Jānis Ivanovs

Jānis Ivanovs (October 9 1906 – March 27 1983) was a Soviet Latvian classical music composer of ethnic Russian (Old Believer) origin. He is regarded as being the foremost Latvian composer for his use of Latvian folk melodies. While he composed in many forms, he is most remembered for his twenty-one symphonies, and after that for his symphonic "picture" "Rainbow" and his concertos for piano, violin and cello.

He became the People's Artist of the USSR in 1965, was awarded the USSR State Prize in 1950 and Latvian SSR State Prize in 1959 and 1970.

External links

* [http://home.wanadoo.nl/ovar/ivanovs.htm Onno van Rijen's Soviet Composer Site]