Gintaras Rinkevičius ( lit. Gintaras Rinkevičius ; born 1960 , Vilnius ) - Lithuanian conductor .
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Biography
He graduated from the National School of Arts. M.K. Čiurlionis , then the Leningrad Conservatory (1983) and the graduate school of the Moscow Conservatory (1986). Rinkevicius became a laureate at the Fifth All-Union Competition of Conductors in Moscow ( 1983 ) and at the International Herbert von Karayan Foundation Competition in Berlin ( 1985 ), in 1986 he received a special prize at the International Contest in Memory of Janos Ferenczyk in Budapest .
In 1988, Rinkevičius headed the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra and is its permanent leader. At the same time, he directed the Latvian National Opera ( 1996-2003 ), was honored in 1996 and 2000 . the main music award of Latvia, and in 1997 was recognized in Latvia as the conductor of the year. In 2002 - 2005, he directed the orchestra of the Malmö Opera House, and in 2007 he became the head of the Novosibirsk Academic Symphony Orchestra [2] .
In addition to Novosibirsk, Rinkevicius often performs in Russia with various groups. He conducted Sergei Prokofiev ’s ballet Romeo and Juliet , Tchaikovsky ’s opera The Queen of Spades , Puccini Bohemia and Turandot , Verdi Nabucco at the Bolshoi Theater , Verdi’s Requiem in New Opera [3] , in 1996 Mr .. took part in the Moscow jubilee concerts on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Victor Tretyakov , received the enthusiastic review of the reviewer:
The soloist and the orchestra are one, Gintaras Rinkevičius manages the orchestra surprisingly precisely, acutely, dynamically. Music allows you to take a breath only when the last note has sounded, the last movements of the bow, the last swing of the conductor’s wand are made [4] .
Wife - Tatyana Rinkevichene, director of the Russian Classics choir, artistic director of the Russian Drama Theater in Vilnius ( 2002 - 2009 ). Their daughters - Ruta Rinkeviciute (b. 1984 ) - pianist, Saule Rinkevichiute (b. 1986 ) - violinist.
Awards and titles
- Lithuanian National Prize (1994)
- Order of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Gediminas (1997)
- title "Conductor of the Year" in Latvia (1999)
- Latvian Grand Music Award (1997, 2000)
- honorary orders of Latvia, Portugal, Norway
- Grand Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit for Lithuania (2009)
- Order of Friendship ( September 25, 2010 , Russia ) - for his great contribution to strengthening Russian-Lithuanian cultural cooperation [5]
Sources
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 129394203 // General Normative Control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ The orchestra found the main conductor . Archived August 3, 2012. // "Culture", No. 29 (7590), July 26 - August 1, 2007.
- ↑ G. Rinkevičius. “Each concert raises new questions” : Interview with the theater newspaper Veshalka (February 2007)
- ↑ E. Antonova. October has already ceased to exist An archived copy of October 19, 2011 on the Wayback Machine // Tomorrow, December 12, 1996.
- ↑ Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of September 25, 2010 No. 1176 “On awarding the Order of Friendship of G. Yu. Rinkavichyus”