Person · Male
Romualds Kalsons
- From
- Rīga, Latvia
- Active
- 1936–2024
- Releases
- 0
- contemporary classical
About
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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R. Kalsons · R.Kalsons
Tags
- composer
- latvian
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- f1cd3036-4190-4e3f-9cd1-fa130b3e5801
- ISNI
- 0000000355074202
- IPI
- 00086880724
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 10 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.