Famed Latvian composer dies of Covid

Famed Latvian composer dies of Covid

RIP

norman lebrecht

November 25, 2021

The death has been reported of Mārtiņš Brauns, one of Latvia’s most successful composers.

Admitted to hospital after a heart attack, he is alleged to have contracted Covid-19 despite being vaccinated and died under intensive care at the age of 70.

His chorus Saule, Pērkons, Daugava, is the country’s best known song, after the national anthem.

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