1830–1912
Conductor, educator, organist, arranger

Notable conductor, organist, master organ builder and music educator, one of the most important creators of the Latvian music scene in the Kurzeme Province in the second half of the 19th century.

1873–1937
Conductor, organist, educator

A notable and versatile worker in the Latvian music scene. Throughout his life, divided his attention between two muses – organ playing and choir conducting.

1856–1922
Conductor, composer, folklore collector, music critic

Andrejs Jurjāns or Jurjāna Andrejs is a notable Latvian conductor, folklorist and composer, and initiator of the Latvian cantata, symphonic music, suite and concert genres.

1866–1948
Singer, educator, conductor, composer

Singer, composer, conductor, educator, music critic and collector of folk songs. The first Latvian professional vocal teacher, laid the foundations for and created Latvian opera.

1863–1948
Composer, conductor, organist, pianist, educator, music critic

An outstanding personality in Latvia’s musical culture – the first internationally known Latvian composer, a notable educator of Latvian music. Also acted as a conductor, music critic and musical public figure.

1841–1919
Conductor, organist, composer, educator

Born on 7 May 1841 at the Vecdreimaņi homestead in Vīķi parish. Attended the Aloja Congregational school (1855-1858), later the Vidzeme Teachers’ Seminary in Valka (1859-1862), where he was recruited as an assistant teacher (1862-1867). Importantly, met Jānis Cimze here, who laid deep ideological foundations for the rest of Zīle’s life.