Vilnius State String Quartet
String quartet in Jonava , Lithuania (2011)
The Vilnius State String Quartet ( lit.Valstybinis Vilniaus kvartetas ) is a state string quartet based in the Lithuanian capital Vilnius . The first debut took place in 1965. The Lithuanian musicians completed the postgraduate at UN Gvozdecki ( Гвоздецкий ) at the Moscow Conservatory in Russia and further training in Budapest . They became members of the new string quartet in Soviet Lithuania . The string quartet has borne the name of Vilnius since 1973. It has won several awards.
Members
- First violin: Dalia Kuznecovaitė (* 1988)
- Second violin: Artūras Šilalė
- Viola: Girdutis Jakaitis
- Violoncello: Augustinas Vasiliauskas
Awards
- 1979: State Prize of Soviet Lithuania
- 2002: Antanas Razma Prize (USA)
- 2004: National Art Prize of Lithuania
Web links
- Website (lt, en)
- Discogs.com