PHOTO: Choral music festival, design exhibition and world premieres – Easter weekend in “Big Amber”

Starting from April 14, the exhibition “Exhibition” of the internationally recognized design bureau “H2E” will be on display in the art space of the concert hall.. The exhibition emphasizes the daily challenges of designers and invites visitors to see not only the beautiful result, but also the long process that lies behind the design. The … Read more

A conversation between two outstanding composers and two soloists. Ieva Parša and Andrejs Osokins present the duo’s new album

The new Latvian chamber music album was recorded directly in the recording studio of the Liepāja Concert Hall and released under the auspices of the national record company Skani. The musicians recorded the album in late October – early November, said Timur Thomson, the director of the concert hall. “It was a wonderful residence that … Read more

PHOTO: The 30th Liepaja International Star Festival was opened with Ukrainian music yesterday in Liepaja

“Melodies” by the Ukrainian composer Miroslav Skorika was performed by the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra and conductor Normunds Šnē. On site in Liepāja Concert Hall, as well as Latvian Radio 3 “Klasika” and new platforms digitalaisdzintars.lv In live broadcasts, the audience listened to both the deep and thoughtful interpretations of the piano solo by Georg Pelēčs, … Read more

Buy pictures! Ilmārs Blumbergs will not die

The “Blumbergs Foundation” generously introduces the people of Liepaja to the creative heritage of an outstanding personality – in 2020, an extensive exhibition of I. Blumbergs’ works was on display in the gallery “Romas dārzs”. This time 65 works of art from three cycles are exhibited. “These works fit extremely well in our space, which … Read more

Photo: “Big Amber” opens the year with Tchaikovsky’s legacy of sacred music

In the concert program “Orthodox Christmas. Tchaikovsky’s Liturgy “brought to light the legacy of Peter Tchaikovsky’s sacred music and Byzantine songs, chanting the new concert accompanied by uplifting and soulful choral music. The program brought together seemingly different but complementary worlds of sacred music. “The Liepaja concert program is designed as a dialogue between Peter … Read more

PHOTO: Liepaja Symphony Orchestra is celebrating New Year with a magnificent concert program

Atvars Lakstīgala, the conductor of the sparkling New Year’s concert program, had created it as an assortment of classical music. “This program is special in that the music it plays will be known to all listeners. I don’t think Johann Strauss’s “Blue Danube”, Vitorio Monti’s “Chardash” and other popular compositions require comments, “the conductor said … Read more

Photo: Concert Hall “Big Amber” gathers families for the symphonic fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf”

The program, directed by Mārtiņš Kalita, was directed on stage by conductor Kaspars Ādamsons, and the actor of Liepāja Theater Egons Dombrovskis as the narrator. The visual design of the musical production was created by costume designer Liene Rolšteina, lighting artist Mārtiņš Jansons, video projections by Dāvis Kristaps Aigars. Sergei Prokofiev’s world-famous symphonic tale “Peter … Read more

PHOTO: Rihards Dubra’s “Concerto for Two Ladies” world premiere

Rihards Dubra has written his new work for both soloists – the outstanding musicians of the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra Marta Kauliņa-Pelnēna and the harpist Darta Tisenkopfa-Muselli. In honor of this fact and also of the author’s recent passion for the French language, the composition has been called the Concert pour Deux Dames. This double concert … Read more

The opera by Imants Kalniņš and Aleksandrs Čaks will be premiered In Latvia

On December 5, the premiere of the opera “Matīss, Cup Bajārs” by Imants Kalniņš and Aleksandrs Čaks will take place in Liepāja’s “Big Amber”. The composer of Chaka’s dramatic poems, Imants Kalnins, turned into an opera 20 years ago, reports TV3’s “900 Seconds”. Although the poem was turned into an opera a long time ago, … Read more

Exhibition of the collection of Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Center opened in the concert hall “Big Amber”

Timur Thomson, the director of the concert hall, reminded that the world-famous artist was in Liepaja in the summer of 1913, but at that time he was called Markus Rotkovičs and he was ten years old. He stayed in the city with his family for a few weeks to prepare for a boat trip to … Read more