Kaspars Putniņš

Conductor Kaspars Putniņš has been one of the most visible figures in the resurgence of choral music in the Baltic countries. He has been the permanent conductor of the Latvian Radio Choir since 1994; his recording debut came with that group on a 2002 recording of Peteris Vasks' Māte Saule. In 2014, he added the artistic directorship and the chief conductor post of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir to those responsibilities. He has also worked with western European youth choirs, including giving master classes to young conductors. Putniņš has performed choral music from periods dating back to the Renaissance, but has specialized in the commissioning and realization of new choral music, especially from Baltic and Nordic composers. In 2024, he joined the Latvian Radio Choir as Artistic Director, leading them on Angele Dei (choral music by Latvian composers) and the next year's …a riveder le stelle (Swedish choral music).