Jānis Liepiņš

CONDUCTOR

About

Jānis Liepiņš has served as a conductor at the Latvian National Opera and Ballet since the 2014-2015 season. Beginning with the 2019-2020 season, he will also take on the role of first kapellmeister at the Nationaltheater Mannheim, Germany. Active as a guest conductor, Liepiņš has appeared with the Russian National Symphony Orchestra, as well as all the major professional orchestras of Latvia.

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"It's an intense musical delight to experience Jānis Liepiņš intricate and committed reading of the score."

Lauma Mellēna | nra.lv

"The conductor has found the right balance of the tempo and character. Janis Liepins feels the rhythm and tempo of this music very well and he doesn’t let the orchestra drift on their own."

Lauma Mellēna | nra.lv

"An important reason why everything sounded so good was definitely Janis Liepins. He conducted La Rondine in a very academic, flowing and precise manner."

Irina Shymchak - Classicalmusicnews.ru

Schedule

Upcoming events

August 23, 2019

Latvian National Opera and Ballet, Riga

Karlsons “Antonija #Silmači”

Ballet

August 29, 2019

Latvian National Opera and Ballet, Riga

Montemezzi, Leoncavallo “L’incantesimo, Pagliacci”

Opera

September 5, 2019

Latvian National Opera and Ballet, Riga

Gala Concert

Season opening concert

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