The winners of the Grand Music Prize 2020 were announced at a solemn ceremony at the Latvian National Opera:
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT:
- Composer Imants Kalniņš
- Conductor Aleksandrs Viļumanis
NEW WORK OF THE YEAR:
- Pēteris Vasks' Sixth String Quartet, premiered by the string quartet “Artemis” on October 2 in Liepāja Concert Hall “Lielais dzintars” and on October 3 in Dzintari Concert Hall
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR:
- Pianist and composer Raimonds Pauls
- Pianist Agnese Egliņa
OUTSTANDING WORK IN AN ENSEMBLE:
- Trumpet player Jānis Porietis
CONCERT OF THE YEAR:
- a concert by mezzo-soprano Elīna Garanča and pianist Malkolm Martino, organized by Liepāja Concert Hall “Lielais dzintars” on October 10, 2020
OUTSTANDING INTERPRETATION:
- Tenor Aleksandrs Antonenko
- Pianist Reinis Zariņš
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
- Conductor Aivis Greters
FOR CREATIVE, COURAGEOUS AND INNOVATIVE ARTISTIC ACTIVITY IN THE CONDITIONS OF THE COVID-19 CRISIS:
- Musically performative adventure "Kamēr... upē" (“While on the River”), which was organized by the Cēsis Art Festival on the bank of the Gauja on July 25
PUBLIC SYMPATHY:
- Composer and pianist Raimonds Pauls
Ceremony was broadcast live on Latvian Television Channel 1 and Latvian Radio 3 “Klasika”. The Grand Music Award (LMB) is the highest Latvian state award in music. LMB organizes VSIA “Latvijas Koncerti” in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture.