Jānis Ozols
| Jānis Ozols | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 1, 1980 Riga, Latvia |
| Nationality | Latvian |
| Known for | Conductor |
Jānis Ozols (born 1 November 1980 in Riga, Latvia) is a Latvian choral conductor, television personality, gastronomy blogger and former member of vocal group Cosmos.
Currently the artistic director and conductor of youth choir "MASKA", as well as the host of Lattelecom TV channel "360TV" weekly broadcasts of "Culture Sundays". He also led the culinary show "We live deliciously". Since 2011 the Riga district conductor and since 2014 Jurmala city choir chief conductor. In his spare time - blogger at culinary blog "Restaurant at home and not only ..."
Jānis Ozols was born in Riga on 1 November 1980, in a family of lawyer Nikolajs Jānis (1937–2007) and vendor Lilita Blome (later Ozola, 1942–2003). Conductor's parents had no connection with music, only as much as his mother's years of work in a music store, selling wide range of vinyl records.
Jānis Ozols studied in Emīls Dārziņš Music School between 1989–1996 and the Riga Dome Choir School (RDCS) in choir conducting class between 1996–1999. A year after graduating from the choir conducting class in RDCS, he studied music management in RDCS culture management department.
In 2004 he received his professional bachelor's degree in Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, the choir conducting class with professor Sigvards Kļava. In 2013 with professor Jānis Zirnis holds a master's degree in choral conducting. In 2013 and 2014 studied orchestra conducting (master study direction) at the Swedish in .
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