Vytautas Barkauskas

Vytautas Barkauskas (born March 25, 1931 in Kaunas)^[1] is a Lithuanian composer and is a Professor of Composition of the Lithuanian Academy of Music,^[2] where he has taught since 1961.^[3]

Career

Barkauskas has degrees in mathematics (1953) and music composition (1959) from the University of Vilnius. He was one of the most active avant-garde composers in Lithuania in the 1960s, influenced by Krzysztof Penderecki, Witold Lutosławski and György Ligeti.

However he has now moved towards more intuitively arranged sounds, striving to create naturally beautiful music, writing more chamber music. "I do not restrict myself to any single, defined compositional system, but am constantly searching for a natural stylistic synthesis. I strive to make my music expressive, emotional and of a concerto type", Barkauskas says.

His works have been performed at international festivals, competitions and concerts in various European, American and Asian countries, and have been interpreted by Gidon Kremer, Lothar Faber, Yuri Bashmet, David Geringas, Joachim Greiner, Juozas Domarkas, Raimundas Katilius, Ruth Palmer and others.

Vytautas Barkauskas is a winner of the Lithuanian State Prize. In 2000 his "Journey of the Princess. Fairy Tale", Op. 114 was awarded the prize at the composers' competition dedicated to the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis. His symphonic piece entitled "At the End is the Beginning", Op. 115 was awarded the prize at the "Sinfonia Baltica" International Composers' Competition in 2001. In 2003 the composer was awarded the Lithuanian National Award. In 2005 he won the prize for the best chamber work ("Echoes" for percussion solo) at the composers' competition organized by the Lithuanian Composers' Union.

Compositions

His works, such as Drei Fragmente für Violoncello und Bratsche, were published by the Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag.^[4]

Sources

↑ "Allmusic Guide".
↑ Most of the initial parts of this article from the Lithuanian Music and Information Publishing Centre listed as the first of the sources below
↑ Sikorski source listed below also provides supplementary information
↑ Aufführungstermine Friedrich Hofmeister Musikverlag 2011 (German)

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Recipients of the Lithuanian National Prize

1989–1993	1989 J. Juškaitis A. Martinaitis Š. Sauka K. Matuzevičius H. Šablevičius Čiurlionis Quartet J. Tankevičius D. Dikšaitis G. Dačinskas S. Lipčius 1990 J. Juzeliūnas K.N. Kitkauskas A. Steponavičius Z. Žemaitytė R. Požerskis 1991 V. Bložė J. Kačinskas G. Karalius B. Radzevičius P.R. Vaitekūnas 1992 V. Antanavičius K. Bradūnas V. Drėma P. Geniušas A. Šliogeris 1993 P. Bingelis V. Daujotytė V. Kavolis V. Kašuba L. Noreika

1994–1998	1994 S. Geda G. Rinkevičius A. Dovydėnas R. Midvikis A. Žebrauskas R. Krištapavičius A. Sakalauskas R. Tuminas 1995 A. Macijauskas R. Katilius B. Kutavičius A. Petrulis V. Šerys J. Mekas A. Rubšys 1996 O. Balakauskas S. Kuzma V. Masalskis V. Prudnikovas J. Strielkūnas E. Špokaitė V. Valius 1997 A. Nyka-Niliūnas O. Narbutaitė P. Repšys J. Erlickas A. Šenderovas R. Ibelgauptienė Z. Ibelgauptas E. Nekrošius 1998 V. Bartulis F. Jakubauskas A. Kunčius M. Martinaitis D. Sauka A. Šaltenienė A. Bumblauskas A. Galinis E. Gudavičius A. Žostautas

1999–2003	1999 J. Onaitytė D. Kajokas K. Pempė G. Ramunis A. Savickas L.L. Katinas M. Navakas A. Zalatorius S. Sondeckis O. Narbutienė 2000 E. Cukermanas D. Kasčiūnaitė R. Granauskas T. Venclova N. Miliauskaitė I. Milkevičiūtė J. Domarkas V. Bagdonas A. Jacovskis 2001 L. Gutauskas Š. Bartas J. Marcinkevičius F. Bajoras V. Urmanavičiūtė L.V. Strioga S. Eidrigevičius D. Katkus K. Smoriginas 2002 R. Antinis P. Vyšniauskas O. Koršunovas J. Juozapaitis A. Každailis A. Stonys J. Mikelinskas K. Platelis D. Geringas 2003 A.J. Kuras J. Aleksa V. Juozapaitis V. Barkauskas A.A. Jonynas P. Dirgėla B. Vilimaitė A. Sutkus J. Vaitkus

2004–2008	2004 O. Baliukonytė S. Parulskis J. Paulėkaitė P. Mazūras M. Vilutis R. Mažulis S. Stonytė S. Žvirgždas Vilnius State Quartet A. Vainiūnaitė A. Šilalė G. Jakaitis A. Vasiliauskas 2005 G. Varnas L. Oržekauskienė J. Aputis J. Ivanauskaitė K. Jaroševaitė V. Laurušas A. Marčėnas A. Matelis R. Šervenikas 2006 S. Juškys K. Navakas N. Lukšionytė-Tolvaišienė V. Balčytis J.V. Bruveris R. Kepežinskas M. Rubackytė R. Sakalauskas A. Vizgirda 2007 V. Kernagis A. Andriuškevičius Š. Nakas V. Paukštė N. Urbonienė G. Urbonas Z. Nagytė-Katiliškienė 2008 R. Staliliūnaitė-Matulionienė V. Povilionienė A. Gailius R. Šerkšnytė D. Narkevičius V. Juknaitė

2009–2013	2009 A. Grikevičius J.R. Jurašas R. Kazlas M. Matušakaitė R. Rakauskas R. Skučaitė 2010 V. Noreika I. Meras V. Augustinas R. Rastauskas P. Mataitis D. Mataitienė J. Gasiūnas 2011 A. Žebriūnas A. Aleksandravičius V. Landsbergis K. Grigaliūnas H. Čigriejus A. Krikščiūnaitė 2012 V. Vildžiūnas K. Nastopka V. Mazūras E. Miliūnas Ž. Kempinas M. Pitrėnas 2013 D. Banionis F. Latėnas G. Kuprevičius V. Braziūnas J. Budraitis J. Gricius

2014–2018	2014 R. Adomaitis J. G. Kanovičius R. Palekas N. Savičenko E. V. Sventickas A. Šeškus 2015 A. J. Ambrazas L. M. Digrys D. Gavenonis G. Subačienė V. Urbanavičius J. G. Žilytė

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