Andris Pujāts began his musical education at the Emils Darzins Music High School. A graduate of the Latvian Music Academy's Choir Conducting Department, under the tutelage of Prof.Jevgēnijs Augustinovičs, he obtained his bachelor's degree in 1992, and, in 2000, he acquired his master's degree, under the supervision of Prof.Imants Kokars and Prof.Sigvards Kļava. He has participated in master classes at the European Choir Academy under Joshard Daus of University Mainz (Germany).
Since 1989, he is a conductor of the choir "Sonore". Since 1994, he is a member of the opera choir of the Latvian National Opera (LNO), but since 1997, he is also the LNO choir choirmaster and inspector.
Andris Pujāts