“These will be wonderful moments of classical and jazz music interpreted by outstanding musicians. Great conductors Ģintars Rinkevičs and Atvars Lakstīgala, Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, virtuoso and creative bright pianists Agnese Egliņš, Georgijs Osokins and Reinis Zariņš, , sensitive chamber singers Ilze Grēvele-Skaraine and Rinalds Kandalincevs, Georgian jazz voice Liza Kereselidze and the lively Xylem Trio – in five unforgettable evenings in the concert hall Great amber, “musicologist Orests Silabriedis is applying for the festival.
July 1 at In the evening of 20 Latvian vocal chamber music together with the winners of the Grand Music Prize 2020, Agnes Egliņi, singers Ilze Grēvele-Skaraine and Rinalds Kandalincevs will delight with the sounds embodied by the scent of Latvian summer – lyrical and fiery, muted and shaky. The program includes opuses by Jānis Mediņš, Jāzeps Vītols, Pēteris Plakids, Paula Līcīte, Marģers Zariņš and other composers.
July 2 at 20 pianist Georgy Osokin will interpret the piano music of Frederic Chopin – dreamy, windy, masculine, sensual, unknown, guessable. Nocturnes, mazurkas, etudes, waltzes, fantasy, ballad and polonaise will be played.
July 3 at The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor Atvars Lakstīgala will perform 20 music. The special guests of the concert will be Lithuanian soprano Vida Miknevičūte, who will perform in Liepāja shortly before her debut at the Salzburg Festival, and pianist Reinis Zariņš. The program includes opera music and Johannes Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto.
On August 26, music by Georgian composer Guy Kanchel will be performed Xylem Trio and Georgian jazz artist Lisa Kereselidze. On August 27, tenor Alexander Antonenko will perform together with the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra and maestro Gintars Rinkevics. They will offer a selection of popular opera music.
Due to the restrictions of Covid-19, which affect the travel of guest artists, the concerts of the Star Festival scheduled for July 1 and 3 with the participation of Maija Kovaļevska and Armands Ābols are canceled. Tickets can be transferred at any time Ticket paradises at the box office. Money for tickets purchased online is refunded automatically.
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