Arturs Maskats (born 20 December 1957 in Valmiera) is a Latvian composer[1] and since 1996 artistic director of the Latvian National Opera.[2] His orchestral composition, Tango, received international exposure as one of the finalist works of the third Masterprize International Composing Competition in 2003.[3] It was also played at the 2022 Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn by the Vienna Philharmonic under Andris Nelsons in Vienna, Austria.[4]
Arturs Maskats, December 20, 1957 In 1977, Arturs Maskats entered the Latvian State Conservatory, where he studied composition with Valentins Utkins. In 1982, he began a long career at the Dailes Theatre in Riga.
Et parmi la jeune génération, citons Arturs Maskats (né en 1957) et Richards Dubra (né en 1964), qui ont acquis tous deux, au cours des années 1990, une audience internationale. L'Estonie « Le passé, ce fut le temps du massacre, ...