The Latvian Radio Choir (Latvijas Radio koris) is the professional chamber choir of

Latvian Radio Latvijas Radio (shortened LR; literally "Latvia's Radio") is Latvia's national public-service radio broadcasting network. It began broadcasting on 1 November 1925, and has its headquarters in the Latvian capital, Riga. Latvijas Radio broadcasts ...

which was founded in 1940 by the Latvian conductor Teodors Kalnins. Following the musical direction by

Edgars Račevskis Edgars Račevskis (11 July 1936 – 15 February 2022) was a Latvian conductor. Biography Račevskis was born in the Skrunda Parish. He studied at the primary school in Turlava and then at the Liepāja Music High School. He graduated from the ...

(1963–1986) and Juris Kļaviņš (1987 – 1992). The choir has had two conductors ever since 1992 - musical director and principal conductor. The choir is currently of 24 singers under the leadership of Sigvards Kļava and Kaspars Putniņš.

Selected discography

*Paradisus vocis, 2018. Composer Andrejs Selickis conducted by Sigvards Kļava. *Sacred Love, 2014. Composers Yuri Falik,

Arturs Maskats Arturs Maskats (born 20 December 1957 in Valmiera) is a Latvian composer and since 1996 artistic director of the Latvian National Opera. His orchestral composition, ''Tango'', received international exposure as one of the finalist works of the th ...

Georgy Sviridov Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov (Russian: Гео́ргий Васи́льевич Свири́дов ; 16 December 1915 – 6 January 1998) was a Soviet and Russian neoromantic composer. He is most widely known for his choral music, strongly influe ...

conducted by Sigvards Kļava. *Mythes étoilés, 2014. Composers Lasse Thorersen,

György Ligeti György Sándor Ligeti (; ; 28 May 1923 – 12 June 2006) was a Hungarian-Austrian composer of contemporary classical music. He has been described as "one of the most important avant-garde composers in the latter half of the twentieth century" ...

, Mārtiņš Viļums,

John Cage John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist. A pioneer of indeterminacy in music, electroacoustic music, and non-standard use of musical instruments, Cage was one of the leading fi ...

Anders Hillborg Per Anders Hillborg (born 31 May 1954) is one of Sweden’s leading composers. Education Anders Hillborg was born in Sollentuna, and studied composition, counterpoint and electronic music at the Kungliga Musikhögskolan in Stockholm from 1976 to ...

, Toivo Tulev conducted by Sigvards Kļava, Kaspars Putniņš. *Adam's Lament (ECM), 2012. Composed by

Arvo Pärt Arvo Pärt (; born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer of contemporary classical music. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a compositional technique he invented. Pärt's music is in pa ...

conducted by

Tõnu Kaljuste Tõnu Kaljuste (born August 28, 1953) is an Estonian conductor. Born in Tallinn, Kaljuste is the son of Heino Kaljuste (1925–1989), an Estonian choral conductor, and Lia Kaljuste, a radio journalist. Tõnu sang in his father's choirs as a chil ...

. Winner of

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pres ...

2013 Best Choral Performance, Classical.https://www.grammy.com/grammys/awards/winners-nominees/107

References

External links

Official website
Latvian choirs Musical groups established in 1940 1940 establishments in Latvia {{Latvia-stub