# Arturs Maskats

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**Arturs Maskats** (born 20 December 1957 in [Valmiera](/source/Valmiera)) is a Latvian composer[1] and since 1996 artistic director of the [Latvian National Opera](/source/Latvian_National_Opera).[2] His orchestral composition, *Tango*, received international exposure as one of the finalist works of the third Masterprize International Composing Competition in 2003.[3] It was also played at the 2022 [Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn](/source/Summer_Night_Concert_Sch%C3%B6nbrunn) by the [Vienna Philharmonic](/source/Vienna_Philharmonic) under [Andris Nelsons](/source/Andris_Nelsons) in [Vienna](/source/Vienna), [Austria](/source/Austria).[4]

## Works

- Tango for orchestra[5]
- Opera *Valentina*[6]

## References

1. ["Artūrs Maskats"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141216015757/http://www.music.lv/Composers/A_Maskats.htm) (in Latvian). *Music*. Archived from [the original](http://www.music.lv/Composers/A_Maskats.htm) on 16 December 2014. - Robert Chase (2007). *Memento mori: a guide to contemporary memorial music*. p. 194. Arturs Maskats, December 20, 1957 In 1977, Arturs Maskats entered the Latvian State Conservatory, where he studied composition with Valentins Utkins. In 1982, he began a long career at the Dailes Theatre in Riga. - [Michel-Rostislav Hofmann](/source/Michel-Rostislav_Hofmann) (2003). *Musiques de la Russie et de ses voisins* (in French). p. 119. Et parmi la jeune génération, citons Arturs Maskats (né en 1957) et Richards Dubra (né en 1964), qui ont acquis tous deux, au cours des années 1990, une audience internationale. L'Estonie « Le passé, ce fut le temps du massacre, ...

1. ["Arturs Maskats"](https://www.opera.lv/en/artists/creative-teams/composers/arturs-maskats). *opera.lv*. Latvian National Opera and Ballet. Retrieved 25 August 2022.

1. Clements, Andrew (12 October 2001). ["Masterprize final"](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2003/nov/01/classicalmusicandopera1). *[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)*. Retrieved 30 September 2021.

1. ["Sommernachtskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker "im Zeichen des Friedens""](https://www.diepresse.com/6153575/sommernachtskonzert-der-wiener-philharmoniker-im-zeichen-des-friedens) (in German). *diepresse.com*. Die Presse. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-25.

1. *Kas ir Latvija?* Aivars Silin̦š, Anita Silin̦a - 2005 Page 125 -"Arturs Maskats (1957) — composer. Music for more than 90 dramatic productions and for film; choral, chamber, symphonic and vocal-symphonic music. His "Tango" for symphonic orchestra (2002) reached the semi-final of the 3rd international ..

1. [Opera *Valentina*](http://www.opera.lv/en/productions/productions/operas/valentina#izrade) in Latvian National Opera [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141216015046/http://www.opera.lv/en/productions/productions/operas/valentina#izrade) 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine

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