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Late February saw the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra's reunion with British conductor and pianist James Sherlock, who has previously performed as a soloist and conductor at the Cēsis Concert Hall and the GORS arts centre in Rēzekne.
The "To My Homeland" tribute concert to Raimonds Pauls will take place as planned on July 11, 2026, at the Mežaparks Grand Stage, the event organisers announced.
On Friday, March 13th, the three-year collaboration of the State Chamber Orchestra "Sinfonietta Rīga" with composer, clarinetist and conductor Jörg Widmann, who was the orchestra's artistic partner, ended with a celebratory concert in the Great Hall of the University of Latvia.
If you are in the mood for some excellent music – albeit interspersed with the award of numerous prizes, acceptance speeches and other chat – then you could do worse than skim through the coverage of the Grand Music Prize 2026, which was broadcast live from the Vidzeme concert hall in the delightful city of Cēsis on March 6th.
On Thursday, March 5, at a ceremony held at the Xiaomi Arena in Rīga to honor the most outstanding achievements in Latvian music in 2025, the winners of the GAMMA music industry awards were announced in 31 categories.
The parade of spring musical events is being headlined by the International Star Festival (Liepājas Starptautiskais zvaigžņu festivāls) at the marvellous "Lielais dzintars" concert hall in Liepāja.
Latvian conductor Imants Resnis (1949–2026), long-time artistic director and principal conductor of the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, has passed away, his family announced.
Three outstanding Latvian musicians living abroad meet on home soil in the chamber music concert "Pärt. Haydn. Schoenberg" at Latvian Radio's famous Studio 1.
On February 17th, at the Latvian National Opera (LNO) the premieres of Pietro Mascanghi's opera "Cavalleria rusticana" and Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera "Pagliacci" were both captured for posterity by classical music channel Latvian Radio 3.
Six finalists have been announced for the Latvian Public Media competition "Latvian Young
In the final of the Supernova contest on February 14, it was announced live that singer Atvara had won the contest and would represent Latvia on May 14 with the song "Ēnā" ("In the shadow") in the second semi-final of the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria.
Saturday, February 14th is not only Valentine's Day – it also marks the grand final of 'Supernova', Latvia's Eurovision selection show.
There was very sad news on February 14th as police confirmed the death of missing singer Paula Dukure.
Saturday, February 14th is not only Valentine's Day – it also marks the grand final of 'Supernova', Latvia's Eurovision selection show.
On February 24th at 20:30, a benefit concert in support of Ukraine titled “Help Evacuate Ukraine’s Defenders from Death” will take place at the Latvian National Opera, it has been announced.
To celebrate the centenary of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO), Latvian Postal Service/Latvijas Pasts will issue a stamp and specially designed envelope on February 12th, Latvijas Pasts said.
Saturday, February 7th marks the second semi-final of 'Supernova', Latvia's Eurovision selection show.
Saturday, February 7th marks the second semi-final of 'Supernova', Latvia's Eurovision selection show.
This year’s annual 'TheRoom LIVE' event, taking place on May 8th, British superstar DJ Sasha will be manning the decks in Rīga.
Latvian conductor Andris Nelsons won awards in two categories at the Grammy Awards ceremony held in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 1st, according to information on the official Grammy website.
Saturday, January 31st marks the return of 'Supernova', Latvia's all-singin', sometimes dancin' Eurovision selection show.
It's back, and it's bigger than ever! Yes, Saturday, January 31st marks the epochal return of 'Supernova', Latvia's Eurovision selection show.
Conductors have unanimously decided not to participate in the song festival "For My Homeland", intended as a tribute to Raimonds Pauls' music, after the Maestro loudly distanced himself from it. At the same time, the organisers are inviting the Maestro to discuss the planned event, Latvian Television reports.
A grand concert of Latvian symphonic music on an epic scale will take place in Rīga on the evening of January 27th, including all the professional symphony orchestras of Latvia.
Latvia's best-known and best-loved composer and performer, 90-year-old Raimonds Pauls, has again expressed his disapproval concerning a large-scale choral concert ostensibly planned as a summer tribute to him and his work.
The romantic ballad 'Tuvums' ('Closeness') by popular singer Dons was recognized as the best song of the past year on the Latvian Television/Latvian Radio 2 show Muzikālā banka 2025 (Musical bank 2025) on January 24th.
A decision has been made to change the name of an event previously called the "Raimonds Pauls Song Festival 'For My Homeland'" to the "Song Festival 'For My Homeland'", the organizers of the event have announced.
German Martin Pfeffer once accidentally and unexpectedly fell in love with Latvian music. He has been singing in the Berlin Latvian Choir for several years. Now Martin and his duet partner Martina Gote have created their own version of the Latvian choral favourite "Morning and Evening Song" (Rīta un vakara dziesma) by Raimonds Tiguls and Rasa Bugavičūte-Pēce.
On Saturday, January 17th, a special concert "35 years since the Barricades of 1991" took place in Dome Square in the heart of Rīga.
Legendary Latvian composer and musician Raimonds Pauls turns 90 years of age on January 12th, and as one would expect for the country's pre-eminent cultural figure, the congratulations have been pouring in from all and sundry.
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