Janis Kalnins
was born of Latvian
parents in Pernu,
Estonia on November
3, 1904. His father
Alfred was both
a gifted composer
and one of the
truly great organists
of Czarist Russia.
Janis initially
learned piano
and organ from
his father, and
he was considered
a child prodigy
on both instruments.
From 1922 to
1924 Janis ...
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