Ēriks Ešenvalds

Ēriks Ešenvalds (born 26 January 1977) is a Latvian composer, mainly of choral music. The concert took place on April 13, 2024, at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. Performed by the University Singers in Old Cabell Hall and conducted by Michael Slon, the concert also featured two of Ešenvalds’s other works, “Stars” and “Only in Sleep.” Recordings Ešenvalds’s compositions appear on recordings released by labels such as Signum Records, Hyperion Records, Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, Delphian Records, Pentatone and Ondine. The album Northern Lights & Other Choral Works was shortlisted for the Gramophone Awards 2015, selected as Gramophone Critics’ Choice 2015 and listed as ICI Radio-Canada Best Albums Selection in 2015. The albums At the Foot of the Sky (2013) and O Salutaris (2011) were awarded Best Classical Album of the Year in Latvia. References Further reading * * * External links * * Podium Music (Management) * Musica Baltica (Publisher) * Edition Peters (Publisher) * Ēriks Ešenvalds on Hyperion Records * Ēriks Ešenvalds on the Latvian Music Information Centre See also * List of Latvians * Lists of composers