On November 30, the final performances and award ceremony for the winners of the young performers' music competition 'Inessa Galante Talents 2025' will take place in the Small Hall of the Dzintari Concert Hall.
Throughout the day, from 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM, the finalists will compete for the title of laureates of this prestigious competition. Young talented performers will present works by world-renowned composers on stage. The organizers invite everyone to attend this vibrant musical event, entry is free. A detailed schedule of performances can be found on the official competition website http://inesesgalantestalanti.lv/. The event will be streamed live on the competition's YouTube channel.
The jury of the 'Inessa Galante Talents 2025' competition includes new members. For the first time, Latvian composer, multiple winner of the Great Music Award, and artistic advisor to the director of the Latvian National Opera, Arturs Maskats, and virtuoso pianist, laureate of prestigious international competitions, head of the keyboard instruments department at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Andrei Osokin, have been invited to evaluate the finalists' performances.

Other jury members include: music educator Dagnija Stake; composer, conductor, head of the orchestral conducting department at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Professor Andris Vecumnieks; violinist of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, associate professor, head of the strings department at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Terēze Ziberte-Ijaba; director of the Riga Music School named after J. Medin, saxophonist Ainars Šablovskis; countertenor Sergey Egers; pianist, associate professor of the keyboard instruments department at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, Toms Ostrovskis. The chair of the jury is the patroness of the competition, holder of the Order of the Three Stars for her contribution to culture, opera singer Inessa Galante.
The competition is supported by significant Latvian and international partners and patrons, who have prepared valuable and prestigious awards for the winners. Thanks to the long-term support of the charity fund “Nākotnes Atbalsta fonds” (Future Support Fund), the laureates of the 'Inessa Galante Talents' competition and their teachers will receive monetary prizes and scholarships.
The organizers remind that the audience voting continues on the official competition website, which will determine the winner in the 'Audience Favorite' category. The holder of the most votes will receive a prize. Voting for the most liked video performance is open until November 29.
For up-to-date information, follow the official competition page on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/InesesGalantesTalanti/
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