā

Torņakalna iela 3, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1004, Latvia

Mar 30, 2021, 18:00


Mass at Tornakalna Church of Luther

Torņakalna iela 3, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1004, Latvia

Dec 20, 2020, 13:00


Concert at Museum of the History of Riga and Navigation

Palasta iela 4, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia

Feb 22, 2020, 19:00


Concert at St. Gertrude Old Church

Ģertrūdes iela 8, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1010, Latvia

Jan 04, 2020, 19:00


Evaņģēliski Luteriskā baznīca

Rīga, Torņakalna iela 3, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1004, Latvia

Dec 08, 2019, 12:00


Saint Aurelia’s Church

Strasbourg, 16 Rue Martin Bucer, 67000 Strasbourg, France

Sep 08, 2019, 17:00


Augustinum Hamburg

Neumühlen 37, 22763 Hamburg, Germany

Oct 18, 2016, 17:00


Augustinum Aumühle

Mühlenweg, 21521 Aumühle, Germany

Oct 17, 2016, 17:00


Augustinum Mölln

Sterleyer Str. 44, 23879 Mölln, Germany

Oct 16, 2016, 17:00


Rīgas Lutera Draudze

Rīga, Torņakalna iela 5, Zemgales priekšpilsēta, Rīga, LV-1004, Latvia

Aug 19, 2016, 19:00


Rumene Manor

Rūmenes muiža, Rūmene, Kandava Parish, LV-3120, Latvia

Jul 21, 2016, 19:00


St John’s Church, Wissembourg

3 Rue du Presbytère, 67160 Wissembourg, France

Jun 09, 2016, 20:30


Protestant Church of Haguenau

Rue du Maréchal Foch, 67500 Haguenau, France

Jun 08, 2016, 20:30


Muensterhof Strasbourg

9 Rue des Juifs, 67000 Strasbourg, France

Jun 07, 2016, 20:00


Mendelssohn-Haus Leipzig

Goldschmidtstraße 12, 04103 Leipzig, Germany

Jan 01, 2016, 11:00


Mendelssohn-Haus Leipzig

Goldschmidtstraße 12, 04103 Leipzig, Germany

Dec 31, 2015, 11:00

Demos

Please note that this playlist was recorded during live performances for demo purposes only.

Georgs
Kadoļčiks

piano

George was born in Saldus. Latvia. He studied piano at the Latvian Academy of Music, where in 1996 he obtained a master’s degree and in 2004 – a PhD in music.
He is performing both as a solo pianist and as an accompanist. Since 1993, he has also been a teacher and an accompanist at Pāvuls Jurjāns Music School in Riga. He has accompanied INCANTO since 2009.

Jekaterina Hiļčuks

soprano

Jekaterina was born in Riga, Latvia. Before joining INCANTO in 2009, she had a multi-faceted solo career in music: she was a soloist at Riga Orthodox Chamber Choir Blagovest from 1997 to 2008, a solo singer in a cabaret variety show in Riga from 2002 to 2004, and her first solo album in the genre of “classical crossover” saw light in 2009. Like Andra Federe-Muižniece, she studied singing with Anita Garanča, a Professor at the Latvian Academy of Music. Jekaterina also has a degree in English philology; she takes a particular interest in the contemporary British and American novel and in how music and language can interact within a literary text

Andra Federe-Muižniece

mezzo - soprano

Andra was born in Caracas, Venezuela. She started learning to play the piano at the age of three, and entered the Caracas Conservatory of Music when she was seven. She studied piano with Prof. R. Henry, Prof. W. Hääl, and Prof. E. Kehlenbach at Hamburg Academy of Music, from which she graduated in 1992 with a master’s degree in piano playing and piano teaching. Later on, throwing herself into singing, she studied vocal performance with Professor Anita Garanča, and continued her education with Marie Kobayashi, a professor at Strasbourg Music Academy.
Since 2005, Andra Federe-Muižniece has been a soloist of Riga Orthodox Chamber Choir Blagovest.
Since 2013, she has lived in Strasbourg, where she has been involved in various musical projects as a solo singer.

Georgs
Kadoļčiks

piano

George was born in Saldus. Latvia. He studied piano at the Latvian Academy of Music, where in 1996 he obtained a master’s degree and in 2004 – a PhD in music.
He is performing both as a solo pianist and as an accompanist. Since 1993, he has also been a teacher and an accompanist at Pāvuls Jurjāns Music School in Riga. He has accompanied INCANTO since 2009.

Jekaterina Hiļčuks

soprano

Jekaterina was born in Riga, Latvia. Before joining INCANTO in 2009, she had a multi-faceted solo career in music: she was a soloist at Riga Orthodox Chamber Choir Blagovest from 1997 to 2008, a solo singer in a cabaret variety show in Riga from 2002 to 2004, and her first solo album in the genre of “classical crossover” saw light in 2009. Like Andra Federe-Muižniece, she studied singing with Anita Garanča, a Professor at the Latvian Academy of Music. Jekaterina also has a degree in English philology; she takes a particular interest in the contemporary British and American novel and in how music and language can interact within a literary text

Andra Federe-Muižniece

mezzo - soprano

Andra was born in Caracas, Venezuela. She started learning to play the piano at the age of three, and entered the Caracas Conservatory of Music when she was seven. She studied piano with Prof. R. Henry, Prof. W. Hääl, and Prof. E. Kehlenbach at Hamburg Academy of Music, from which she graduated in 1992 with a master’s degree in piano playing and piano teaching. Later on, throwing herself into singing, she studied vocal performance with Professor Anita Garanča, and continued her education with Marie Kobayashi, a professor at Strasbourg Music Academy.
Since 2005, Andra Federe-Muižniece has been a soloist of Riga Orthodox Chamber Choir Blagovest.
Since 2013, she has lived in Strasbourg, where she has been involved in various musical projects as a solo singer.