Already for the third year in a row, the Liepāja International Star Festival will be opened by the young stars – the winners of the Valdis Vikmanis’ Latvian Young Artist Competition, creating a unique musical adventure where the passion of the young ones meets the maturity of experienced masters.

In 2024 the winner of the competition, Elza Siliņa, won in the START category in the prestigious Latvian public media award “Kilogram of Culture” for her performance of the 1st movement of Jean Sibelius's Violin Concerto, thus confirming the great skills of young Latvian talents.

In the second part of the concert, under baton of Guntis Kuzma the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra will perform together with the distinguished cellist Daniel Müller-Schott, showcasing his virtuosity in Camille Saint-Saëns' timeless Cello Concerto No. 1.