Latvian Music Academy Jāzeps Vītols
| Latvian Music Academy Jāzeps Vītols Jāzepa Vītola Latvijas Mūzikas akadēmija |
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| founding | 1919 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Riga |
| Students | 600 (2008) |
| Employee | 120 |
| Website | http://www.jvlma.lv/ |
The Latvian Music Academy Jāzeps Vītols ( Latvian : Jāzepa Vītola Latvijas Mūzikas akadēmija ) is a music college founded in 1919 in the Latvian capital Riga . It is named after its founder and first rector, the Latvian composer Jāzeps Vītols .
Rectors
- Jāzeps Vītols (1919–1935, 1937–1944)
- Pēteris Pauls Jozuus (1935–1937)
- Alfrēds Kalniņš (1944–1948)
- Jēkabs Mediņš (1948–1950)
- Jānis Ozoliņš (1951–1977)
- Imants Kokars (1977–1990)
- Juris Karlsons (1990-2007)
- Artis Sīmanis (2007-2017)
- Guntars Prānis (from 2017)
Alumni
The most famous graduates of the Latvian Music Academy include:
- Iveta Apkalna , organist
- Mārtiņš Brauns , composer
- Anna Chen , opera singer (soprano)
- Elīna Garanča , opera singer (soprano)
- Lūcija Garūta , pianist, composer and poet
- Jānis Ivanovs , composer
- Olga Jegunova , pianist
- Inga Kalna , opera singer (soprano)
- Imants Kalniņš , composer
- Jānis Kalniņš , composer
- Gidon Kremer , violinist
- Līga Liepiņa , theater and film actress
- Kristīne Opolais , opera singer (soprano)
- Andris Poga , conductor
- Dzidra Ritenberga , actress and director
- Ādolf's sculptures , composer
- Bruno Skulte , composer, conductor and organist
- Pēteris Vasks , composer
- Leonīds Vīgners , composer, conductor and choir director
- Kārlis Zariņš , opera singer (tenor)
- Agnese Zeltiņa , actress
Individual evidence
- ↑ History of the Music Academy