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- ↑ "Artūrs Maskats". Music (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 16 December 2014.
- Robert Chase (2007). Memento mori: a guide to contemporary memorial music. p. 194.Arturs Maskats, December 20, 1957 In 1977, Arturs Maskats entered the Latvian State Conservatory, where he studied composition with Valentins Utkins. In 1982, he began a long career at the Dailes Theatre in Riga.
- Michel-Rostislav Hofmann (2003). Musiques de la Russie et de ses voisins (in French). p. 119.Et parmi la jeune génération, citons Arturs Maskats (né en 1957) et Richards Dubra (né en 1964), qui ont acquis tous deux, au cours des années 1990, une audience internationale. L'Estonie « Le passé, ce fut le temps du massacre, ...
- ↑ "Arturs Maskats". opera.lv. Latvian National Opera and Ballet. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ↑ Clements, Andrew (12 October 2001). "Masterprize final". The Guardian . London. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "Sommernachtskonzert der Wiener Philharmoniker "im Zeichen des Friedens"". diepresse.com (in German). Die Presse. 17 June 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
- ↑ Kas ir Latvija? Aivars Silin̦š, Anita Silin̦a - 2005 Page 125 -"Arturs Maskats (1957) — composer. Music for more than 90 dramatic productions and for film; choral, chamber, symphonic and vocal-symphonic music. His "Tango" for symphonic orchestra (2002) reached the semi-final of the 3rd international ..
- ↑ Opera Valentina in Latvian National Opera Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine
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