Osvaldas Balakauskas

Osvaldas Jonas Balakauskas (born December 19, 1937 in Miliūnai)[1] is a Lithuanian composer of classical music.

Career

Balakauskas graduated from Vilnius Pedagogical University in 1961.[2] After his mandatory service in the Soviet Army between 1961 and 1964, he studied composition with Boris Lyatoshinsky and Myroslav Skoryk at the Kiev Conservatory until 1969.[2] From 1992 to 1994 he was the ambassador of Lithuania to France, Spain and Portugal (resident in Paris).[3] In 1996 he was awarded with the Lithuanian National Award, the highest artistic and cultural distinction in Lithuania. He is currently head of the Composition Department of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. His output consists of symphonies, concertos, chamber and instrumental music.

Music

Important works include Sonata of the Mountains inspired by the paintings of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1975), Symphony No. 2 (1979), Opera Strumentale (1987) and Symphonies No. 4 (1998) and No. 5 (2001), the last two named works having been recently recorded by Naxos Records.

Selected works

Stage
Orchestral
Concertante
Chamber music
Choral

Footnotes

  1. "Osvaldas Balakauskas". Lithuanian Music Information and Publishing Centre. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  2. 1 2 "THE MUSIC OF OSVALDAS BALAKAUSKAS: A GENERAL APPRECIATION". Lituanus. Retrieved 2010-02-05.
  3. "Celebrating the 70th anniversary of composer OSVALDAS BALAKAUSKAS". Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society. 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

References

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