Sonata Alšauskaitė
Sonata Alšauskaitė began her musical studies at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts in Vilnius. Later, she completed postgraduate studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media. Currently, the pianist collaborates with prof. Petras Geniušas and teaches at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. She is also an Artist at the Lithuanian National Philharmony and a member of the Musica Humana Orchestra.
Sonata Alšauskaitė is a laureate of many international pianist competitions, of which she won first prizes in five. Among them are “Virtuosi per musica di pianoforte” (Usti nad Labem); “International Carl Czerny piano competition” (Prague); “International piano competition Konzerteum” (Athens); “N. Rubinstein piano competition” (Paris). At the age of 15, the pianist made her debut on the international stage, performing a recital in the Bösendorfer Hall in Vienna. In 2003, Sonata Alšauskaitė became the winner of the “M. K. Čiurlionis International Piano and Organ Competition”. The pianist has performed at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona, the S. Rachmaninoff Hall in Moscow and other halls in Germany, France, Italy, Russia, Chile, Great Britain, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Spain and elsewhere. Among the pianist's numerous internships and master classes, one can mention professors Sergei Babayan, Vera Gornostaeva, Jerome Lowenthal, Christopher Elton, Ian Fountain, Pavel Gililov and others. Sonata Alšauskaitė is also a participant in various festivals, a scholarship holder of several foundations, including the winner of the Yamaha International Foundation scholarship.
Sonata Alšauskaitė has performed with the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, among others. She has collaborated with conductors such as Saulius Sondeckis, Juozas Domarkas, Modestas Pitrėnas, Gintaras Rinkevičius, Tomaš Hanuš, Jerzy Salwarowski, Robertas Šervenikas, Martynas Stakionis and others.
An important part of Sonata Alšauskaitė's concert activities is chamber music. Her piano duet won 3rd place in the "Roma International Piano Competition". The artist has also performed with various Lithuanian and foreign musicians - Petras Geniušas, David Gering, Mūza Rubackytė, Andrius Žlabys, Robertas Beinaris, Ingrida Armonaitė, Beatrice Berthold, and other performers.
Lithuanian Composers
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis
Preludes: in F minor, VL 197; in D minor, VL 294; in G major, VL 338
"The See", cycle of small landscapes, op.28, VL 317
Fugue in B flat minor, VL 345
Anatolijus Šenderovas
M.K.Ciurlionis' Sketches
Vladas Švedas
Pathetic Concerto for two pianos and percussion Nr. 5
Chamber Works
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for cello and piano No.5 in D major, op.102 No.2
Johannes Brahms
Trio for clarinet (violin), cello and piano in A minor, op.114
Sonata for cello and piano No.1 in E minor, op.38
Cesar Franck
Sonata for violin and piano in A major
Felix Mendelssohn
Piano trio No.1 in D minor, op.49
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano trio in A minor, op.50
Works for piano solo
Isaac Albeniz
Cordoba, from Cantos de Espana
Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccatas for piano: in F sharp minor, BWV 910; in D minor, BWV 913
French Suite No.5 in G major, BWV 816
Well Tempered Clavier, Book I: in C major, BWV 846; in C minor, BWV 847; in D minor, BWV 851; in E flat major, BWV 852; in E flat minor, BWV 853; in E minor, BWV 855; in A flat major, BWV 862; in A minor, BWV 865; in B minor, BWV 869
Well Tempered Clavier, Book II.: in C major, BWV 870; in E flat major, BWV 876; in F sharp minorl, BWV 883; in B minor, BWV 893
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for piano No.3 in C major, op.2 No.3
Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13 (Pathetique)
Sonata No.9 in E major, op.14 No.1
Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31 No.2 (Tempest)
Sonata No.21 in C major, op.53 (Waldstein)
Sonata No.23 in F minor, op.57 (Appassionata)
Sonata No.28 in A major, op.101
Johannes Brahms
Klavierstücke op.119
Frederic Chopin
Sonata for piano No.2 in B flat minor, op.35
Ballade No.4 in F minor, op.52
Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante, op.22
Etudes op.10: No.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10,12
Etudes op.25: No. 4, 6, 8, 9,1 1, 12
Nocturne in E flat major, op.55 No.2
Claude Debussy
"Children's Corner "
Joseph Haydn
Sonata in C minor, Hob16, No.20
Jānis Ivanovs
Variations in E minor
Franz Liszt
Sonata in B minor
Hungarian Rhapsody No.10 in E major
Gnomenreigen, etude
Konzertetüde for piano in D flat major
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sonata No.17 in D major, KV 576
Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata No.7 in B flat major, op.83
Toccata in C major op.11
Sergei Rachmaninov
Etudes-tableaux op.39: No.5 in E flat minor; No.9 in D major
Preliudes op.23, No. 2 - 5
Maurice Ravel
Une barque sur l'océan, arranged for piano
Pavane pour une Infante defunte
Domenico Scarlatti
Sonates: in E major, K.380; in D minor, K.9
Franz Schubert
Impromptu op.90, D.899
Robert Schumann
Fantasiestücke op.12
Fantasie in C major, op.17
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Valse sentimentale, for piano (or violin and piano) in F minor, op.51/6
Works for piano and orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op.37
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No.8 in C major, KV 246
Piano Concerto No.20 in D minor, KV 466
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, op.18
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor, op.23
PROKOFIEV, SONATA No.7
A. Shenderov, Amber Palace
F. Chopin Andante Spianato I Polonesa
"Dear Sonata, My sincere congradulation on your very fine performance. This was the best Schumann Fantasy I have heard in years. You seem to have on excellent teacher."
Prof. Paul Badura-Skoda. Prague, Nov. 29, 1997
"Aufgefallen als einfühlsame Begleiterin war während des Konzertes bereits Sonata Alšauskaitė am Klavier. So war man auf ihr solistiches Können gespannt und man wurde wahrlich nicht enttäuscht. Sie interpretierte ausgesprochen intelligent den ersten Satz der Beethoven – Klaviersonate op. 31 Nr.2, d-Moll und verlieh diesem dämonischen Satz Leidenschaft, Mystik und Dramatik. Ein sehr anspruchsvolles Stück war auch die "Etude Tableaux, op. 39" es-Moll, von Sergei Rachmaninow, der sie pompösen und überschwenglichen Glanz verlieh. Am Ende des Konzertes spielte sie noch die "Toccata op. 11", d-Moll von Sergei Prokofiew. Sie gilt als ausgesprochen schwierig, schien aber für die jubge Pianistin kleinerler Schwierigkeiten zu besitzen. Brilliant wie virtuos gelang ihr die Interpretation."