Mediņš, Jēkabs
(1885–1971)
Mediņš, Jēkabs (3–10/22–1885, Riga; 11–27–1971, same). Latvian cond., pedagogue, and comp. Brother of Jānis and Jāzeps Mediņš . Grad. as a violinist, organist, and pianist from the First Riga Mus. Institute (1905), then did advanced study at the Berlin Hochschule für Musik (summers, 1910–14). Directed the mus. sch. in Syrzan (1917–20) and the People's Cons. in Jelgava (1921–41), and taught choral cond. at the Riga Cons. (1944–71). Among his students was Utkin. Mediņs's autobiography…