Sinfonietta Rīga is a state chamber orchestra in Latvia founded in 2006. Consisting of young students, the orchestra is influenced by Western and Eastern culture. Arvo Pärt's works were presented by the ensemble at the Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg. The chamber ensemble has recorded with WERGO and Ondine. Since 2006, Normunds Šnē has been artistic director, Paavo Järvi has been guest conductor. Beside Western repertoire, Sinfonietta Rīga often plays Latvian and Baltic music and commissions works by contemporary Latvian composers. Important are collaborations with Jörg Widmann, Christian Lindberg and Martin Grubinger. Another orchestra from Riga is the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra.