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Born in 1977 in Latvia, Eriks Esenvalds is an original and sought-after voice of the Baltic music tradition. A composer of two full-stage operas, he has also written scores for full-scale orchestra that have been performed by the Boston and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestras. His Nordic Light multimedia symphony has been heard at premieres in the USA, Canada, Germany, Latvia and Lithuania, with new performances in other countries often undertaken. His large-scale vocal symphonic work The Pleiades was premiered to great acclaim at the Grant Park Festival, Chicago. Es?envalds also writes ballet and movie scores, and has often written for large national Latvian events.