European Studies Holiday Celebration Featuring Violin Performance by Aija Rēķe

Welcome the holiday season with European Studies friends and colleagues. This year's reception features a solo recital by Latvian violinist and chamber musician Aija Rēķe, DMA candidate at BU's School of Music. Open to BU faculty, staff, and graduate students.

Aija Rēķe is a Latvian violinist, chamber musician, published composer, concert presenter, and pedagogue. She is currently a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at the Boston University College of Fine Arts where she studies with Professor Bayla Keyes. She graduated from Boston University (MM, 2015) under Dana Mazurkevich, with a CFA Full Tuition Scholarship, and Rotterdam Conservatory (BM, 2013) in the Netherlands under Benzion Shamir. She released her album “Latvian Reflections” under the Spice Classics label (July 2021). Albany Records label released her most recent solo recording on Ketty Nez’s album “Far Sight Sun”(2023).