The piano ensemble of Giedrė Gabnytė and Birutė Bizevičiūtė
The piano ensemble of Giedrė Gabnytė and Birutė Bizevičiūtė formed in 2002. In 2003 their duo gave a recital at the Drama Theatre of Plock (Poland). The same year the pianists won Grand Prix in two categories at the international competition-festival for pianists, chamber and piano ensembles, concertos for piano with chamber orchestra, Music without Walls (Muzika be sienų). In 2005 the piano ensemble participated in the XV Festival of Laureates of International Competitions in Katowice (Poland). The same year during the festival Druskininkai Summer with M. K. Čiurlionis (Druskininkų vasara su M.K.Čiurlioniu) they performed an opus by J. Juozapaitis Bells of Spring for piano duo and string quartet together with M. K. Čiurlionis String Quartet.
In 2006 Giedrė and Birutė’s piano ensemble won the 2nd prize for the best performance of the Concerto for Two Pianos with Orchestra by Giedrius Kuprevičius during the V Kaunas International Piano Duo Competition.
Giedrė Gabnytė graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1999 and was awarded an MA (she studied with Prof. Halina Radvilaitė). The pianist had an internship at the Salzburg Mozarteum University (with Prof. A. Losonczy), attended piano and chamber ensemble master classes held by professors L. Kostecky, J. Riberra and K. H. Kammerling. In 1998 she won the 3rd prize at the International Piano Competition in Rome. Giedrė performed together with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, gave concerts in Austria, Poland, Finland, England and Germany. Since 2OO2 she has been a member of Prof. K.Grybauskas Piano Quartet.
Giedrė Gabnytė teaches at the LAMT, Departments of Education and Piano; she also accompanies for the Department of Strings.
Birutė Bizevičiūtė finished her studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 2004 and was awarded a licenciate in music (she studied with Prof. Veronika Vitaitė). In 2004 she studied at the Vienna University of Music and Performing Arts (with Prof. Carmen Graf-Adnet). In 1999 the pianist won the first prize at the International Piano Competition in Paris. Birutė has attended piano master classes held by professors A. Kubalek, I. Lazko, G. Nador, L. Natochenny, H. Palson and G. Scott. She has given concerts in Austria, Czech Republic, Latvia and France. The pianist performed together with the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Symphony Orchestra (conductor Robertas Šervenikas).
B. Bizevičiūtė has been working at the Lyra Music School and also accompanying for the Department of Dance and Movement of the LAMT.
Lithuanian composers
Vladas Bagdonas
„Birthday“ for piano four hands
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Impromtu VL 181 for piano four hands
Jurgis Juozapaitis
„Granny's Tales” for piano four hands
„Spring Bells“ for piano four hands and string quartet
Giedrius Kuprevičius
Concerto for two pianos and orchestra
Rimvydas Žigaitis
Sonatina for two pianos
Chamber Works
Astor Piazzolla
Tango „Adios Nonino“ for piano four hands and instrumental ensemble
„Undertango“ for piano four hands and instrumental ensemble
Piano Four Hands
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata in D major op.6
Johannes Brahms
Hungarian Dances (21), woo 1
Muzio Clementi
Sonata in E flat major No.3
Moritz Moszkowski
5 Spanische Tänze, op.12
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata in D major No.2, KV 381
Francis Poulenc
Sonata in C minor
Franz Schubert
Fantasy in F minor op.103, D. 940
Two Pianos
I. Anisimov
Rhapsody on G.Gershwin themes
Carlos Guastavino
Romance de Cuyo, 1953
"Llanura"
"Romance de las Ninas"
Manuel Infante
"Andalusian dances"
W.A. Mozart - E. Grieg
Sonata in C major KV 545
Astor Piazzolla
Bandoneon, 20 Years after
Maurice Ravel
La Valse
Richard Strauss
Polka in C major
Concertos
Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto for two pianos and chamber orchestra in C minor, BWV 1060
Concerto for two pianos and chamber orchestra in C minor, BWV 1062
Recital at the Stasys Vainiūnas House, 28 12 2006
M.Clementi Sonata in E flat major, Nr.3
W.A.Mozart Sonata in D major, No.2, KV 381
M.Moszkowski 5 Spanische Tänze, op.12
J.Strauss Polka in C major
Vienna's valse
M.Schmitz 4 Pieces
Concert in the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, 05 01 2005
W.A. Mozart - E.Grieg Sonata in C major, KV 545
M.Infante "Andalusian dances"
M.Ravel La Valse
C.Guastavino "Llanura"
Romanses
A.Piazzolla “Adios Nonino”
”20 Years after”
I.Anisimov Rhapsody on a three themes by G.Gershwin
Gediminas Mičiulskis (percussion), Vytas Mikeliūnas (double-bass), Vytis Nivinskas (double-bass)
Concert in Katowice, Poland, 20 October 2005
F.Schubert Fantasy in F minor op.103, D. 940
J.F.Halevy Eudoxie's aria from Opera "La Juive"
F.Poulenc Sonata for Piano Four Hands
Ch.Gounod Aria ”O Dieux! Que de bijox...” from Opera „Faust”
M.K. Čiurlionis Impromptu VL 181 for Piano Four Hands
E.Wolf-Ferrari 4 Rispeti
M.Moszkowski 3 Spanish Dances op.12
J.Brahms Hungarian Dances
L.Rozycki Song from Opera „Casanova”
A.Piazzolla Undertango, Adios Nonino
Julija Stupnianek (soprano)
.....The serious programme of the evening ended with the Bells of Spring for piano four hands and string quartet written after the Spring Sonata by M. K. Čiurlionis. It was wonderful to see how young performers (pianists G. Gabnytė and Birutė Bizevičiūtė and the string quartet: Augusta Jusionytė, Diana Moisejenkaitė, J. Juozapaitis and Regina Gilytė) lived on the stage through the unique expression of J. Juozapaitis’s musical language.