Prime minister announces death of chorus conductor

Prime minister announces death of chorus conductor

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norman lebrecht

March 13, 2017

The Latvian prime minister Māris Kučinskis has gone on Twitter to offer condolences on the death of Gido Kokars, who has died at the age of 95.

Kokars was a leader of the country’s phenomenal choral tradition.

Is there a prime minister of any other country who can even remember the name of a chorusmaster?

Comments

  • Elana Newman says:

    Yes, well, in my adopted country we have a president who wouldn’t even know what a chorusmaster means….

  • Lydia Wahlberg says:

    To Elena Newman:
    You must live in Canada. You lucky dog.

  • Elana Newman says:

    I wish!

  • Joel Lazar says:

    Edward Heath would have known…

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