The Liepaja International Star Festival is one of the most important events in classical music in Latvia - will take place for the 34th time, which every year brings together outstanding artists from Latvia and abroad. The Festival, organized by the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra, has become an integral part of Liepaja's cultural life, offering bright concerts, high-quality repertoire and unforgettable musical adventures.
In March, Liepāja will once again become a meeting place for outstanding artists, bold interpretations and music that can surprise and resonate with audiences—and stay with them long after the final applause.
From 6 to 20 March 2027, the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra invites audiences to experience the 35th Liepāja International Star Festival—five distinctive evenings in which symphonic grandeur will blend with the intimacy of chamber music, while masterpieces of the Baroque and Classical eras will meet the freedom of jazz, soul and contemporary musical expression.
Appearing on stage as soloists at this year’s festival will be Vestards Šimkus (piano), Ieva Saliete (harpsichord), Rebecca Ruso (viola da gamba), Ola Onabulé (voice), Valentine Michaud (saxophone), Akvilė Šileikaitė (piano), Lina Dambrauskaitė (soprano), Lilija Nikitčuk (mezzo-soprano), Heldur Harry Põlda (tenor) and Edgars Ošleja (bass).
Taking the conductor’s podium will be Polish conductor Norbert Twórczyński, alongside maestros Guntis Kuzma and Jānis Liepiņš, both already well known to our audiences.
The festival will open with special guests from Poland: the Artur Malawski Podkarpacka Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra in Rzeszów will perform in Liepāja for the first time, while the Lithuanian State Choir “Vilnius” will add its voices to the festival’s closing programme.
Tickets for the Festival concerts can be purchased at "Biļešu Paradīze" ticket offices and www.bilesuparadize.lv.
35th LIEPĀJA INTERNATIONAL STARS FESTIVAL
March 6 - 20, 2027
Liepāja Concert Hall "Lielais dzintars"
March 6 at 6PM
OPENING CONCERT. VESTARDS ŠIMKUS AND LISZT’S PIANO CONCERTO NO. 3
March 11 at 7PM
IEVA SALIETE AND REBEKA RUSÓ. THE BERLIN CORRESPONDENCE
March 13 at 6PM
LANDSCAPES OF LOVE. OLA ONABULE AND THE LIEPĀJA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
March 19 at 7PM
AKMI DUO. SONATAS AND FANTASIES FOR SAXOPHONE AND PIANO
March 20 at 6PM
CLOSING CONCERT. MOZART’S REQUIEM AND THE “JUPITER” SYMPHONY
The 35th Liepāja International Stars Festival is supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia and the Liepāja City.
