Background
Karlis Lacis was born in Tukums.
Karlis Lacis was born in Tukums.
He graduated Kandava Children’s School of Music (piano class), Kandava secondary school (1992), Jāzeps Mediņš College of Music in Riga (piano class, 1997) and the Latvian Academy of Music, where he studied piano with Juris Kalnciems (1997–2001, bachelor’s degree, 2003–2005, master’s degree), as well as composition with Juris_Karlsons (2001–2002).
His recent creative contribution includes musicals "Pūt vējiņi" (2012) and Onegin (2013), both rewarded with the highest annual theatre award for the best music author Along with the scores for theatre productions, movies and musical arrangements, big part of his work is dedicated to vocal and choral music, symphonic and instrumental compositions, including "Te Deum" (2014) with the State Choir Latvija and double concerto for flute, oboe and orchestra "42.195" (2014) with Liepaja symphony orchestra., "Rorate coeli" (2014) for soprano, saxophone and organ and the first symphony "Via Crucis" premiered on April 3, 2015 with Latvian National symphony orchestra. Ābolu ķocis. Ziedonis.Lācis.Sievietes., Katra emocija trāpa desmitniekā.
(Reviews ZiedonisLācisSievietes Every emotion gets its aim) //Kultūras diena, May 15, 2013
I.Vilkārse, Divu vienādu reižu nav (Nothing can repeat two times in a row) //Kroders.lv, April, 2013
V.Čakare, Kur virsdrēbe, kur odere (Notice the lining under the coat) // Kroders.lv, March, 2013
O.Silabriedis, Neņemsim pārāk nopietni (Let’s not take everything too serious) //Kroders.lv, March, 2013
U.Rudaks, Puškins Lāča nagos dus (Pushkin captured )//Kultūras diena, March, 2013
Doctorate.Mazvērsīte, Ziedonis.Lācis.Sievietes.
//Sestdiena, February 15, 2013
A.Znotiņš, Kārļa Lāča mūzikas vilinājums // Kultūras diena, January 31, 2013
U.Rudaks, Kārlis Lācis: Manitoba nevedas sarunas par lielo harmoniju // Sestdiena, January 24, 2013
South.Anča, Zīmols Lācis // Santa, December, 2012
L.Dūmiņa, Pūt, Vējiņi! Ar milža spēku //Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze, August 23, 2012
Latvijas teātru ābolu ķocis. Liepājas teātra mūzikls “Pūt vējiņi” //Kultūras diena, August 27, 2012
South.Radzobe, Meistardarbs Liepājas teātrī // Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze, December 21, 2011
L.Lūse, Emocionāls akmens čalis //University of North Alabama, March, 2011.