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Ojārs Raimonds Pauls (born 12 January 1936 in Iļģuciems, Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian composer and piano player who is well known in Latvia, Russia, post-Soviet countries and worldwide.[1] He was the Minister of Culture of Latvia from 1988 to 1993.

Raimonds Pauls
Raimonds Pauls in August 2010
Born
Ojārs Raimonds Pauls

(1936-01-12) 12 January 1936 (age 86)
Rīga, Latvia
EducationSecondary Musical School of E. Darziņš
Alma materLatvian State Conservatory
OccupationComposer, pianist
Years active1956-
Notable workMillion Roses (1982)
TitlePeople's Artist of the USSR (1985)
Awards
  • Order of the Three Stars (Latvia, Grand Officer, Commander)
  • Order of the Polar Star (Sweden, Knight 1st Class)
  • Order of Honour (Russia)
  • Cross of Recognition (Latvia)
  • Order of Honour (Armenia)
  • Order of the Rising Sun (Japan)

Biography


Raimonds Pauls is the second child of Iļguciems' glass blowing factory worker Voldemārs Pauls and seamstress Alma Matilde Brodele. His father Voldemārs began his career at the age of 15 years, when he joined his father (Raimonds Pauls' grandfather Ādolfs Pauls) at the factory. Meanwhile, Voldemārs' mother Aleksandra, respectively, Raimonds' grandmother, hired an assistant at her shop – Alma. In 1932, Voldemārs and Alma celebrate their wedding. Unfortunately, their firstborn son Gustavs dies from meningitis at the age of four months.

As Raimonds' father has played drums and his grandfather – violin, Voldemārs decides that his son should also play a musical instrument. Equipped with an old violin, Raimonds gets into Riga's institute of Music kindergarten branch. As it was decided by the teachers that he was too young and "his fingers were unfit" for playing violin, Raimonds starts with piano lessons.

In 1943, Raimonds begins his studies at Riga's 7th Elementary school, while, in parallel, continuing to take piano lessons with the professor Valerijs Zosts and teachers Emma Eglīte and Juta Daugule.

In 1946, Raimonds is admitted to the Secondary Musical School of Emīls Dārziņš, combining his studies at the elementary school for three years. At the age of 14, Raimonds gains experience playing piano at restaurants and clubs with a violin and saxophone virtuoso Gunārs Kušķis. In 1949, he finishes his studies at the Riga's 7th Elementary school. During this time, he independantly develops a liking for playing jazz by studying and imitating various jazz records.[2]


Honours


"Maestro"
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Major works



Musicals



Ballets



Theatre performances


30 theatre performances, including:

Puppet shows:


Films


Music for more than 30 movies, including:


Choir music



Cycles of light music songs



Jazz



Instrumental music


Music for radio performances and plays
Approximately 70 songs for children





Recordings



Politics


Raimonds Pauls was a member of the Supreme Soviet of the Latvian SSR and served as Minister of Culture in the Latvian government from 1988 to 1993. In 1993 he became an advisor to the President of Latvia. In 1998, he was elected a Member of the Saeima, the Latvian parliament, initially as leader of the New Party.[4] Before the 2002 elections he joined the People's Party and was elected on its party list in 2002 and 2006. Pauls ran in the 1999 presidential election and received the highest number of votes, but below the required majority. He chose to decline the post.

After Latvia re-established independence, Pauls continued his musical work, most notably working with Dzeguzīte, the most popular children's group in Latvia at the time. In 1996, he went on a tour with singer Laima Vaikule, which included concert locations in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and New York City.


Works


As of 2004, Pauls has composed music for six musical films and musical theaters, three ballets and over 50 movies and theater performances. CDs with Pauls' music have been released in several countries outside Latvia, including Russia, Finland and Japan. In 2006 he recorded a double album of jazz music, My Favourite Melodies/So Many Stars – a long-awaited[by whom?] venture by the pianist into the jazz genre.


References


  1. "Biography for Raymond Paul". IMDb. Retrieved 2010-04-02.
  2. "Biogrāfija – Raimonds Pauls". Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  3. "Latvian maestro Raimonds Pauls awarded Japanese state decorations". Lsm.lv. 2020-11-03. Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  4. Latvia votes for Europe, The Economist, 10 October 1998



На других языках

[de] Raimonds Pauls

Ojārs Raimonds Pauls (russisch Раймонд Вольдемарович Паулс/Raimond Woldemarowitsch Pauls; * 12. Januar 1936 in Riga) ist ein sowjetisch-lettischer Komponist.
- [en] Raimonds Pauls

[ru] Паулс, Раймонд Волдемарович

О́яр-Ра́ймонд Волдема́рович Па́улс (латыш. Ojārs Raimonds Pauls; род. 12 января 1936, Рига) — советский и латвийский композитор, дирижёр, пианист; народный артист СССР (1985). Лауреат премии Ленинского комсомола (1981). Министр культуры Латвии (1989—1993).


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