Juozas Gruodis Conservatory Kaunas
The Juozas Gruodis Conservatory Kaunas (lit. Kauno Juozo Gruodžio konservatorija ) is a middle school and music school in Kaunas , Lithuania . The founder is the Ministry of Education of Lithuania .
history
In 1919 Juozas Naujalis founded a private music school. In October 1920 it was nationalized and named Valstybės Muzikos mokykla . Until 1933 it was Kaunas Music School. In 1933, on the initiative of Juozas Gruodis, a music college , Kauno konservatorija, was founded . The course lasted six to eight years. In 1933 there were 262 students. In 1948 the name was given by Juozas Gruodis. In 1949 the LTSR konservatorija was established from Kauno konservatorija and Vilniaus konservatorija .
Teacher
At the conservatory taught Vytautas Bacevičius , Kazimieras Viktoras Banaitis , Alfonsas Baužinskas , Jonas Bendorius , Povilas Berkavičius , Balys Dvarionas , Vladislava Grigaitienė-Polovinskaitė , Juozas Gruodis (1884-1948), vladas jakubėnas , Aleksandras Kačanauskas , Jurgis Karnavičius , Alberta Köhelikas, Oreste Marini , Petras Oleka , Vladimiras Ružickis , Jonas Švedas , Juozas Tallat-Kelpša .
student
- Jonas Jučas (* 1952), choir conductor and politician, minister of culture
- Julius Juzeliūnas (1916–2001), composer and music teacher
- Vytautas Landsbergis (* 1932), politician and musicologist, professor
- Hermanas Perelšteinas (1923–1998), choir conductor
- Aivaras Stepukonis (* 1972), philosopher and singer
literature
- Kauno Juozo Gruodžio konservatorija. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija , T. IX (Juocevičius-Khiva). - Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų Leidybos institutas, 2006. - 616 psl.