PLG, the parent company of Bilietai.lt, acquires Czech and Slovak market leader Ticketportal
AS Piletilevi PLG, the group behind the Bilietai.lt brand in Lithuania, has taken a major and historic step by acquiring Ticketportal – the leading ticketing platform in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Following this acquisition, Piletilevi PLG’s annual ticketing volume will double, reaching nearly EUR 600 million. The deal was finalized on June 12 in Prague.BalticNOG 2025
BalticNOG 2025 will bring together around 400 network professionals, engineers, and decision-makers from across the Baltic States, Scandinavia, and Central Europe. This is a unique opportunity to connect with peers from industries including telecommunications, data centers, cloud providers, enterprise networking, academia, and cybersecurity.Zara Larsson Returns to the Baltics – Live in Riga This Fall
On November 16, global pop sensation Zara Larsson will light up the stage at Xiaomi Arena in Riga for one unforgettable night. Known for her powerful voice, energetic performances, and chart-topping hits, Zara invites fans to experience a vibrant, emotionally charged show full of music, visuals, and connection.SYNTHONY – A one-of-a-kind musical experience is coming to Europe!
SYNTHONY is a breathtaking fusion of the power of electronic music, the richness of a live symphony orchestra, the energy of live DJs, unforgettable vocals, and an extraordinary visual show. It’s an immersive spectacle that reimagines the greatest Electronic Dance Music (EDM) anthems of the past 30 years.Lithuania to Host Historic Modern Pentathlon World Championships in Kaunas
The Lithuanian Modern Pentathlon Federation (LŠPF) has implemented a long-cherished plan – it has been granted the right to host the World Championship in Lithuania. The most important sports event in Lithuania this year will take place in Kaunas. Moreover, the organizers promise to attract not only the brightest stars of this sport but also to create a spectacular celebration for the spectators.BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon
Next winter, from March 12 to 15, 2026, the BMW IBU Biathlon World Cup stage will take place at the Tehvandi Sports Center in Otepää, Estonia. This will be the second time that the Biathlon World Cup series is held in the Baltic countries, specifically in Otepää.JACOB COLLIER WILL PERFORM AT XIAOMI ARENA IN RIGA, LATVIA
Imagine a packed arena, with you in the crowd, singing your heart out as thousands of voices join together in harmony. Queen’s "Somebody to Love" fills the air - one of the most powerful anthems of all time, celebrating life's best things. Sounds like a dream? It’s not! It’s Jacob Collier, and on July 22, he’s bringing his electrifying live show to Xiaomi Arena in Riga, Latvia. Tickets go on sale March 7th at 10.00.Guns N’ Roses Concert in Kaunas: One of the Biggest Music Events of the Summer
The Guns N’ Roses concert, set to take place on July 10 at Kaunas' Darius and Girėnas Stadium, could become one of the biggest musical events of the summer in Lithuania. The legendary rock band has confirmed that their performance in Kaunas will last a full three hours—promising fans an electrifying marathon of greatest hits and unstoppable energy.POSITIVUS FESTIVAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON AUGUST 8-9 THIS SUMMER
The countdown to summer begins with news from the Positivus Festival! This year, for the first time, the festival will take place in August—on August 8 and 9 in Lucavsala, Riga. For the seventeenth time, the festival will bring numerous music stars to Latvia, with the first lineup announcement expected in the coming weeks.Bryan Adams to perform at Tallinn Song Festival Grounds on August 14th.
The legendary Canadian singer and songwriter Bryan Adams, known for hits like “Summer of ’69”, “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You”, “Heaven”, and “Run to You”, will give a concert at Tallinn Song Festival Grounds on August 14th as part of his “Roll with the Punches Tour 2025”.In August Nick Cave will perform in Sigulda
On August 12, Nick Cave will perform his best-known songs on the stage of Sigulda's castle.Kamasi Washington - Pink Noise Riga
Kamasi Washington, one of the world’s most spectacular and inspiring saxophonists, multi-instrumentalists, composers & bandleaders will be headlining the Pink Noise Riga festival in Riga, the Capital of Latvia, on July 26, 2025!50 Cent Brings a Spectacular Show to Tallinn Song Festival Grounds on August 8
On Friday, August 8, one of the world’s biggest hip-hop stars, 50 Cent, will deliver a grand concert at the Tallinn Song Festival Grounds, performing his iconic hits like “In Da Club,” “Candy Shop,” “21 Questions,” and many more. 50 Cent is currently bigger than ever, having performed globally over the past two years and selling out massive stadiums in record time.Legendary Rock Band Guns N’ Roses Is Coming to Lithuania!
One of the most famous and influential rock bands of all time, Guns N’ Roses, officially announced today their plans for a global tour next year. With 24 shows scheduled, the band will make their only stop in the Baltics on July 10, 2025, for a historic concert at the Darius and Girėnas Stadium in Kaunas. As part of their "Because What You Want What You Get Are Two Completely Different Things" tour, Guns N’ Roses will be joined in Kaunas by Public Enemy, the legendary American hip-hop group formed in 1985 and regarded as one of the most iconic in hip-hop history. For rock fans in Kaunas and Lithuania, this will be more than a concert—it will be a true musical spectacle.In August Hurts will perform in Sigulda
On August 14th, the duo Hurts, the masters of elegant melancholy, will take a stage of Sigulda Castle. This will be the band's only concert in all Baltic countries.Legendary rockers The Offspring to perform in Lithuania for the first time
The legendary American rock band The Offspring will perform in Lithuania for the first time on October 4, 2025, at the Kaunas “Žalgiris” Arena. This concert will be a special event for rock music fans, as The Offspring is widely recognized as one of the most influential rock bands of the past decades.Sigur Rós to perform two special orchestral concerts at the Alexela Concert Hall next September
The Icelandic post-rock luminaries Sigur Rós will perform two special concerts in Tallinn next autumn. On September 19 and 20, in 2025, one of the most acclaimed groups of recent times will give two performances at the Alexela Concert Hall, presenting their latest studio album Átta together with the extended lineup of the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra.Vilnius Jazz 2013: Pascal Schumacher Quartet (LU), Hildegard Lernt Fliegen (CH)
Pascal Schumacher Quartet (Luxembourg)
Pascal Schumacher - vibraphone
Franz von Chossy - piano
Christophe Devisscher - bass
Jens Düppe - drums
Pascal Schumacher has been described as a “Goldsmith” in his art, a boundary-pushing musician, a resourceful improviser and an imaginative composer. Keen to explore the links that exist between many musical genres, it is difficult to pigeon–hole his talent, his taste or his musical influences.
The "Pascal Schumacher 4tet" was formed back in 2002 at the legendary Sounds Jazz Club in Brussels. As a band leader Pascal surrounds himself today with the strongly talented German piano player Franz von Chossy (living and working in Amsterdam) and with the excellent rhythm section composed of the Belgian double bass player Christophe Devisscher and the German drummer Jens Düppe. Up to now the band was playing on 5 continents and in many countries reaching the hearts of thousands of people. The 4tet released five albums: Change Of The Moon (2004), Personal Legend (2005), and Silbergrau (2007) for IGLOO Records Here we Gong (2009) and their current opus Bang my Can (2011) for Enja Records.
Modern acoustic evocative jazz. At the moment of initiating improvisation, the musicians develop a strong force of attraction with a defined sonority, infatuating and charming, playing through jazz monuments and personal compositions, where every musician invites the other to keep on challenging musical frontiers. Clear melodic motifs, gloomy and bright, floating on melancholic waves, in other words music rich of imagination and expression, filled with altering emotions, going from soothing to violent, always with passion.
My oh my... Three words for last night’s concert: energy, energy, energy. (...) rarely have I seen young jazz musicians play acoustic jazz with this combination of energy, enthusiasm, joy and technique. (...) The pleasure they took in their music-making was evident, both visually, in the exchange of looks and smiles, and musically. (...) It is great fun watching this group play together, as they are all visibly happy to be making music together - Mwanji Ezana (Citizenjazz.com)
Hildegard Lernt Fliegen (Switzerland)
Andreas Schaerer - vocals
Andreas Tschopp - trombone, tuba
Benedikt Reising - baritone and alto saxophone, bass clarinet
Christoph Steiner - drums, percussion, marimba
Marco Müller - double bass
Matthias Wenger - alto and soprano saxophone
Is it a one-man band, an orchestra, a traveling circus or a sextet? It is difficult to say. The band with a very intriguing name Hildegard Lernt Fliegen (Hildegard learns to fly) is a very special music project from Switzerland. It’s jazz, but also beat box and noise art, morbid polka with a little Frank Zappa and Kurt Weill aftertaste; a musical cabaret, that has both rap and opera. They’ve said that the best that can happen at a concert is losing all control – less rationalizing and analysing, more impulses and creativity!
Andreas Schaerer’s “Hildegard Lernt Fliegen” is currently one of the most creative music projects Switzerland has to offer: rarely has any other jazz ensemble put so much wit and imagination into their compositions and performances. The sextet around composer and singer Andreas Schaerer, who also toured with Bobby McFerrin, exhibits great aesthetics: strong brass sounds and astounding voice acrobatics create the unique band charisma. The arrangements for the unusual instrumentation – harmony instruments are intentionally left out – are sometimes intricate, sometimes subtly woven, sometimes lusciously rhapsodic in character, fitting the theatrical vaudeville note of their energetic performance.
Whether the style is to be clearly assigned to jazz cannot be answered: its beat box or noise art elements, morbid polka and off-key ballad extracts, and the occasional scent of Frank Zappa or the poetry of Kurt Weill make it impossible to find the accurate description. In any event – Hildegard Lernt Fliegen is a musical sensation for all senses!
Amongst many other titles, awards and prizes, the sextet won the most important newcomer prize in Switzerland, the so called ZKB Jazzpreis in 2008. In 2011 they received a grant from Pro Helvetia for the priority promotion of jazz music which is the most important jazz award in Switzerland.
Show links: http://www.vilniusjazz.lt
