Born in Riga, Latvia Liga began learning piano at the age of six at a local music school and continued her education at the Jāzepa Mediņa Rīga Music Secondary School.

In 2012 she moved to the UK to commence studies at Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. During this time, she was the recipient of numerous prizes – The Peter Donohoe Prize, The Pattricia Cunliffe Award and Rollo-Davidson Award. Liga also won the RNCM Piano Duo Prize for a performance of Messiaen’s iconic Visions de l’Amen for two pianos, as well as the 2nd Prize at the Christopher Duke Piano Competition in London.

Under the tutelage of Peter Lawson, she completed her Bachelors degree with First Class Honours (2016) and obtained a Masters degree with distinction the following year. During this time she  participated in masterclasses with Jerome Lowenthal, Kathy Stott, Phillipe Cassard, Benjamin Frith, Mats Widlund. 

In October 2019 she moved to Cologne, Germany to study contemporary piano repertoire with Prof. Pierre-Laurent Aimard at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln. She completed her studies with distinction in July 2022. Following this, she enrolled on the MMus Interpretation Neue Musik course at the HfMT Köln under the direction of Susanne Blumenthal, which she also completed with distinction. Until November 2024 she was a member of the ensemble ColLAB Cologne.

As a soloist Liga made her Wigmore Hall debut in 2016 performing ensemble works by Sir Harrison Birtwistle and returned the following year to perform as a soloist at the Tansy Davies Study Day. Other highlights include solo recitals at Bridgewater Hall (2017) and Philharmonie Luxembourg (2018). Furthermore, she is regularly involved in Education projects of Klavier-Festival Ruhr. 

As an ensemble musician, she has appeared in various festivals across Europe, e.g. ACHT BRÜCKEN Festival, Moers Festival (2023), PODIUM Festival (2025), Malta International Arts Festival and Klangspuren Schwaz (2018) among others.

As a contemporary pianist she has worked with such composers as Helmut Lachenmann, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Rebecca Saunders, Lucia Ronchetti, Tansy Davies, Gerald Barry and others. Liga also regularly works with composers of her generation. 

To find out more about Liga’s recent and upcoming performances, please see CALENDAR.

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