The Great Amber Concert Hall () is a concert hall, cultural and arts centre in

Liepāja Liepāja () (formerly: Libau) is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city in western Latvia, located on the Baltic Sea. It is the largest city in the Courland region and the third-largest in the country after Riga and Daugavpils. It is an ...

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. The building features a cone-shaped structure, enveloped by a tilted glazed facade. 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. 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 Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. He is one of the most revered figures in the history of Western music; his works rank among the most performed of the classical music repertoire ...

. Bishara Haroni and

Yaron Kohlberg Yaron Kohlberg (; born in Jerusalem on 6 March 1983) is an Israeli pianist. He won prestigious international prizes and performs regularly on major stages worldwide. Beginning in 2018, Kohlberg is the Artistic Director of the Cleveland Interna ...

were the soloists in the '' Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra'' by

Francis Poulenc Francis Jean Marcel Poulenc (; 7 January 189930 January 1963) was a French composer and pianist. His compositions include mélodie, songs, solo piano works, chamber music, choral pieces, operas, ballets, and orchestral concert music. Among th ...

and the '' Piano Concerto No. 10'' for two pianos by

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Buildings and structures in Liepāja Concert halls in Latvia {{Latvia-struct-stub