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Composer and conductor Jēkabs Jančevskis (1992) started to create music at the age of 14 and since then has become one of the most sought-after Latvian composers of his generation. In his music, Jančevskis illustrates light, spiritual, and philosophic contemplation, but to execute the dramaturgical ideas, saturated emotional expressions also appear. Laureate of Latvian Grand Music Award 2021 in the category Composer of the Year. In 2019, he won the grand prize in the International Competition for composers ROSTRUM (in the age group up to 30 years). A significant part of Jēkabs Jančevskis’ creative work is dedicated to choir music and compositions including a choir. In 2020, with Riga Cathedral Choir School’s mixed choir and conductor Jurģis Cābulis, he recorded his first original music album, Aeternum (Hyperion Records, Great Britain). The prestigious British magazine Gramophone has positively reviewed this CD. Another important field of the composer’s creative work is theatre and movie scores. In 2023, the composer’s music is heard in the Dailes Theatre’s play Brand (director Viesturs Kairišs). Currently, Jančevskis is creating a score for the movie Zeme, kas dzied (In the Land that Sings).