Maestro Pauls will become a Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars. He will be the first Latvian to receive this highest award during the period of Independent Latvia. Usually, this cross is awarded to foreign presidents and kings.
The President of Latvia, Edgars Rinkēvičs, and the Order Chapter, in accordance with Article 11 of the Law on State Awards, have decided to award the Order of the Three Stars for special merits to the Latvian state to the following individuals:
1. Appoint as Knights of the Grand Cross of the Order of the Three Stars:
– composer and pianist Raymond Pauls;
2. Appoint as Commanders of the Order of the Three Stars:
– producer of the Latvian feature-length animated film "Flow" Ron Dians;
– former extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Latvia Anatoliy Kutsyvol;
– music producer of the Latvian feature-length animated film "Flow" Gregory Zaltsman;
3. Appoint as Officers of the Order of the Three Stars:
– hockey player, captain of the Latvian national hockey team Kaspars Daugavins;
– director of the Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art, curator Solvita Krese;
– director and acting teacher, associate professor of the Latvian Academy of Culture Indra Rogu;
4. Appoint as Knights of the Order of the Three Stars:
– cultural and public figure Gunars Nagels;
– journalist of Latvian Radio, author of the programs "Kultūras rondo" and "Radio mazā lasītava" Ingvilda Strautmane;
– public figure, founder and director of the charity fund "Rozā vilciens" Zinta Irida Uskale;
– music teacher and conductor of the choirs of the Balvi Music School and Tilža Primary School Linda Vitola.
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