Ints Dalderis

Ints Dālderis was born on the 10th of February 1971 in Jūrmala, Latvian SSR. He is a clarinetist and politician of initially the People's Party, later the New Era Party. He was Minister of Culture of Latvia from 12 March 2009 to 3 November 2010.

Political career

Besides the National Symphony Orchestra, which he directed for four years, Mr. Dālderis also worked closely with the Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, and the Nordic Symphony Orchestra. In 2006, Mr. Dālderis began making the transition to politics and became a member the National Board of Culture, as well as joining the Council of the State Culture Capital Foundation. On March 12th of this year, he was appointed Latvia's Minister of Culture.

Education

He graduated the esteemed Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music. Mr. Dālderis joined the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra in 1999 as a clarinetist, and six years later became the institution's director.

Learn more

A lecture by Ints Dalderis - "Art and Music as Catalysts to End the Cold War, and Contemporary Cultural Policy Making from EU and Latvian Perspectives", The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin, February 17th - 20th 2011

External links

An interview with Ints Dalderis, The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin, February 17th - 20th 2011