Romualds Kalsons (7 September 1936 â 15 November 2024) was a Latvian composer. Born in Riga, he was a student of ÃÂdolfs Skulte and JÃÂzeps Lindbergs. Kalsons taught at the Latvian Academy of Music from 1973 until 2009. He is known for his opera Pazuduà ¡ais dÃÂls (The Prodigal Son), after the 1893 play by Rà «dolfs Blaumanis, and for his orchestral music. Kalsons died on 15 November 2024, at the age of 88.