Edgars Cīrulis (b. 1996) is a Latvian composer, pianist, and improviser whose music unfolds at the intersection of genre, gesture, and intuition. His works move fluidly between jazz and contemporary classical, inspired by folk music, experimental music and minimalism – offering listeners sound worlds that are intimate, intricate, and quietly transformative.

Rooted in the belief that listening is an act of surrender, Cīrulis composes from a place of deep attention: to time, resonance, memory, and to the mysterious ways sound can shape emotion. Whether writing for symphony orchestra, jazz trio, or solo voice, his music seeks out that rare space where vulnerability and rigid structure co-exist – where stillness becomes a kind of motion and extreme motion becomes stillness.

Cīrulis’s work has been performed by the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, the State Choir "Latvija", the LNSO Cello Dream Team, and numerous chamber and vocal ensembles. His projects have included music for contemporary dance, spoken word, and visual media. Notable recent premieres include Love Itself (choir, solo voice, percussion), Saites (orchestra, jazz trio and folk vocalists), and Straumes (chamber ensemble), all in 2024. His concert-length piece Aisma combines music and narrative in a multimedia format; Dream Teller, the indie-folk project he co-leads with his wife Kristīne Cīrule, released its second album Vides in 2024.

He has performed and collaborated with artists such as Olga Dreģe, Māris Sirmais, Kārlis Auziņš, Julien Masmondet and Agnese Egliņa. His compositional collaborators include soloists and ensembles across Europe. Cīrulis’s international presence includes performances at Usedomer Musikfestival, Festivals “Arēna”, “Sansusī” and concert appearances across Denmark, Germany, Norway, Lithuania, and the UK.

In 2020, he was nominated for Young Musician of the Year at the Latvian Grand Music Award. His curatorial work includes the acclaimed Atmosfēras concert series at Rezekne’s concert hall GORS, featuring artists such as Sam Amidon, Fuensanta Mendez, and Līva Dumpe. Since 2022, he has hosted the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra’s podcast, interviewing composers, conductors, and artists about their creative process.

Educated in Latvia and Denmark, Cīrulis holds a degree from the Royal Academy of Music in Aalborg, where he studied with Soren Møller. He is currently completing composition studies with Krists Auznieks at the Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music, having also worked with composers such as Andris Dzenītis, Marcos Balter, Edmund Finnis, and Bent Sørensen.

From concert hall to listening room, Edgars Cīrulis composes not toward categories, but toward experiences – each piece a meticulously crafted space for presence, reflection, and wonder. His performances invite audiences into closeness, not distance; into a shared atmosphere of safety, curiosity, and freedom.