About Imants Kokars
Lived 1921 – 2011 (aged 90). Imants Kokars was a Latvian and Russian conductor, music educator, pedagogue, choir director, musician and conducting.
Imants Kokars (16 August 1921 – 24 November 2011) was a Latvian pedagogue and conductor. His twin brother Gido Kokars was also a conductor. Imants Kokar has been chief conductor of several Latvian Song and Dance Festivals and initiated the Nordic-Baltic Choral Festival in 1995.
On 12 April 1995 Imants Kokars was awarded the Order of the Three Stars, third class.
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Who was Imants Kokars?
Latvian pedagogue and conductor (1921–2011)
When was Imants Kokars born?
Imants Kokars was born on 16 August 1921 in Gulbene.
When did Imants Kokars die?
Imants Kokars died on 24 November 2011 in Riga.
What was Imants Kokars's occupation?
Imants Kokars was a conductor, music educator, pedagogue, choir director, musician and conducting.
What nationality was Imants Kokars?
Imants Kokars was Latvian and Russian.
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