Kaunas Symphony Orchestra

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The Kaunas Symphony Orchestra (lit. Kauno simfoninis orkestras ) is an orchestra in Kaunas , the second largest city in Lithuania .

history

The symphony orchestra was founded in 2004. The predecessor was the Kaunas Chamber Orchestra ( Kauno kamerinis orkestras ), founded in 1988. The first concert took place on February 5, 2005. The first orchestra leader was the Italian violinist Pavel Berman . The current director is Algimantas Treikauskas. Modestas Pitrėnas was chief conductor from 2006 to 2011 . In 2014 Constantine Orbelian took over this position.

The conductors of the symphony orchestra were Juozas Domarkas , Robertas Šervenikas , Petras Bingelis , Martynas Staškus , Andre de Quadro (USA), Frederico Longo (Italy), Viatscheslav Bartnovskij (Belarus), Alexis Soriano (Spain), Hans Ek (Sweden). At concerts attended by the pianist Meehyun Ahn , Petras Geniušas , Mūza Rubackytė , Martyna Jatkauskaitė , Vardan Mamikonian , Ana Markovina , Geiger Vilhelmas Čepinskis , cellist Davidas Geringas , singer Virgilijus Noreika , Irena Milkeviciute , Edgaras Mont Vidas , State Choir of Kaunas , saxophonist Nancy Boone .

The symphony orchestra had concerts in Norway, Poland, Estonia, Italy.

It is rehearsing in the Kaunas Philharmonic .

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  1. ↑ http://www.balsas.lt/naujiena/233794/kauno-simfoninis-orkestras-ir-p-bermanas/rubrika:naujienos-laisvalaikis-muzika
  2. ^ Kauno diena , 2008 m. gruodžio 22 d. Orkestras - perspektyva jauniesiems muzikams
  3. ↑ Modestas Pitrėnas on: filharmonija.lt (English)
  4. ↑ Kaunas Symphony of Lithuania on: columbia-artists (English)

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