Ernests Vīgners
Appearance
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
- ^ Pēteris Apinis A hundred great Latvians 2006