User:Rzalupe

Rihards Zalupe(1983)/marimba/percussion/finished his percussion Master degree with assoc.prof. E.Saksons and his composition Master degree with prof. Juris Karlsons at the J.Vitols Latvian Music Academy Also he was Socrates Erasmus student at the Hochschule fur Musik Cologne with professor Carlos Tarcha. Rihards Zalupe studied marimba`s playing and Composition with world-famous Keiko Abe, also participated in the International Katarzyna Mycka marimba masterclasses with Katarzyna Mycka, Robert Van Sice, EricSammut, Svet Sojanov. Since 2006 R. Zalupe has been a percussionist in the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, also as a lecturer in the J.Vītols Latvian Music Academy. In 2006 R.Zaļupe received the Latvian Music Academy and Hansabanka Award for the Best student of the year. In 2008 R.Zaļupe recorded his first CD Marimba Dance, in album are heard his compositions for marimba solo, marimba and piano, as well as for choir. R.Zaļupe and the album Marimba Dance received the Latvian Music Records Award 2008 in the category The debut of the year, album Seven Stories of the Gospel of Thomas got the nomination as Best Academic album in the Latvian Music Records Award 2010. His trio (Xylem Trio) with album Christmas Letter received the Latvian Music Records Award 2009 in the category Best Instrumental, film or theater album of the year and album In The Mood Of Giya Kancheli what they made together with world known composer Giya Kancheli received the Latvian Music Records Award 2010 in the category The debut of the year and Best Instrumental, film or theater album of the year 2010. In year 2010 Rihards Zalupe has got Neverending price as Most listened academic work in radio and television.