| Gintaras Januševičius | |
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 Gintaras Januševičius in 2004 |
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| Born | January 16, 1985 Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Years active | 1999 - present |
Gintaras Januševičius (Born January 16, 1985 in Moscow) is a Lithuanian pianist. Gintaras is renowned for his tender and original interpretations; particularly that of Rachmaninoff, Chopin, Brahms and Mussorgsky. His repertoire also includes many works of Lithuanian composers.
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Gintaras was born in Moscow in a family of Lithuanian trumpeter Algirdas Januševičius and tatar-jewish composer Nailia Galiamova. The family left Moscow in 1987 and moved to Klaipeda, Lithuania. Gintaras began his musical training at the age of 4 at the Eduardas Balsys School of Arts in Klaipeda. In 1993 family decided to move to capital Vilnius, where his father was appointed the principal trumpeter at the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Gintaras Rinkevičius. Gintaras then entered the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts. After graduating in 2003, Gintaras studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Drama and in 2004 moved to Germany, where he resides now, completing his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hanover.
Gintaras started experiencing stage success at the age of 16, after winning national Lithuanian competitions of Balys Dvarionas and Johann Sebastian Bach. In 2002 he was awarded Grand Prix at the International Frederic Chopin Piano Competition in Narva [1] Estonia. In 2003 Gintaras was among finalists of International M. K. Čiurlionis Competition in Vilnius, in 2004 - of Montreal International Musical Competition[2]. in 2005 Gintaras won the Yamaha Piano Competition in Lithuania. In 2006 he was awarded a final Diploma at the 1st International Tallinn Piano Competition [3]. In 2007 Gintaras got 3rd Prizes at the International Piano Campus Competition in France [4] and International M. K. Čiurlionis Competition[5][6]. In March 2010 he was awarded the 2nd Prize and the "Patrizia Cerutti Prize" - a Cartier Tank watch - for the best performance of a Beethoven Sonata at the International Pinerolo Piano Competition. [7].
Gintaras made his orchestra debut at the age of 15, performing Capriccio Brillante of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy with the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra under direction of Vytautas Lukočius. Same month, he entered a Great Hall of Moscow Conservatoire to perform Piano Concerto No. 23, K. 488 of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Up to the date, Gintaras has performed with orchestras over 30 times, working together with Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Yekaterinburg Symphony Orchestra, Chisinau Symphony Orchestra etc. and visiting famous halls, like Palau de la Música Catalana, Sala Mozart of Zaragoza, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier in Montreal etc. His Solo Recitals were organised in almost all towns of Lithuania, as well as Paris, Besancon, Tallinn, European Capital of Culture of 2005 Cork, Moscow, Warsaw, Hamamatsu and others.
Gintaras got his first piano lessons from Valentina Potejenko in Klaipeda. Later he was taught by Vale Kulikauskiene (1993-1998) and Jurgis Bialobžeskis (1998-2003) at the National M.K. Ciurlionis School or Arts in Vilnius. Starting with 2004, Gintaras' is taught by professor Vladimir Krainev. Jurgis Bialobžeskis remained his teacher and greatest advisor until his death in May 2008. Since 2008 Gintaras also plays cembalo and is taught by professor Zvi Meniker. From 2000 to 2005 Gintaras also had lessons with numerous famous pianists, most notable with Lazar Berman and his wife Valentina, Naum Shtarkman, Mūza Rubackytė, Malcolm Bilson, Jurgis Karnavičius, Hans-Peter Stenzl and others [8].
Gintaras sets priority on piano compositions of Rachmaninoff. He performed all of his Études-Tableaux, Morceaux de Fantaisie, Songs, most of the Preludes, Suites for two pianos Op. 5 and Op. 17, Trio élégiaque No. 1, Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Piano Concerto No. 2, Cello Sonata and other works. Other of his most performed works include Pictures at an Exhibition of Mussorgsky, Six Pieces for Piano, Op. 118 of Brahms, Waldstein Sonata of Beethoven, Estampes of Debussy, Scherzi of Chopin etc. His repertoire also includes a big variety of chamber music compositions - violin sonatas of Mozart, Beethoven, Grieg, Brahms, Franck, Histoire du soldat of Stravinsky, songs of Mozart, Faure, Poulenc and Debussy etc. [9]
Januševičius lives in Hanover, Germany since 2004. He is an artistic director of Plathner's Eleven concert series in Hanover.
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