Education
Vilumanis studied percussion and conducting at the Latvian Academy of Music, being hired 1962 as a percussionist and conductor"s assistant at the Latvian National Opera.
Vilumanis studied percussion and conducting at the Latvian Academy of Music, being hired 1962 as a percussionist and conductor"s assistant at the Latvian National Opera.
His musical career has been based at the Latvian National Opera, first as intern 1962-1969, conductor 1970-1972, principal conductor 1975-1989 and 1994-1996, alternating with the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theatre. Intern conductor 1972-1975 and principal conductor 1990-1994. He is currently guest conductor at the Latvian National Opera, Mariinsky Theatre and Bolshoi Theatre.