Aiste Dvarionaite – the fourth generation of musicians Aiste Dvarionaite was literally born into the world
full of sounds of music as she belongs to one of the most famous dynasties of
musicians of Lithuania - that of the Dvarionas dynasty. Both her paternal
grandparents were piano professors at Vilnius Musical Academy, and not only:
the grandfather, Balys Dvarionas, was also a known composer and the Vilnius
Philharmonic Symphony orchestra conductor. Aldona Dvarionaite, Aiste’s aunt, was
a famous pianist, especially adored in Poland. Aiste’s brother Justas Dvarionas
is a pianist. He is also the current Vice President for International
Competitions, EMCY - Union of MusicCompetitions for Youth – a network of over fifty national and international
music competitions for young people across Europe. ![]() From
left to right: Justas Dvarionas, Aiste Dvarionaite, Aldona Dvarionaite, Jurgis
Dvarionas Playing violin since the age of four Aiste’s training began when she was just 4 years old. Gradually, Aiste started playing with various Lithuanian and international orchestras and giving recitals since she was only 6. She has played for the lovers of music in many countries. While still a student at the National Ciurlionis School of Art and later at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, she was learning mastery under the guidance of many famous violinists: Prof. Zenon Brzewski, Prof. Alexander Fisher, Prof. Marina Jashwili, Prof. Wolfgang Marschner, Prof. Sergey Kravchenko. ![]() Clipping
from a newspaper: Aiste (8 years) performing with the orchestra live on the
Lithuanian National TV 'Music is the essence of my life' Aiste has participated in many international projects and has taught at
international seminars in Russia, France, Germany, Belgium, Poland and Spain.
Moreover, she performed solo with Minsk Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian
Chamber Orchestra, Lithuanian
National Philharmonic Orchestra, Lithuanian Music Academy Chamber Orchestra
and was on European tour with the Junges Stuttgarter Bach
Ensemble. As of September 2018, Mrs Aiste Dvarionaite has also started teaching violin at The Purcell School. Member of judging panel Since 2010 Aiste has been a member of the judging panel of National Dvarionas Music Competition for Young Pianists and Violinists which takes place in Vilnius, Lithuania and is visiting her homeland regularly hence supporting the young musicians of the future. From 2020 Aiste Dvarionaite is also joining the jury panel of International Balys Dvarionas Competition for Young Pianists and Violinists.![]() Aiste reviewing the CVs of the contestants ![]() Aiste performing at one of her the
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