Tālivaldis Ķeniņš
Tālivaldis Ķeniņš (April 22, 1919 in Liepāja – January 20, 2008 in Toronto) was a Canadian composer. He was forced to emigrate from Latvia when it fell under Soviet occupation after World War II, moving to Canada around 1951. He is credited by Canadian musicologist Paul Rapoport with having introduced many European idioms to Canadian art music. CBC Music described him as a "pioneering Canadian com…
Artist details
- Type
- Person
- Area
- Canada
- Born
- April 22nd, 1919
- Died
- January 21st, 2008
- Labels
- Ondine