27th International Sacred Music Festival

The State Choir LATVIJA and Artistic Director Māris Sirmais invite audiences during the second half of August and the start of September to the 27th International Sacred Music Festival, the most extensive Latvian sacred music event of the year. This year, we will hear the State Choir LATVIJA under the direction of its Artistic Director Māris Sirmais, as well as under Mikk Üleoja, the Artistic Director of the Estonian National Male Choir, and Zbigniew Graca, the Polish conductor and world-class performer of the Viennese classicists. We will also welcome the Georgian State Choir and its conductor Archil Ushveridze in two guest concerts featuring the rich choral music of Georgia.

The Festival will take place over six concerts in Riga’s St. Peter’s Church, the Ulbroka Pearl Cultural Centre, and Riga Cathedral, from the 15th August to the 12th September.

15.08.2024.  at. 19.00 Riga St. Peter’s Church | 27 SGMF Opening concert | Mozart. Mendelssohn

21.08.2024. at 19.00 Riga St. Peter’s Church | Mikk Üleoja and State Choir LATVIJA

28.08.2024. at 19.00 Riga St. Peter’s Church | PREMIERS. Pärt‎

06.09.2024. at 19.00 cultural centre “Ulbrokas Pērle” and 07.09.2024. at 19.00 Riga Cathedral | GEORGIAN STATE CHOIR 

12.09.2024. at 20.00 Riga Cathedral | 27 SGMF Closing concert | BRUCKNER 200

More about festival and concerts: www.sgmf.lv

Tickets available: www.bilesuparadize.lv and at Riga Cathedral box office

The festival is supported by the State Culture Capital Foundation.

Published: 25.07.2024.