Arturs Maskats Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artūrs Maskats . Music . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141216015757/http://www.music.lv/Composers/A_Maskats.htm . 16 December 2014. lv .
    - Book: Robert Chase. Memento mori: a guide to contemporary memorial music. 2007. 194. 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..
    - Book: Musiques de la Russie et de ses voisins. Michel-Rostislav Hofmann. 2003. 119. 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, .... fr.
  2. Web site: Arturs Maskats. opera.lv. Latvian National Opera and Ballet. 25 August 2022.
  3. News: Clements . Andrew . 12 October 2001 . Masterprize final . . London . 30 September 2021.
  4. Web site: Sommernachtskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker "im Zeichen des Friedens". diepresse.com. 17 June 2022 . Die Presse. de. 2022-08-25.
  5. Kas ir Latvija? Aivars Silin̦š, Anita Silin̦a - 2005 Page 125 -"Arturs Maskats (1957) — composer. Music for more than 90 dramatic productions and for film; choral, chamber, symphonic and vocal-symphonic music. His "Tango" for symphonic orchestra (2002) reached the semi-final of the 3rd international ..
  6. http://www.opera.lv/en/productions/productions/operas/valentina#izrade Opera Valentina