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Concertmaster LA Philharmonic

Vineta Sareika has been appointed Concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and will join the orchestra beginning with the 2026/27 season.

The appointment marks a significant new chapter in Sareika’s artistic career. One of the world’s most distinguished orchestras, the Los Angeles Philharmonic has long been admired for its artistic excellence, innovative spirit, and international reach.

She will officially begin her tenure with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in autumn 2026.

2026 Highlights

• Play-direct programs, leading the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and Kremerata Baltica

• Peteris Vasks second Violin Concerto "In Evening Light" with Sinfonietta Riga

• Guest concertmaster with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the NDR Radiophilharmonie & Dresdner Philharmoniker

• Jury Chair at the ARD International String quartet Competition in Munich, jury member at La Maestra International Competition for Women Conductors in Paris

• Festivals & masterclasses in Sao Paulo, Amsterdam, Villars, Copenhagen, and Domaine Forget in Canada 

Check out the Calendar page for all the details.

Latvian Academy of Music -Honorary Professorship

Vineta Sareika has become an honorary professor of Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music in September 2024.

LNSO's Artist in Residence for the season 2024/25

Vineta Sareika will be the first artist in residence of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra during the 2024/25 concert season. Several concerts are planned, including a recital together with the conductor and pianist Tarmo Peltokoski as well as leading and conducting a chamber orchestra later in the season.

Goodbye, Berliner Philharmoniker!

After three enriching years with the Berliner Philharmoniker Vineta Sareika has made the decision to leave the orchestra in the spring 2025 and is looking forward to the next chapter in her personal musical journey.

Brahms Violin Concerto and Strauss Heldenleben in Beijing

Vineta Sareika is giving her debut concert in China on June 7th, 2024 at the National Centre for Performing Arts in Beijing, featuring a very challenging programme: Brahms Violin Concerto followed by Strauss Heldenleben as concertmaster.

Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition

Vineta Sareika is invited to serve as a jury member member at the Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition 2024 in Brussels.

Artemis Quartet Complete Recordings

A beautiful Artemis Quartet Complete Recording set is available now on all the platforms. It includes all of our CDs and a never published, very special recording of the Dvorak American String Quartet with our dear violist Friedemann Weigle, finished in the summer 2015, only a couple of days before his passing.

Geneva International Chamber Music Competition

Vineta Sareika is delighted to be part of the jury at the Geneva International Chamber Music Competition in October 2023.

Concertmaster Berliner Philharmoniker

Vineta Sareika has won the first concertmaster position of the Berliner Philharmoniker in February 2023. She is the first woman in the 141 year long history of the orchestra to held this position.

The Artemis Quartet takes a break

The Artemis Quartet announces a break from performing for an indefinite period of time and dissolves the current formation. The consequences of the grueling pandemic, a serious case of illness in the immediate family and the upcoming maternity leave of Vineta Sareika do not allow the quartet to plan reliably at this time. 

A new Mozart CD available now!

A new CD dedicated to the late Mozart Piano - Violin Sonatas which Vineta recorded with her long year stage partner, the french pianist Amandine Savary  in Brussels in 2019 is available now! 

A new documentary about the Artemis Quartet on Arte TV

On March 29, 2020, at 11.30 pm the documentary "The neverending quartet" will be broadcasted on @ZDF/ARTE: for over a year the wonderful Dutch director Hester Overmars has followed the Artemis quartet on their journey into a new future with wonderful intuition and flair. Full of wistfulness and hope, this movie is a masterly study of coexistence in music.

New members for the Artemis Quartet!

Vineta Sareika and Gregor Sigl are happy to welcome two new wonderful musicians and personalities Suyoen Kim and Harriet Krijgh in the Artemis Quartet! 

 New Shostakovich album is out!

The origins of this album, which comprises the Artemis Quartet’s first recordings of Shostakovich, lie in the ensemble’s warm relationship with the great pianist Elisabeth Leonskaja, who was born in the Soviet Union, but has long been resident in Vienna.

New CD Release

Vineta Sareika and Amandine Savary are happy to announce the release of their new CD dedicated to Edvard Grieg Violin Sonatas! 

Back home from a succesful tour in Asia

This season has been very busy for the Artemis Quartet with touring in Europe, Israel, the United States and Asia. We just came back from eight concerts in Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong and Japan and are now getting ready to record our new Shostakovich album.