Raimonds Melderis

Raimonds Melderis was born in 1971 in Riga (Latvia). He studied modern violin in Latvian Academy of Music. After graduating he continued his studies in Hoschule fur Music Koln abt. Aachen with Peter Rosenberg and Mariana Sirbu, where he became interested in historic performance practise. In 1999 started studies of barock violin in Amsterdam Conservatory with Lucy van Dael and 2000 in Brussell Conservatory with Sigisvald Kuijken. 2000 was a member of Europian Comunity Barock Orchestra. Since 1996 is working in Latvian Nathional Symphony Orchestra as a second violin musician and 2004 – 2005 LNSO Manager. He had performed in numerous chamber and orchestral concerts with „Riga Chamber Players”, early music group „Collegium Musicum Riga” and early music group „SANSARA”.