Ints Teterovskis
1972
Conductor, cultural event manager
Born on 7 May 1972 in Rīga. Received his first professional music education at the Emīls Dārziņš Special Music secondary school (1979-1991). Continued his studies at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music with Prof. Jānis Zirnis and Imants Kokars (1991-2001). Worked as an intern in Great Britain and Germany, supplementing his knowledge of Baroque music interpretation.
Worked as an educator at the Emīls Dārziņš Music school (1993-1994) and Rīga Dome Choir school (2000-2001), was also the senior expert in the Rīga City Council’s Cultural Department (1999-2005) and a project manager for the Latvian State Concert agency (since 2007).
Founded and directed the Tiāde youth choir (1994-2005), conducted the Rīga youth choir (1996-2004) and choir of the Bank of Latvia Banking College (1999-2000). Since 1997 – artistic director of the Balsis (Voices) youth choir. Under Teterovskis’ direction, Balsis has become one of the most outstanding choirs in Latvia, regularly undertaking world concert tours, as well as participating in prestigious festivals and competitions. The choir has performed with success in many places in Europe, the US, Canada and Australia. In 2015. the choir gained attention in Asia when participating in the first Asia-Pacific World Choir Symposium EXPO 2015 in Macao, China, giving concerts and leading master classes as the only guest choir from Europe, representing European choral traditions. Under Teterovskis, the choir has also been a consistent front-runner in Latvian choir competitions – gaining 1st place in the State choir competition (2015), 1st place at the XXVth All-Latvian Song Festival choir competition, 3rd place in the mixed group at the XXIVth All-Latvian Song Festival choir competition.
“Singing in a choir, in my opinion, is one of the most uniquely unifying and simultaneously self-developing activities people can engage in! Everyone needs to know their voice, they must be able to hold it in the choir, they have to hear the other voices and together reach a common goal! Is that not the ideal way for a society to coexist? Everyone has their own thoughts, their own ideas, but a common goal!” (Nāgela, Ilze, Interview – Ints Teterovskis will celebrate with his compatriots in Sydney, Latvietis, No. 284, 15 November 2013)
The artist passes on his experience to future conductors at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music as a lecturer and artistic director of the Academy students’ mixed choir, as well as giving master classes and leading choral music seminars in Latvia and abroad.
Actively participated in the organisation of the XXIInd and XXIIIrd All-Latvian Song and Dance Festivals and the Rīgai-800 festival, was organiser and concert director of the Rīga dimd (Rīga Resounds) international chamber choir festival (1999, 2001) and has participated in the organisation and management of the Early Music Festival, the Grand Music Awards, the large-scale staging of Gustav Mahler’s 8th Symphony and other music festivals and concerts in Latvia.
A chief conductor at the XXIVth-XXVIIth All-Latvian Song and Dance Festivals, the XIIIth Latvian Song Festival in Canada (2009) and Australian Arts Festival in Sydney, chief conductor for the Limbaži District (since 2003) and of Jelgava District Choirs and assistant chief conductor for Rīga choirs (since 2008).
Winner of special prizes at several international competitions, received the Rīga City Council Welfare Department’s Good Star Award (2005) together with the Balsis choir.
