The winner of over 14 international competitions all over Europe, Paulius Andersson was born in 1995 in Vilnius, Lithuania. He has been surrounded by music since the very first day he was born – his family has been renown musicians for generations (his mother Alexandra Zvirblyte and his grandmother Veronika Vitaite are established pianists and professors as well as his grandfather – a distinct conductor – Vytautas Žvirblis).
At age 5 Paulius started playing piano and drums and at age of 7 he enrolled in the National M.K.Čiurlionis Arts Gymnasium- ( E.Miklaševskaja, prof. A.Žvirblytė). Currently Paulius is studying at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (prof. Z. Ibelhauptas) and since the fall of 2016 he became a student of Robert Schumann Hochshule Dusseldorf (prof. Paolo Giacometti).
At the age of 5 Paulius not only started playing piano, he also started performing and throughout these years he performed all over Europe, Japan and USA. At the age 11 he made his first debut with The St.Christopher Chamber Orchestra, conducted by D.Katkus, performing W.A.Mozart's concerto for piano and orchestra D-major.
At the age 14 he performed S.Prokofjev Concerto for piano and orchestra No 1, W.A.Mozart Concerto for 3 pianos with orchestra and V.Barkauskas Trio concertante at The Grand Hall of The Lithuanian National Philharmonic with Lithuanian Philharmonic Symphonic Orchestra. He has also played in The Grand Hall of The Lithuanian National Philharmonic with The Lithuanian Chamber and Lithuanian Philharmonic Symphonic Orchestra, National M.K.Čiurlionis art school Symphony Orchestra conducted by Modestas Pitrėnas, Robertas Šervenikas, Martynas Staškus. In 2014 he performed S.Rachmaninov
concerto for piano and orchestra N 3 in The Grand Hall of The Lithuanian National Philharmonic with The Lithuanian Chamber and Lithuanian Philharmonic Symphonic Orchestra under conduction of Juozas Domarkas.
Every year Paulius has been invite to perform in Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine - Stalowa Wola, Lublin, Czenstahowa, and Lvov Philharmonic and other important halls with Lvov Music Academy Symphony orchestra (conductors Yuriy Z.Bervetsky, Ihor Pylatiu)k, Czenstahowa Philharmonic orchestra (conductor Ihor Dohovic). In 2012 he was invited to Georgia to
perform with Kutaisi state symphony orchestra (conductor Revaz Javakhishvili). In 2014 he performed with Voronezh state symphony orchestra (conductor Igor Verbitsky) and in 2015-with Brest College Symphony orchestra.
In 2012 Paulius made his debut recital in Washington, USA. Paulius not only has been performing in the most prestigious concert halls in Lithuania, Germany, Denmark, France, Spain, Poland, Finland, he's also been frequently invited to take part in acclaimed International festivals in Lithuania Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Estonia, Russia, Poland, Belorussia (such as Pažaislis, Bistrampolis Christopher, M.K.Čiurlionis music among others.). In 2005 he was chosen to represent Lithuanian
Culture in Japan.
Paulius championed numerous international competitions in France, Estonia, Ukraine, Russia, Poland, Lithuania (including „Konzerteum“ in Athen , „Musica classica“ in Moscow, N.Rubinstein in Paris, Resonances musicales in Paris, M.Judina in Sankt-Peterburg, „Art of XXI century“ in Kiev, „Music without limits“ in Lithuania the main price - Golden Parnas laureate title in the international festival “Bezcady bez granic” Poland. In 10 of them he was awarded with first prize or Grand Prix. Paulius have been supported by Mstislav Rostropovich Foundation, Kauko Sorjosen foundation in Finland, Podkarpacką Fundacją Rozwoju Kultury (Sub Carpathian Cultural Development Foundation), V.Spivakov Foundation. From 2013 Paulius is supported by Foundation “Gerasis Ruonis" . Most recently Paulius had received the prestigious stipendium of President of Lithuanian Republic Antanas Smetona for his achievement in music.
Piano and drums improvisation is another passion of Paulius for which he also received prizes.
Concerto Nr. 3 c minor op.37
Concerto N 5 E flat Major op.73
Choral fantasy op.80
Concerto D Major KV 40
Concerto for 3 pianos and orchestra E-flat Major KV 246
Concerto Nr. 2 c minor op. 18
Concerto Nr. 3 d minor op. 30
Totentanz
Concerto Nr. 1 in D flat major op.10
Trio concertante for 3 pianos and orchestra
Three extravagant dances for two pianos and string orchestra
Preludes and fugues (selected)
French suite G Major
Chaconne in D minor BWV 1004
Preliude b-minor
„Jesu bleibet meine freude“
Selected sonatas
Sonata C-Major KV 545
C-Major KV 330
Sonata C-Major Hob. XVI: 50
Sonata op.1 f-minor
Sonata op.10 N 3 D-Major
Sonata op.13 c-minor
Sonata op.49 g- minor
Sonata op. 57 f-minor „Appassionata”
Sonata op. 111 c-minor
Ballade N 4 f-minor, op.52
Sherzo N 3 c sharp-minor
Nocturne op.9 N 3
Studies op 10 N 1,4,8,10,12
op 25 ,n 9 ,n 12
Valzes op.64
Sonata b-minor
Valee d‘Obermann
Hungarian Rhapsody N 6
Transcendental Etude No.8 „Wilde Jagd”
Variations on a theme by Paganini, book 1
Rapsodies op.79
Preliudes op.23
Preliude op.32 N 5 G-Major
Morceaux de phantasie op.3-Prelude, Elegie
Etudes-tableaux op.33,39 (selected)
Phantasy op.28
Preliudes op.11
Studies op.8 (selected), op.63 N 1
Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 82
Gaspard de la Nuit
„Wanderer fantasy” D.760 (Op.15)
Children album
Selected preludes
Suite de danzas creollas
Basso ostinato
Etude apres D.Scarlatti
Preliude, Toccata
Preliudes, Variations Sefaa Essec
Hammers without the piano
Sonatas for piano and violin:
No.5.Op 24 in F Major
No. 1 in D Major
Sonata for violin and piano n3 D minor op 108
Suite in the Old Style for Violin & Piano (Op.80)
Sonata for violin and piano no.3 c-minor op 45
Sonata for violin and piano in D minor op9
Sonata for alto saxophone and piano op 19
Sonata for alto saxophone and piano
Sonata for alto saxophne and piano
Sonata for alto saxophone and piano
tableux de provence
Rondo
Sonata for alto saxophone and piano
To mark the 75th anniversary of Veronika Vitaitė
Performers:
LITHUANIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Soloists: VERONIKA VITAITĖ (piano)
ALEKSANDRA ŽVIRBLYTĖ (piano)
PAULIUS ANDERSSON (piano)
Conductor ROBERTAS ŠERVENIKAS
SERGEI RACHMANINOV – Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
CÉSAR FRANCK – Variations symphoniques for piano and orchestra, M. 46
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS – Zoological Fantasy Le carnaval des animaux for two pianos and orchestra