About Romualds Kalsons
Lived 1936 – 2024 (aged 88). Romualds Kalsons was a Latvian and Russian conductor, composer, pianist and music educator.
Romualds Kalsons (7 September 1936 – 15 November 2024) was a Latvian composer. Born in Riga, he was a student of Ādolfs Skulte and Jāzeps Lindbergs. Kalsons taught at the Latvian Academy of Music from 1973 until 2009. He is known for his opera Pazudušais dēls (The Prodigal Son), after the 1893 play by Rūdolfs Blaumanis, and for his orchestral music. Kalsons died on 15 November 2024, at the age of 88.
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Latvian composer (1936—2024)
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Romualds Kalsons was born on 7 September 1936 in Riga.
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Romualds Kalsons died on 15 November 2024.
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Romualds Kalsons was a conductor, composer, pianist and music educator.
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Romualds Kalsons was Latvian and Russian.
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