Edgars Tons ( Latvian: Edgars Tons ; January 17, 1917 , Petrograd , Russian Empire , now Russia - May 8, 1967 , Riga , Latvian SSR , now Latvia ) - Latvian conductor.
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| Date of Birth | January 17, 1917 |
| Place of Birth | Petrograd , Russian Empire |
| Date of death | May 8, 1967 (aged 50) |
| Place of death | Riga , Latvian SSR |
| A country |  Latvia |
| Professions | conductor double bass player |
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Biography
In 1938 he graduated from the Latvian Conservatory (double bass class), and in 1950 (conducting class). Pupil of Peteris Barrison and Leonids Wigners . In 1950-1952, he interned with Boris Khaikin in Leningrad . Since 1940, he worked as a double bass player in the Latvian Radio Symphony Orchestra. Since 1947 - conductor of the Latvian Opera and Ballet Theater, since 1954 - chief conductor. In 1963-1966 he was the chief conductor of the Latvian Radio and Television Symphony Orchestra. In 1952-1961 he led the conducting class of the Latvian Conservatory.
He was married to actress Dina Kuple .
Rewards
- ? - Honored Art Worker of the Latvian SSR
- 1962 - People's Artist of the Latvian SSR
- 1965 - State Prize of the Latvian SSR
Literature
- Musical Encyclopedic Dictionary / Ch. ed. G.V. Keldysh. - M.: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1990. - p. 549 - ISBN 5-85270-033-9
Links
- Edgars Tons at Allmusic