Great Amber Concert Hall Explained

The Great Amber Concert Hall (Latvian: Koncertzāle "Lielais Dzintars") is a concert hall, cultural and arts centre in Liepāja, Latvia.^{[1] [2]} The building features a cone-shaped structure, enveloped by a tilted glazed facade.^{[3] [4]}

The Liepāja Symphony Orchestra is a resident of the concert hall.

In March 2016, the 24th Liepaja International Stars Festival took place in the Great Amber Concert Hall.^[5] The festival opened on March 5, 2016 under the direction of conductor Matthias Manasi with the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra and the piano duo Amal. Matthias Manasi played and conducted the Piano Concerto No. 0 by Ludwig van Beethoven. Bishara Haroni and Yaron Kohlberg were the soloists in the Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Francis Poulenc and the Piano Concerto No. 10 for two pianos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.^[6]

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Lielais Dzintars . Lielais Dzintars . 25 August 2018.
2. News: Mustillo . Michael . Frozen in time and Amber: Liepaja's concert hall . 25 August 2018 . . 18 November 2015 . 25 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180825110354/http://m.baltictimes.com/article/jcms/id/136037/ . dead .
3. Grietēna . Aija . Ziemeļniece . Aija . Īle . Une . The interactivity of the landscape space and interiors in the architecture of the Latvian education and art buildings of the 20th/21st century . Scientific Journal of University of Latvia Landscape Architecture and Art. 11 . 15–22 . 26 August 2018.
4. Web site: GREAT AMBER - Concert Hall . EUMiesAward . Fundació Mies van der Rohe . 26 August 2018.
5. News: Liepāja Symphony Orchestra . Liepāja International Stars Festival . lso.lv . 12 January 2024 . 13 January 2024.
6. News: EuroArt-Klassik . Poulenc: Concerto for 2 Pianos/ Liepāja Symphony Orchestra-Duo Amal-Haroni-Kohlberg-Manasi . EuroArt-Klassik . 28 June 2016 . 12 August 2017.