What is Imants Kalniņš?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Imants Kalniņš | image =Flickr - Saeima - 9.Saeimas deputāts Imants Kalniņš.jpg | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|5|26|df=yes}} | origin = [[Riga]], [[Latvian SSR]]<br>{{small|(now [[Latvia]])}} | genre = [[Classical music]], [[Choral music]], [[Rock music]] | occupation = [[composer]], [[songwriter]] | years_active = 1964–present | background=non_performing_personnel }} '''Imants Kalniņš''' (born 26 May 1941) is a [[Latvia]]n composer, musician and politician. He has written six [[symphony|symphonies]], some [[opera]]s (including the first [[rock opera]] in the [[Soviet Union|USSR]], ''Ei, jūs tur!'' ({{lang-en|Hey, you there!}})), [[oratorio]]s, [[cantata]]s, [[choir]] songs and movie scores. He was a member of the 5th, 7th, 8th, and [[Deputies of the 9th Saeima|9th]] sitting of the [[Saeima]] from 1993 to 1995 and again from 1998 through 2010. In 2021, Kalniņš received the [[Great Music Award]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/kultura/muzika/simfoniskas-muzikas-kopotie-raksti-un-balva-par-muza-ieguldijumu-stasta-imants-kalnins.a392338/|title=Simfoniskās mūzikas «kopotie raksti» un balva par mūža ieguldījumu. Stāsta Imants Kalniņš|publisher=[[Latvijas Radio]]|language=lv|date=14 February 2021|access-date=8 August 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kalnins, Imants}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Latvian writers]] [[Category:Musicians from Riga]] [[Category:20th-century composers]] [[Category:Songwriters]] [[Category:Politicians from Riga]] {{bio-stub}}