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Lukas Geniušas

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‘Geniušas seems to know how to do everything better than anyone…’Diapason Jan.2019 Russian-Lithuanian pianist Lukas Geniušas has firmly established himself as one of the most exciting and distinctive artists of his generation. Praised for his ‘brilliance and maturity’ (The Guardian) he is invited to give recitals in the most prestigious venues all over the world such as […]

Lukas Geniušas

‘Geniušas seems to know how to do everything better than anyone…’Diapason Jan.2019

Russian-Lithuanian pianist Lukas Geniušas has firmly established himself as one of the most exciting and distinctive artists of his generation.

Praised for his ‘brilliance and maturity’ (The Guardian) he is invited to give recitals in the most prestigious venues all over the world such as the Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Salle Gaveau, Louvre Auditorium, Frick Collection New York, Phillips Collection, Teatro Carlo Felice, Sala Verdi in Milan and the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. He is also regularly invited to festivals including the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, La Roque d’Anthéron, Piano aux Jacobins, Rheingau, the Ruhr Piano Festival, Schloss-Elmau and the Lockenhaus Music Festivals.

Lukas Geniušas performs with numerous orchestras including Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, National de Lyon Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Kremerata Baltica, Russian National Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Toronto Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic and St Gallen Symphony Orchestra under the batons of conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Mikhail Pletnev, Leonard Slatkin, Charles Dutoit, Andrey Boreyko, Tugan Sokhiev, Saulius Sondeckis, Antoni Wit and Rafael Payare to name but a few.

Lukas began the 2020/21 season performing at the Philharmonie de Paris with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Orchestre de Paris, though subsequent invitations to join the orchestra on tour to Macau and Japan, as well as engagements with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and Andris Poga, National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra and John Nelsons and Orchestre national des pays de la Loire and Jonathan Heyward fell victim to the pandemic. However, during this time Lukas was able to give many performances notably at the Moscow, St Petersburg and Novosibirsk Philharmonies, the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw and at the Nohant Chopin Festival.

Highlights of 2021/22 include performances with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Maxim Emelyanchev, the Aalborg Symphony Orchestra and Andris Poga, a tour with the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and Kristiina Poska, recitals at the Piano à Lyon series, the Folle journée de Nantes. Later in the season, he will give concerts with the soprano Asmik Grigorian in some of Europe’s most prestigious halls including the Geneva and Frankfurt Opera houses, the Laeiszhalle Hamburg and La Scala Milan.

Known for his innate curiosity and extensive musical interests, Lukas Geniušas explores a wide range of repertoire, from the baroque to works by contemporary composers. His repertoire spans from Beethoven Piano Concerti through to Hindemith’s Ludus Tonalis and John Adams, as well as a strong interest in Russian repertoire such as Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and, of course, Prokofiev. He is an avid chamber musician and an extremely inquisitive performer and enjoys working on new works by modern composers, as well as resurrecting rarely performed repertoire.

These aspects of his career are reflected in Lukas Geniušas’ critically acclaimed discography, which includes works by Beethoven, Brahms, Rachmaninov (the complete Preludes); Chopin (Etudes opus 10 and 25), and recordings of chamber music (Ravel, Stravinsky, Desyatnikov, Shostakovich and Tchaïkovsky with Aylen Pritchin and Alexander Buzlov for Melodiya. His first recording on MIRARE Prokofiev Sonatas was awarded the ‘Choc’ de Classica and the Diapason ‘Recital CD of the Year’ in 2019, his second was dedicated to Chopin (Sonata no. 3 and a selection of Mazurkas) and his most recent – Chants populaires – to Desyatnikov, Bartok and Tchaikovsky.

Born in Moscow in 1990, Lukas Geniušas graduated from the Chopin Music College Moscow, in 2008. He is the laureate of several prestigious international competitions, notably Silver Medalist at the 2015 Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and at the 2010 International Chopin competition.

Since 2015, Lukas Geniušas has been a featured artist of “Looking at the stars” a philanthropy project based in Toronto, whose purpose is to bring classical music to institutions and organizations (prisons, hospitals and shelters) where people may not have an opportunity to experience it live in a traditional setting.

February 2022

“Geniusas sembra sapere come fare ogni cosa meglio di chiunque…”Diapason Jan.2019 Il pianista russo-lituano Lukas Geniušas si è affermato come uno degli artisti più accattivanti e particolari della sua generazione. Apprezzato per la sua “brillantezza e maturità” (The Guardian) tiene recital regolarmente nelle più prestigiose sale in […]

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Lukas Geniušas

“Geniusas sembra sapere come fare ogni cosa meglio di chiunque…”Diapason Jan.2019

Il pianista russo-lituano Lukas Geniušas si è affermato come uno degli artisti più accattivanti e particolari della sua generazione.

Apprezzato per la sua “brillantezza e maturità” (The Guardian) tiene recital regolarmente nelle più prestigiose sale in tutto il mondo, tra cui Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw di Amsterdam, Salle Gaveau, Auditorium del Louvre, Frick Collection di New York, Phillips Collection di Washington, Teatro Carlo Felice, Sala Verdi a Milano e Sala Grande del Conservatorio di Mosca. Geniušas viene regolarmente invitato nei maggiori festival internazionali tra cui il Gilmore Piano Festival, La Roque d’Anthéron, Piano aux Jacobins, Rheingau, Ruhr Piano Festival, Schloss-Elmau e Lonckenhaus Music Festival.

Lukas Geniušas collabora con le più grandi Orchestre tra cui Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra National de Lyon, NHK Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Stavanger Symphony, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Kremerata Baltica, Russian National Orchestra, Orchestra del Teatro Mariinsky, Toronto Symphony, Warsaw Philharmonic, sotto la direzione di importanti personalità quali Valery Gergiev, Mikhail Pletnev, Leonard Slatkin, Leonard Slatkin, Charles Dutoit, Andrey Boreyko, Tugan Sokhiev, Saulius Sondeckis, Antoni Wit e Rafael Payare per nominarne alcuni.

Lukas ha iniziato la stagione 2020/2021 esibendosi alla Philharmonie de Paris insieme a Esa-Pekka Salonen e all’ Orchestre de Paris, anche se i successivi inviti a unirsi all’orchestra in tournée a Macao e in Giappone, così come gli impegni con la Philadelphia Orchestra, la Stavanger Symphony Orchestra e Andris Poga, la National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra e John Nelsons e l’Orchestre national des pays de la Loire e Jonathan Heyward sono saltati a casua della pandemia.

In ogni caso, durante questo periodo Lucas ha avuto l’opportunità di esibirsi notevolmente alle Moscow, St Petersburg e Novosibirsk Philharmonies, alla National Philharmonic Hall di Varsavia, e al Nohant Chopin Festival.

La stagione 2021/22 include le performance con la Scottish Chamber Orchestra e Maxim Emelyanchev, la Aalborg Symphony Orchestra e Andris Poga, un tour con Flanders Symphony Orchestra e Kristiina Poska, concerti a Piano à Lyon series, il Folle journée de Nantes. Più tardi in questa stagione, darà concerti con il soprano Asmik Grigorian in alcune delle sale più prestigiose come Geneva Opera house e Frankfurt Opera house, la Laeiszhalle Hamburg e La Scala a Milano.

Da sempre noto per l’innata curiosità, Lukas Geniušas ha sviluppato un ampio interesse musicale, dal Barocco al contemporaneo. Il suo repertorio spazia dai Concerti per pianoforte di Beethoven al Ludus Tonalis di Hindemith e John Adams e rivela una particolare predilezione per gli autori russi come Čajkovskij, Rachmaninov e Prokofiev. Geniušas si dedica inoltre con grande passione alla scoperta di opere contemporanee o raramente eseguite.

Queste scelte musicali si riflettono nella sua discografia, largamente acclamata dalla critica. Tra le sue incisioni più recenti l’edizione completa dei preludi di Beethoven e Brahms, Rachmaninov (tutti i Preludes); degli studi di Chopin (Etudes opus 10 and 25), e musica da camera (Ravel, Stravinsky, Desyatnikov, Shostakovich and Tchaïkovsky with Aylen Pritchin and Alexander Buzlov for Melodiya. ). Il suo primo disco contenente le Sonate di Prokofiev per Mirare è stata premiato per il Choc Classica e il Diapason “Recital CD of the year” nel 2019, il secondo è dedicato a Chopin (Sonata no. 3 e selezione di Mazurkas) e il suo più recente – Chants populaires – è dedicato a Desyatnikov, Bartok e Tchaikovsky.

Nato a Mosca nel 1990, Lukas Geniušas ha completato gli studi presso lo Chopin Music College di Mosca nel 2008. Negli anni successivi ha raggiunto importanti riconoscimenti nel panorama dei più prestigiosi concorsi internazionali, tra cui le due memorabili medaglie d’argento: nel 2015 al Concorso Čajkovskij di Mosca e nel 2010 al Concorso Fryderyk Chopin di Varsavia.

Dal 2015 Geniušas è coinvolto nel progetto filantropico Looking at the Stars a Toronto, che organizza concerti di musica classica per istituzioni come prigioni e ospedali, dove il pubblico potrebbe non avere l’opportunità di ascoltare questa musica dal vivo nei suoi luoghi di espressione tradizionali.

Febbraio 2022

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