Kalniņš, Jānis
(*1904)
Kalniņš, Jānis (John) (10–20/11–2–1904, Pernav, Estonia). Latvian cond. and comp. Son of Alfrēds Kalniņš. Studied organ with his father and comp. with Vītols at the Latvian Cons. (1920–24). Also was a cond. pupil of H. Abendroth, L. Blech, and E. Kleiber in Germany. Was music director of the Latvian National Theater (1923–33) and cond. of the Latvian National Opera (1933–44). Emigrated in 1944, settling briefly in Germany and then in Canada (1948), where he cond. the New Brunswick Sym…