Morta GrigaliŪnaitĖ
Pianist
Nothing scares the brilliant Morta Grigaliūnaitė
Nicolas Derny | Diapason magazine
With performances broadcast live in 40 countries through the classical music channel Mezzo, Lithuanian pianist Morta Grigaliūnaitė has established herself as an active soloist and chamber musician. Since the release of her debut album in 2019, she continues to receive outstanding reviews for her interpretation of piano works by Grażyna Bacewicz. Described by critics as “powerful and dramatic”, her recordings have been featured on BBC Radio 3, as well as received 5-star reviews from Fanfare and Diapason magazines.
Morta first came to public attention in 2005, when she performed at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius at Mstislav Rostropovich’s invitation. Since then, she has appeared as a soloist with such orchestras as the National Lithuanian Symphony Orchestra, St. Christopher’s Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Georgian State Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra and the Azerbaijan State Chamber Orchestra. Morta has performed with such distinguished artists as the renowned violin pedagogue Zakhar Bron, former solo oboist of the Berlin Philharmonic Hansjörg Schellenberger and Valentin Erben, a founding member of the Alban Berg Quartet. She has given concerts in various venues including Berliner Philharmonie, Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, St. John’s Smith Square, UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, National Gallery in London, Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria in Santander, Batumi Centre of Arts in Georgia, Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall in Baku and others. Morta currently holds a teaching position at The Purcell School of Music, Great Britain’s oldest specialist music school.
Morta Grigaliūnaitė plays with a broad range of color and articulation and with a compelling depth of emotional engagement
Myron Silberstein | Fanfare Magazine
Born in 1991, Morta started playing the piano at the age of eight at Pasvalys Music School, where her first teacher was Lolita Trepekūnienė. After having met the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who encouraged her to pursue a career in music, she moved to Vilnius to study at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts with Jūratė Karosaitė. In 2008, Morta entered the Purcell School of Music in the United Kingdom, where she held a scholarship under the Government’s Music and Dance Scheme and studied piano with William Fong. Two years later, she was awarded a full scholarship to study with Hamish Milne at the Royal Academy of Music in London. After having graduated with a First Class degree, Morta continued her education with Claudio Martinez Mehner at Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and Dmitri Bashkirov at Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid.
Morta has been awarded the Mstislav Rostropovich Help and Support Foundation, Michel Sogny Foundation “SOS Talents”, Fundación Albéniz and Yamaha Pianos scholarships. She has won numerous prizes and awards such as 2nd prize in Karlrobert-Kreiten-Klavierwettbewerb, Sterndale Bennett Prize for the best Romantic music recital, 1st prize at the International EPTA Piano Competition in Belgium, 1st prize at the International Sigulda Music Competition in Latvia, Harry Isaacs Piano Trio Prize, Douglas Cameron Chamber Music Prize, special prize for the most artistic performance at the International M. K. Čiurlionis Piano Competition in Lithuania, as well as Dorothy Bryant, Frances Earle, Sydney Kenneth Brindle and Jean Ginsburg awards for outstanding studentship at the Royal Academy of Music in London.
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February 5th 2024
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Grande Auditório
Lisbon, Portugal
Messiaen Quatuor pour la fin du temps
with
Ana Beatriz Manzanilla (violin)
Jeremy Lake (cello)
Iva Barbosa (clarinet)
February 12th 2024
Concertos Antena 2
Museu do Oriente
Lisbon, Portugal
Solo piano works by Bach-Busoni, Grieg, Rautavaara,
Schumann-Liszt, Beethoven
February 21st 2024
Lithuanian National Philharmonic
Vilnius, Lithuania
Haydn Concerto for violin, keyboard and strings No. 6 in F major, Hob. XVIII:6
with
Rūta Lipinaitytė (violin)
Pietro Borgonovo (conductor)
Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
March 27th 2024
Klaipėda Concert Hall
Klaipėda, Lithuania
Solo piano works by Bach-Busoni, Grieg, Rautavaara
Schumann-Liszt, Beethoven
PAST EVENTS
January 12th 2023
ISEG
Lisbon, Portugal
Brahms Sonata for violin and piano No.2 in A major Op.100
Brahms Intermezzo in A minor, Intermezzo in A major Op.118
Brahms Sonata for viola and piano in E flat major Op.120 No.2
with Ana Beatriz Manzanilla (violin) and Pedro Saglimbeni Muñoz (viola)
February 18th 2023
Museu da Música Portuguesa
Estoril, Portugal
Rubinstein Melody Op.3 No.1
Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque No. 1
Rubinstein Piano Trio No.1 in F major
with soloists of Orquestra Cascais e Oeiras
February 25th 2023
Palácio Marquês de Pombal
Oeiras, Portugal
Rubinstein Melody Op.3 No.1
Rachmaninov Trio élégiaque No. 1
Rubinstein Piano Trio No.1 in F major
with soloists of Orquestra Cascais e Oeiras
March 13th 2023
Grande Auditório Gulbenkian
Lisbon, Portugal
Beethoven Piano Trio Op.1 No.3
Schönberg arr.Webern Kammersymphonie
with
Ana Beatriz Manzanilla (violin) Maria José Laginha (violin) Jeremy Lake (cello) Iva Barbosa (clarinet)
March 29th 2023
Palace of the Grand Dukes
Vilnius, Lithuania
César Franck Sonata in A major
with
Paulius Gefenas (flute)
April 1st 2023
National Lithuanian Philharmonic Hall
Vilnius, Lithuania
Poulenc Concerto for two pianos in D minor FP 61
with
Kristina Annamukhamedova (piano)
Robertas Šervenikas (conductor)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
June 1st-4th 2023
Online Event
Jury member at Elite Musicians International Competition
Category A – Professional Piano
July 7th 2023
Teatro Narciso Ferreira
Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
Strauss Sonata for violin and piano
António Fragoso Suite romantique
Ysaye Caprice d’après l’Etude en forme de Valse
with André Reis (violin)
July 9th 2023
Quinta do Casal Branco
Almeirim, Portugal
Bach-Busoni Chaconne
Grieg Lyric Pieces Op. 71 (selection)
Rautavaara Sonata No.2
Schumann-Liszt Frühlingsnacht
Beethoven Sonata Op. 27 No.2
July 17th 2023
Nida Lutheran Church
Nida, Lithuania
Pieces for flute and piano by Kutavičius, Bartulis, Martinaitis, Narbutaitė, Urbaitis
with Paulius Gefenas (flute)
September 23rd 2023
TBC
Portugal
Piano trios by Édouard Lalo and Gabriel Fauré
with Soloists of OCCO
October 1st 2023
TBC
Portugal
Piano trios by Édouard Lalo and Gabriel Fauré
with Soloists of OCCO
October 21st 2023
Teatro Municipal Joaquim Benite
Almada, Portugal
Mahler Piano Quartet
Schubert The Trout Quintet
with
Anna Beatriz Manzanilla (violin)
Pedro Saglimbeni Muñoz (viola)
Jeremy Lake (cello)
Marine Triolet (double bass)
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