Ernests Vīgners (18 January 1850 – 25 May 1933) was a Latvian composer and conductor.Pēteris Apinis ''A hundred great Latvians'' 2006 He graduated from Irlava Teachers' Seminary and went on to study with

Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov. At the time, his name was spelled , which he romanized as Nicolas Rimsky-Korsakow; the BGN/PCGN transliteration of Russian is used for his name here; ALA-LC system: , ISO 9 system: .. (18 March 1844 – 2 ...

. His son Leonīds Vīgners was assistant conductor to

Leo Blech Leo Blech (21 April 1871 – 25 August 1958) was a German opera composer and conductor who is perhaps most famous for his work at the Königliches Opernhaus (later the Berlin State Opera / Staatsoper Unter den Linden) from 1906 to 1937, and late ...

1937–1939, and later director of the

Latvian National Opera The Latvian National Opera and Ballet (LNOB) is an opera house and opera company at Aspazijas boulevard 3 in Riga. Its repertoire includes performances of opera and ballet presented during the season which lasts from mid-September to the end of ...

1944–49. Vīgners received the

Order of the Three Stars Order of the Three Stars () is the highest civilian order awarded for meritorious service to Latvia. It was established in 1924 in remembrance of the founding of Latvia. Its motto is ''Per aspera ad astra'', meaning "Through hardships towards the ...

3rd Class in 1926. He was interred at Riga Cemetery.

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1850 births 1933 deaths People from Kuldīga Municipality People from Courland Governorate Latvian composers Latvian conductors (music) Latvian male conductors (music) {{Latvia-composer-stub