Awards

HONORS AND AWARDS

1987 Prize, Young Artists National Competition, Vilnius
1989 Second prize, International Piano Competition, Riga, Latvia
1990 Yamaha of Europe Award
1991 Honorable mention, International Piano Competition, Paris
1991 Honorable mention, International Piano Competition, Barcelona
1993 Merit Scholarship, USC
1994 First prize, Liszt Competition of Los Angeles
1998 Honorable Diploma, International Piano Competition, Sulmona, Italy
2006 Arts Obispo Artist Grant
 

Rudolf: Cutting Edge Classics:
Selected Performances

2006 "Rudolf and Friends", Clark Center, Arroyo Grande, CA (sold-out)
2007 "Fiesta Finale", Santa Barbara, CA
2007 Music at the Fellowship, San Luis Obispo, CA
2007 Arts-In-Education Outreach Series, Arroyo Grande
2007 "Rudolf: On the Edge", Clark Center, Arroyo Grande, CA (sold-out)
2007 Covington Hall, Aliso Viejo, CA
2007 North SLO County Concert Association
 

SELECTED PIANO PERFORMANCES

1990 Concert hall, Aargus, Denmark
1991 Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
1991 Radio France, Paris
1992 El Teatro Municipal, Madrid, Spain
1994 Norris Theatre, Palos Verdes, California
1995 Liszt Museum, Budapest, Hungary
1995 Bridges Theatre, Claremont, Ca.
1996 University of Washington, Seattle, Wa
1996 Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles,  Ca
1996 Municipal Auditorium, Hamamatsu, Japan
1999 Granbury Foundation, Fort Worth, Texas
2000 Newman Auditorium, USC
2001 Music Academy, Budapest, Hungary
2001 The Great Philharmonic Hall,
Vilnius, Lithuania
2001 Zipper Hall, Los Angeles,  Ca
2001 First and Second Church of Boston, Mass
2002 MACC Convention, San Diego, Ca
2003 Clark Center, San Luis Obispo,  Ca
2003 L'Ermitage Foundation, Los Angeles,  Ca
2003 MACC Convention, San Francisco,  Ca
2003 Citadelle de Bourg, France
2004 Concert tour,
Southern and Central California
2005 Performing Arts Center,
San Luis Obispo, Ca
Conductor, Cal Poly Wind Orchestra (May)
2005 Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo, Ca
Conductor, Cal Poly Wind Orchestra (October)
 

SELECTED SOLO PERFORMANCES WITH ORCHESTRA

1986 Chamber Youth Orchestra, Vilnius
1989 National Symphony Orchestra of Lithuania
1991 National Symphony Orchestra of Lithuania
1993 National Symphony Orchestra of Lithuania
1993 Latvian Philharmonic, Riga
1998 Riverside Philharmonic, California
2001 Lithuanian State Philharmonic
2002 Virtuosi di Los Angeles,  Ca
2003 Los Angeles Chamber Ensemble, Ca
2003 Cuesta Wind Orchestra, CA
2004 Concert Tour with California Chamber Ensemble
2005 Clark Center, Piano Inaguration,
Arroyo Grande CA
 

SELECTED CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES

1986 Chamber Music Festival. Riga, Latvia
1986 Concert tour with Lithuanian String Quartet in Poland and Germany
1990 The Festival of Swedish Contemporary Music
1991 Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria
1992 Festival "Il Mondo della Musica,
Rome, Italy
1993 Concert tour, Baltic states and Russia
with Lithuanian String Quartet
2000 Newman Auditorium, Los Angeles
with USC Chamber Ensemble
2000 Peninsula Music Fest, Palos Verdes, Ca
2001 Brentwood Music Recital Series,
Los Angeles,  Ca
 

EDUCATION

1981-1988 High school of the Arts, Vilnius, Lithuania
1986 Mater classes. Weimar, Germany
1989-1994 The Music Academy of Lithuania
Professors: M. Rubackyte, R. Bekionis
1991 Master classes. Mozarteum, Salzburg, Austria. Professor C. Helfer
1992 Master classes, Moscow
Professor Voskresensky
1992-1994 Moscow Conservatory
Professor L. Vlasenko
1994-2001 University of Southern California, MM, PhD
Professors D. Pollack, N. Krieger,
Ch. Rhodes, H. Beer