CD of composer Sergei Rachmanioff selections recorded by Latvian pianist and composer Vestard Shimkus. He won the 2001 International Performers Competition in Stockholm, the 2002 Los Angeles' Liszt Competition and the 2009 Maria Canals International Music Competition, and was awarded the Latvian Grand Music Award in 2002. He has performed through Europe and the United States since 1998. This was donated by Andris Razans, Ambassador from Riga, Latvia, who was here to celebrate Latvian Independence Day with San Diego's Latvian community.