The Chairman of the Liepāja City Council Gunārs Ansiņš, along with the team of the Liepāja Bid for the European Capital of Culture 2027, today welcomed Sonja Greiner, the Secretary General of “Europa Cantat”, the largest European choir organisation, and choir music experts, who have come to Liepāja to examine our capabilities to host the International Choir Festival here.
After having looked at the capacities available in place, they agreed that Liepāja has all the preconditions for us to be able to host this event in a respectable way.
“Europa Cantat” is Europe’s largest choir organisation, connecting a worldwide network of choirs and individual conductors, singers and choir leaders.
As part of the “Liepāja – European Capital of Culture 2027” program, world-renowned Canadian-American singer and composer Rufus Wainwright will perform at Liepāja Concert Hall “Great Amber” on January 30, 2027, at 6:00 PM.
Registration opens on 26 October 2026 for EUROPA CANTAT 2027, one of Europe’s major choral music events, which will take place in Liepāja, Latvia, from 9 to 15 August 2027.
The event brought together representatives of the Bārta, Suiti, Curonian Kings and Rucava cultural communities to exchange experiences and discuss how to preserve, pass on and continue developing living cultural heritage in a contemporary way, while strengthening cooperation among the traditional cultural communities.