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Pianist Šviesė ČEPLIAUSKAITĖ has performed in all major Lithuanian concert halls and various Lithuanian cities, as well as in D. Britain (1990), Russia (1993, 2005, 2006, 2015), Poland (1995-2024), Germany (1998), the Netherlands (1999, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2020), Belgium (2003, 2009, 2011), Japan (2003), Estonia (2003), Norway (2010), Belarus (2013, 2014), Latvia (2016), Italy (2019, 2022, 2024). Š. Čepliauskaitė graduated from Kaunas J. Naujalis Music Gymnasium (Rymantė Šerkšnytė Piano Cl.), studies, internship and post-graduate studies at the Lithuanian Academy of Music (prof. Jurgis Karnavičius cl.). After receiving a scholarship from the Commission for International Studies of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Lithuania (1994), the pianist interned at the F. Chopin Academy of Music in Warsaw (Poland, prof. Barbara Hesse-Bukowska cl.). The pianist actively performs: she plays recitals, chamber music concerts with instrumentalists and singers, performs as a soloist with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra (conductors Juozas Domarkas and Modestas Pitrėnas). Participates in international festivals in Lithuania and abroad, jury of international competitions, conducts master classes in Italy, Poland and Lithuania. Since 2012, the pianist has been teaching at the Academy of Music of Vytautas Magnus University (since 2019 she has been an associate professor), participates in international conferences in Poland, Belarus and Lithuania, and conducts public lectures – concerts. The largest part of Š. Čepliauskaite's solo repertoire consists of works by composers' romantics and contemporary composers. Especially the work of F.Chopin is close to the pianist. December 2009 Š. Čepliauskaitė was invited to the Honorary Committee for the Celebration of the Anniversary of the Birth of Fryderyk Chopin in Lithuania. The pianist released CDs: "F.Chopin. Waltzes" (2004, for the first time in Lithuania all F. Chopin's waltzes were recorded), "M. K. Oginskis. Farewell to the Fatherland" (2009, with actress V. Kochanskyte and singer G. Zeicaite ), "CHOPIN LT" (2010, works of Lithuanian composers and opuses of F. Chopin who inspired them), "SENSIBILE" (2014, with flute player Viktorija Zabrodaite), recorded works by W. A. Mozart, F. Chopin, K. Szymanowski for Lithuanian radio (1990-1999). In 2015, on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of M. K. Oginskis' birth, she was invited to give lectures on the topic "M. K. Oginskis – composer" in the LTV lecture series "LRT Academy of Culture". In 2019, Luminė Čepliauskaitė hosted the show (together with Marius Šinkūnas) "On the Way with the Classics" on Lithuanian Radio Klasikas on Fridays. In 2023, the pianist was invited to participate in the LRT concert series "Vilnius 700. A musical journey through time": "The eighteenth century. Vilnius City Hall. Luminė Čepliauskaitė (piano)" https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/2000265186/vilnius-700-muzikine-kelione-laiku-xviii-a In 2011, Š. Čepliauskaitė was awarded the Badge of Honor of the Republic of Poland "For Merit to Polish Culture ("Zasłużony dla Kultury Polskiej"). In 2019, the pianist was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit awarded by the President of Poland.
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