Arturs Maskats (born 20 December 1957 in Valmiera) is a Latvian composer- - and since 1996 artistic director of the Latvian National Opera. His orchestral composition, Tango, received international exposure as one of the finalist works of the third Masterprize International Composing Competition in 2003. It was also played at the 2022 Summer Night Concert Schönbrunn by the Vienna Philharmonic under Andris Nelsons in Vienna, Austria.

Works Tango for orchestraKas ir Latvija? Aivars Silin̦š, Anita Silin̦a - 2005 Page 125 -"Arturs Maskats (1957) — composer. Music for more than 90 dramatic productions and for film; choral, chamber, symphonic and vocal-symphonic music. His "Tango" for symphonic orchestra (2002) reached the semi-final of the 3rd international .. Opera ValentinaOpera Valentina in Latvian National Opera

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