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 has received 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. An avid chamber musician, Morta has collaborated with distinguished artists such 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, among others. Her performances have taken place in various notable venues, including the 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 and Azerbaijan State Philharmonic Hall in Baku. Morta currently holds teaching positions at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and The Purcell School of Music.

Morta Grigaliūnaitė plays with a broad range of color and articulation and with a compelling depth of emotional engagement
Myron Silberstein | Fanfare Magazine

Morta’s first piano lessons took place at Pasvalys Music School with Lolita Trepekūnienė. After having met the legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, who encouraged her to pursue a career in music, Morta moved to Vilnius to study at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts with Jūratė Karosaitė. At the age of 16, she 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 at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she studied with Hamish Milne. After graduating 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. Throughout her studies, she was kindly supported by the Mstislav Rostropovich Help and Support Foundation, Michel Sogny Foundation SOS Talents and Fundacion Albeniz. 

Media

PRESS

Morta Grigaliunaite is an excellent performer…powerful and dramatic.

pizzicato.lu

An outstanding album, highly recommended.

Art Music Lounge

Played with conviction and drama.

Gapplegate Music Reviews

Nothing scares the brilliant Morta Grigaliūnaitė.

Diapason

An inspired pianist.

Artalinna

Impeccable technique and stylistic awareness.

7md.lt

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SCHEDULE

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

December 30th 2024

 

Druskininkai, Lithuania

Franz Schubert The Trout Quintet

with

Vilnius String Quartet and Donatas Bagurskas (double bass)

December 31st 2024

Vilna Gaon Museum

Vilnius, Lithuania

Franz Schubert The Trout Quintet

with

Vilnius String Quartet and Donatas Bagurskas (double bass)

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Martynas Vitėnas  |  Ugnė Petrauskaitė
Jasmine Andrews