Imants Kokars

Imants Kokars
Born(1921-08-16)16 August 1921
Gulbene, Latvia
Died24 November 2011(2011-11-24) (aged 90)
Riga, Latvia
OccupationConductor

Imants Kokars (16 August 1921 in Gulbene, Latvia – 24 November 2011 in Riga, Latvia)[1] 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.[2]

  1. ^ "Miris maestro Imants Kokars" (in Latvian). Delfi. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Ar Triju Zvaigžņu ordeni apbalvoto personu reģistrs" (in Latvian). President Chancery of the President of Latvia. Archived from the original (doc) on 13 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2011.