I write down what I hear. Composer and organist Aivars Kalējs celebrates 70th anniversary / Article / LSM.lv

“I honestly write down what I hear,” says organist, pianist and composer Aivars Kalējs, the 22nd anniversary of April 22, about his inexhaustible work. Riga Dome is scheduled for this day entertainer online author concert. There will also be a number of premieres. –

Aivars Kalējs admits that the concert is the best way to spend a birthday, the biggest gift.

Musicologist Rūta Paula points out that Aivars Kalējs’ music is genre diverse and has changed over time, and adds: “And what makes his music so easy to understand and understand for the listener is the inherent spirit of improvisation. He likes to improvise himself, he likes to refer to the topics of well-known musicians, composers, great spirits, so she is so easy to understand and comes to the listener. ”

Kalja also had a great credit for working in the Council of Museums and Cultural Monuments of the Ministry of Culture.

“He managed to get about 250 Latvian historical organs to be preserved for historical preservation, recorded in, say, the Red Book. As his contribution to Latvian music is really invaluable, and it still continues, ”notes Rūta Paula.

Asked how the pandemic is spent, the jubilee states: “In a strange way, nothing has changed in my life at all. But most importantly, I’ve never composed as much different music as I do right now. ”

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