Gintaras Balčiūnas

Lecturer at the LMTA Department of Accordion, Doctor of Arts.

Gintaras Balčiūnas (A.D.) was born on 30 of December 1973. 1999 he finished accordion class (doc. Zita Abromavičiūtė) at Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy. 2003 he defended his PhD doctoral thesis at the area of Art’s studies. As a chamber musician he collaborated with Petras Vyšniauskas, Saulius Šiaučiulis, string quartet “Collegium”, was a leader of Lithuanian accordion quintet “Cantus”. As a chamber musician he became a winner of several international accordion competitions (Castelfidardo, Val Tidone and others).  G. Balčiūnas is a lecturer of Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy as well as the chief specialist of Education Department of Kaunas City Municipality. Also he is director of international competition of young musicians “Kaunas sonorum”. G. Balčiūnas was invited as jury member to international accordion competitions in Slovakia, Czech, Poland and Ukraine. Also he has given masterclasses for accordionists in Lithuania, Ukraine and Serbia.