Martynas Levickis

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Martynas Levickis (born June 11, 1990 in Tauragė , Lithuania ) is a Lithuanian accordion player .

Levickis won the 2010 Accordion World Championship, the Coupe Mondiale . In the same year he was also known to a broad television audience in the Baltic countries as the winner of the Lithuanian Got Talent . Through the dissemination of video recordings of the talent competition via social networks one was music label on the young musicians carefully. Levicki's debut album Martynas climbed to the top of the Classical Artist Albums chart in Great Britain after its release in July 2013 , making an accordion record number 1 for the first time.

Life

education

Levickis began playing the accordion as an autodidact at the age of three. At the age of eight he received his first music lessons and became a student of the Saulius-Sondeckis-Gymnasium der Künste in Šiauliai . At the age of 13 he won his first competitions and in 2008 he moved to the renowned Royal Academy of Music in the class of Owen Murray. In 2012 he completed his studies with a Bachelor of Music .

Lewickis took master classes with Frédéric Deschamps, Claudio Jacomucci, Friedrich Lips , Massimiliano Pitocco and Matti Rantenen .

From September 2014 to 2016 Levickis completed a master’s degree with Iñaki Alberdi at the Centro Superior de Música del País Vasco , or Musikene for short , in San Sebastian , Spain .

Career

Levickis gained recognition in professional circles by winning the 2010 Accordion World Championship, the Coupe Mondiale , which was held in Croatia by the Confederation Internationale des Accodeonistes (CIA) IMC - UNESCO . The international music world only became aware of the accordionist when he won the Got Talent television competition in Lithuania . Levickis had taken part in the competition as a student of the Royal Academy of Music without their knowledge and integrated contemporary music and singing into his performances in addition to classical interpretations. Videos from the Lithuanian television program reached the UK via YouTube and social networks. Back in London, Levickis was amazed at the wide positive response to his music performance. The music agent Rick Blaskey became aware of the young musician through a YouTube video and negotiated a recording contract for Levickis with the record label Decca Records . Levickis is the first accordionist to sign to Decca Records . Levicki's first album was released in the UK on July 1, 2013 and immediately topped the Classical Artist Albums chart . No accordionist had done this before. In October 2013 Levicki's debut album Martynas was released in Germany.

Martynas made his German debut in August 2013 at the Berlin Waldbühne , in Rostock on the Haedge Peninsula and at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Lübeck. He performs regularly at the Bath International Music Festival , at the Dresden Festival of Contemporary Music , the Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival , the Lithuanian Gaida Festival , the Leigo Lake Music Festival in Switzerland, the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the St. Magnus Festival on Orkney . Solo concerts have taken him to the renowned concert halls Royal Albert Hall , Royal Festival Hall , Wigmore Hall and St. John's Smith Square in London, the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico, the Debussy Residence in Paris and the Gangdong Arts Center in South Korea. He has played concerts with the BBC Concert Orchestra , the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra , the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra , the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra , the Geneva Camerata and the Manchester Camerata . In 2015 Levickis also founded his own ensemble, Mikroorkéstra .

Martyna's repertoire deliberately crosses genre boundaries and ranges from baroque to contemporary music. The focus is on classical music, but with a keen experimentation he also arranges folk tunes and popular music compositions for his instrument. Levickis sees himself as an accordion ambassador: "I have resolved to redefine the image of the accordion and to show that this instrument can be used in an extremely versatile manner".

Levickis has been Artistic Director of the Palendriai International Composers' Course and Festival in Lithuania since it was founded in 2014 . The aim of the festival is to create new compositions for accordion and chamber music ensembles . Levickis is the director of the accordion music school accoAkademija in Vilnius, Lithuania. He sits on the advisory board of the Lithuanian World Arts Council , a non-profit organization with the aim of promoting Lithuanian art and culture worldwide.

From 2006 Levickis played a pigini piano accordion Bayan 58 / P , on loan from the city of Šiauliai. He has been playing a Pigini Nòva piano since 2015 .

Recordings

Movies

In 2015 Levickis played a leading role in the Lithuanian comedy film Dėdė, Rokas ir Nida .

Awards (selection)

  • 2004: Queen Morta Prize of the Country of Lithuania
  • 2009: Several first prizes at the 71st Annual American Accordionist Association Festival , including for his composition The Quiver
  • 2010: 1st prize in the Lithuanian television competition Got Talent
  • 2010: 1st prize in the Masters category at the Coupe Mondiale (World Accordion Championship)
  • 2013: Appointment as tourism ambassador of Lithuania
  • 2014: Audience award for the “Young Elite” program series at the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Festival
  • 2016: Awarded the title Associate of the Royal Academy of Music by the Royal Academy of Music

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jack Malvern: Classical stars are squeezed out by accordion. The Times , July 9, 2013, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Martynas scores first ever No 1 for accordionist in classical charts. Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, July 8, 2013, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b Martynas: The Lithuanian, his squeezebox and how Daft Punk propelled him to No 1. Evening Standard , July 18, 2013, accessed on June 16, 2016 (English).
  4. ^ A b Adam Sweeting: Martynas, interview. The Daily Telegraph , July 1, 2013, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Asta Andrikonytė: Akordeonininko M. Levickio šachmatų ėjimas šokiruos gerbėjus. Lietuvos rytas , August 16, 2014, accessed June 12, 2016 (Lithuanian).
  6. ↑ Martynas Levickis (finalas, Lietuvos Talentai). In: YouTube . Jaunieji Talentai, January 16, 2011, accessed June 12, 2016 (Lithuanian).
  7. ↑ Major record deal for Lady Gaga covering accordion player. Independent Television , May 16, 2013, accessed June 16, 2016 .
  8. ↑ The currently most successful accordion player in the world is coming to Germany! Universal Music Group , July 22, 2013, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  9. ^ Backstage in Berlin: Martynas and David Garrett in the Waldbühne. In: YouTube . Klassik Akzente, August 5, 2013, accessed on June 12, 2016 .
  10. ↑ Martynas Levickis - Interview Part 1. In: YouTube . Imagine TV Network, December 3, 2013, accessed June 11, 2016 .
  11. ↑ Martynas: “I'm young and I enjoy experimenting!” Focus Online , October 11, 2013, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  12. ^ A b Antoinette Schmelter de Escobar: Martynas Levickis: Between Brahms and Lady Gaga. Crescendo , November 28, 2013, accessed June 11, 2016 .
  13. ↑ Martynas Levickis: Palendriai International Composers' Course and Festival. Palendriai International Composers' Course and Festival, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  14. ↑ accoAkademija. accoAkademija, accessed January 6, 2017 (Lithuanian).
  15. ↑ Advisory Board. Lithuanian World Arts Council, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  16. ↑ Martynas Levickis groja naujuoju akordeonu. skrastas.lt, April 28, 2006, accessed June 12, 2016 (Lithuanian).
  17. ↑ Uncle. Internet Movie Database , accessed June 11, 2016 .
  18. ↑ Šiaulietis studijuos Karališkojoje Londono menų akademijoje. ŠIAULIAI plius, February 1, 2008, accessed June 12, 2016 (Lithuanian).
  19. ↑ Algis Ratnikas: A world famous accordionist classicak from Šiauliai. VilNews e-magazine, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  20. ↑ Martyna's Biography. Classic FM - Discover Classical Music, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  21. ↑ Masters Coupe Mondiale Prize Winners. Confédération Internationale des Accordéonistes (CIA), accessed on June 12, 2016 .
  22. ↑ The accordion world champion Martynas presents his debut album. In: Classic Accents. Universal Music Germany , October 8, 2013, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  23. ↑ Sayrah Javed: Opening Concert to celebrate Lithuanian EU Council Presidency. (No longer available online.) The London Insider, July 28, 2013, archived from the original on June 16, 2016 ; accessed on June 16, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.london-insider.co.uk
  24. ↑ The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Festival honors outstanding talents. Die Welt , October 22, 2014, accessed June 12, 2016 .
  25. ↑ 2016 Honors are announced. Royal Academy of Music , accessed June 12, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Levickis, Martynas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Lithuanian accordion player
DATE OF BIRTH June 11, 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Tauragė , Lithuania