Justas Dvarionas, Lithuania

Justas has returned to Italy several times for successful solo performances at the Puccini Theatre in Merano, where he was hailed an enormous talent by local reviewers. Justas is also a regular participant at the Meranofest International Music Festival (he has also won the festival's Solo Recital Award), and has performed in solo, chamber music or with orchestras in Bulgaria, Canada, Germany, Great Britain, Russia, United States of America, Sweden, Norway and more.

Justas Dvarionas teaches talented young pianists at the M.K. Ciurlionis High School for the Arts and in the Lithuanian Music Academy in Vilnius, as well as at the American International School of Vilnius. He has also held many Master Classes of his own in Germany, Poland, Norway, France, Russia and Lithuania.

Justas Dvarionas takes part at many international conferences, seminars, is an active member of the AEM (European Association of Music High School) and EMCY (European Music Competitions for Youth), has served as jury member in many international competitions; he is also on the board of the Lithuanian Cultural Foundation and one of the initiators of the "Civic forum".

These days Justas plays many concerts in Lithuania and abroad, is very active in countries cultural and musical life - organizes and participates in jury in national and international competitions, records at the national radio and television.

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