Daumants Liepiņš, mentioned by Pianist Magazine as “one of the pianists to look out for in 2020”, is one of the most sought-after Latvian pianists worldwide. After the release of his first solo album, “Zemzaris. Rachmaninov”, critics described him as “sensitive, imaginative, in full command of his instrument’s resources, effortlessly keeping listeners transfixed”. He is a laureate of numerous piano competitions, most notably the 1st Vendome Prize at the Verbier Festival, 1st Prize at the Maria Canals Piano Competition, as well as 2nd prizes at the George Enescu Competition and the 2024 Géza Anda Piano Competition, where the jury comprised Martha Argerich, Lucas Debargue, Rico Gulda, Toshio Hosokawa and Dénes Várjon, among others. Daumants’ concerto appearances took place with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchestra Zurich, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid, Bilbao and Tenerife Symphony Orchestras, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Belgian National Symphony Orchestra, Flanders Symphony Orchestra, the Romanian and Georgian National Symphony Orchestras, among others. Recent chamber music partners include Julia Fischer, Amihai Grosz, Daniel Müller-Schott, Maximilian Hornung and Margarita Balanas.