Photos from VII International Stasys Vainiūnas Piano and Chamber Ensemble Competition
© Photos by Džoja Barysaitė and Elena Kairytė
Organisers and jury members in Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre
Prof. Birutė Vainiūnaitė and her father Stasys Vainiūnas
The Opening day and V. Juodpusis - director of Stasys Vainiūnas Home
Rector Z. Ibelgauptas
Members of the Jury Prof. P. Geniušas and Prof. Jurgis Karnavičius
Members of the Jury
II prize winners in 2010, Piano Quintet (Lithuania) Rima Chačaturian / piano, Ramunė Grakauskaitė / I violin Justina Plauškaitė / II violin Aistė Mikalauskaitė / viola Rokas Vaitkevičius / cello
Competition moment
The Jury
S. Vainiūnas' birthday
The winner of previous competition Motiejus Bazaras (Lithuania) performing S. Vainiūnas
Lithuanian instrument "kanklės" (chordophone)
The Jury and Mr. V. Juodpusis
The birthday cakes' cutting
Slava Kontorovič setting up the piano before the competition
Chamber Ensemble Category
The Chairperson of the Jury - Avedis Kouyoumdjian (Austria)
Akemi Alink Yamamoto (The Netherlands-Japan)
Cellist of Delta Piano Trio - Irene Enzlin
Members of the Jury and Winners
Paulius Rudokas / piano and Kostas Tumosa / violin with prof. Dalia Balsytė
Piano Trio Gaspar (Poland) with prof. Agne Sprūdža (Latvia)
Duo Sonoro (Ukraine) with Akemi Alink Yamamoto (The Netherlands/Japan)
Special Eduardas Balsys foundation prize for the best interptratation of the classical piece. Duo Sonoro (Ukraine) with Prof. Dalia Balsytė
Zhibek Kozhakhmetova (Kazakhstan) with Prof. Lauri Väinmaa (Estonia)
Duo Presto (Lithuania) with Prof. Audronė Vainiūnaitė
Justas Čeponis (Lithuania) with Prof. Juris Kalnciems
Thibault Lebrun (France) with Prof. Tamara Rusanova
Winners and Members of the Jury
Diploma-holder Jurgis Aleknavičius (Lithuania) performing S. Vainiūnas in the Closing Concert
Diploma-holder Anastasia Milovanova (Russia)
Special prize winner Zhibek Kozhakhmetova (Kazakhstan) performing S. Vainiūnas in the Closing Concert
III Prize winner Ayane Matsuura (Japan)
Duo Presto (Lithuania)
Joyful moments after the performance
Valeriia Shulga (piano) and Andrii Pavlov (violin)
Delta Piano Trio
Thibault Lebrun (France) performing Concerto No. 12 KV 414 with Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
S. Vainiūnas Concerto for Piano and Chamber Orchestra No. 4, Op. 40
Final moments of the closing