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Kristians Kalva

trumpetist

Kristians Kalva is one of the most promising young jazz trumpet players in Latvia. He is currently studying at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague under Rik Mol and Martijn de Laat, who are two of Europe’s bestknown trumpet players. He has also studied at the Malta College of Music and has won recognition at various international competitions. He regularly collaborates with prominent Latvian orchestras – the Latvian Radio Big Band, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the Sinfonietta Rīga chamber orchestra, the Latvian National Opera and Ballet Orchestra – and has performed in international projects in Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, Germany, the United States, Spain, etc.