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Peteris Vasks

Peteris Vasks

Born: 16th April 1946, Aizpute, Latvia

Nationality: Latvian

Pēteris Vasks is a Latvian composer. He trained as a violinist at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, as a double-bass player with Vitautas Sereikaan at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and played in several Latvian orchestras before entering the State Conservatory in Vilnius in the neighboring Lithuania to study composition with Valentin Utkin, as he was prevented from doing this in Latvia due to Soviet repressive policy toward Baptists. He started to become known outside Latvia in the 1990s, when Gidon Kremer started championing his works and now is one of the most influential and praised European contemporary composers.

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  • Pēteris Vasks at 80

    16th Apr 2026by Ben Hogwood

    The Latvian composer (whose big birthday falls today) looks back over the past nine decades, reflecting on some of the musicians who have shaped his work and the inspiration which he draws from nature and his faith.

    Classical Interview

  • Pēteris Vasks

    18th Apr 2019by David Smith

    The Latvian composer talks to David about his new album of choral works, featuring two large-scale liturgical compositions and written as a centenary present to his country.

    Classical Interview
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