The much-loved conductor, who died in December 2019, has been honoured by his home state of Latvia with a postage stamp in his memory.
Mariss was music director of the Oslo Philharmonic, Pittsburgh Symphony, Concertgebouw orchestra and Bavarian Radio.
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