The Accordion Duo Eduardas Gabnys and Gennady Savkov has been playing already for more than twenty five years. Both musicians graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and started to perform (solo at the beginning) still while at the Academy. Since 1978 they have been playing together. 1983-1986 the duo attended master classes at Kiev Conservatoire with the professors N.Rizol, J.Yashkevich and N.Davydov. In 1989 the duo was awarded the second prize at the International Accordion Competition, the category of chamber ensembles in Klingenthal (Germany). In 1994 the duo won diplomas at two international competitions Premio Internazionale Astor Piazzolla and Citta di Castelfidardo in Italy, Castelfidardo, at once. Besides, the musicians have been playing with Excelsior accordions made especially for them in Castelfidardo.
The duo’s repertory is rich and varied, it includes great arrangements of classical music (most of them adapted by the musicians themselves), original contemporary compositions for accordion, exciting traditional entertainment music. There are also opuses by Lithuanian composers created specifically for the duo: J. Tamulionis, V. Juozapaitis, F. Bajoras, V. Bagdonas, V. Mikalauskas, A. Klova among them.
The duo is popular in Lithuania due to its high professionalism. However, they are performing not only in Lithuania. The duo has played in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Italy, Yugoslavia, USA, Canada, New Zealand, Holland, Germany, Russia, Uruguay and many other countries. They have given around 900 concerts, they have recorded a gramophone record, a compact disc and four tapes and they have also recorded their music for Lithuanian Radio. The duo is organising and participating in traditional Vilnius accordion music festivals. Among the achievements of this ensemble is the fact that it was the first to acquaint Lithuanian audience with the work of Argentinean composer A. Piazzolla and helped to popularize his name in Lithuania. For the transcriptions of this composer’s opuses the duo was awarded a special prize at the A. Piazzolla competition in Italy.

Eduardas Gabnys (b. 1952) graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music (with prof A. Baika) in 1976. 1982-1986 he attended master classes at Kiev Conservatoire, developed his skills in international courses for interpretation of accordion music in Poland (1985) and Salzburg Mozarteum (1994). Eduardas Gabnys is Rector (since 2005) the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, professor (since 1998), vice-president of Lithuanian Accordionists Association (since 1986), art director, member of juries at accordion societies and international accordion music festivals in Lithuania and Baltic States. Eduardas Gabnys held international Master Class seminars in Slovakia, Poland, Germany, has given open lessons in Great Britain and Russia. The performer is also a member of the Baltic Accordion Quintet Excelsior.

Gennady Savkov (b. 1952) studied at the Lithuanian Academy of Music with V. Furmanavičius. He attended master classes at the Kiev Conservatoire with professor J.Yashkevich. He has been giving concerts together with the singer Regina Maciūtė, St. The Saint Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Čiurlionis Quartet, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, has been playing together with the ensemble of Retro music led by T. Leiburas. The performer held international Master Class seminars in Slovakia, Poland, Germany; he gave open lessons in Great Britain and Russia. G.Savkov is a ass. professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music (2003), teacher-expert at Vilnius Naujoji Vilnia School, member of Baltic Accordion Quintet Excelsior.

"Ein kaum sichtbares Kopfnicken oder ein Blick koordinierendas gut funktionierende Zusammenspiel. Im einen Moment spielen die beiden Künstler noch miteinander, im nächsten schon gegeneinander – viele Stücke ohne Noten."

Märkische Oderzeitung, Buckow, 03.08.1999.

"Литовский дуэт показал высокий профессионализм, а вместе с тем, характерные черты национальной школы: изящество, мягкость, красоту звука. Наши литовские гости нигде не торопятся выплеснуть свой опыт, темперамент, мастерство. Их отличает высокая ансамблевая слаженность, великолепное ощущение партнера, своего рода «музыкальная дисциплина»."

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