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Ernests Vīgners

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Vīgners in 1910.

Ernests Vīgners (18 January 1850 – 25 May 1933) was a Latvian composer and conductor.[1]

He graduated from Irlava Teachers' Seminary and went on to study with Rimsky-Korsakov.

His son Leonīds Vīgners was assistant conductor to Leo Blech 1937–1939, and later director of the Latvian National Opera 1944–49.

He was interred at Riga Cemetery.

References

  1. ^ Pēteris Apinis A hundred great Latvians 2006