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Assoc. prof. Kostas Smoriginas will perform at PROMS-the World’s Greatest Classical Music Festival at Royal Albert Hall, London

Assoc. prof. Kostas Smoriginas concerts’ activity during 2024/26 season

We request the honour of your presence at the diploma award ceremony of the Music Academy on Thursday, 19 June, at 12 p.m. at VMU Music Academy

Concerti concert, 25th of May at Music Academy

Dr. Priscilla Nyawira Gitonga (Kenya) Lecture “Foundations of informal music pedagogy” on 9th of May, at VMU Music Academy

Concert of Piano music, performers: G. Pappalardo Fiumara and G. Potenza (Italy) on 8th of May, at Music Academy

Prof. Pierluca Lanzilotta (Italy) lecture – Analytical methods of the 20th century, in particular Schenkerian Analysis and Forte’s pitch-class set theory 9th of May, 12:00, 421 auditorium

ARTEM TERESHCHENKO (class of Assoc. Prof. J.Dvarionas) Piano Music Concert on 1st of May

PAUL GASPAR (USA) Master Classes for trumpet specialization students

Concert “EAST MEETS WEST” on 24th of April at 18:00 at VMU Music Academy

Piano Music Concert: Vardan Geodakian, Arthur Grigoryan (class of the Prof. A.Paley) on March 16 at Music Academy

Piano recital Barbara Prado (Mexico) March 17 at Music Academy

Congratulations to student Ihor Danyleiko (prof. V.Prudnikovas class) for Grand Prix in International Competition online in Slovenia

Class Concert of Prof. Alexander Paley

Vida Miknevičiūtė (soprano, Lithuania/Germany) Master Classes for Vocal Department students

Christmas Concert – a gift from the VMU Music Academy to the VMU Community, on December 14, at 4.00 PM at VMU Great Hall

Chamber Music Concert of students of Prof. Alexander Paley on 24th of November at Music Academy

Erasmus BIP “International Magnus Piano Week” at Vytautas Magnus University Music Academy: creative and cultural week for pianists

Alumna of the Music Academy to Discuss Liberal Arts and Employability at Vytautas Magnus University’s Alumni Day with Meiqi Zhang participation

Congratulations to the laureates of the VII-th Vilnius International Youth Music Competition “Premio Scarlatti” 2024—students of the Piano Department and their teachers

B4 course student Artem Tereshchenko (assoc. prof. J. Dvarionas class) performed in Italy

MAGNUS PIANO WEEK Concert Piano students of VMU Music Academy, The Royal Danish Academy of Music and The Norwegian Academy of Music, October 23rd

Master Classes for String Department Cello Specialization Students Prof. Henrik Brendstrup (Denmark), October 26

Prof. Marina Bartoli Lecture and Master Class for Vocal Department Students, October 30

MAGNUS PIANO WEEK CONCERT on 21st of October at 6 p.m. at Music Academy

MAGNUS PIANO WEEK Prof. Toms Ostrovskis October 22-23

MAGNUS PIANO WEEK Prof. Marianna Shirinyan October 22-24

MAGNUS PIANO WEEK Assoc. Prof. Šviesė Čepliauskaitė October 22-24

MAGNUS PIANO WEEK Prof. Christopher Park October 22-24

MAGNUS PIANO WEEK Prof. Donaldas Račys October 22-24

MAGNUS PIANO WEEK Lecture “The Psychology of Stage Fright” Lecturer PhD Psychologist Dovilė Petronytė Kvedarauskienė

MAGNUS PIANO WEEK lecture “leopol Godowsky: His life, Art and Legacy” VMU lecturer Rimantas Vingras

The 30th Pažaislis Music Festival invites musicians of different specialities and fields to join the social concert project “Meetings in Music”

Prof. Antonello Timpani (clarinet, Italy) Master Classes for the Wind Department students

Radu Ratoi (accordion) Master Classes at 16th of October

Public lecture “The Analysis of Particular Rhythmic Structure” by Prof. Chiara Rapisarda (Italy)

Master Classes for Accompaniment students of the Piano Department Prof. Sofia Marocco (Italy)

Master Classes for students of the Piano Department Prof. Gianfranco Pappalardo (Italy)

EZIO GHIBAUDO (Italy) Master Class for the accordionists

PIANO WEEK at Music Academy: Master Classes on 20th-23rd of May and Final students’ concert on 23rd of May

DuoKeira (Italy) Piano Duo concert on 20th of May at Music Academy

Prof. Roberto Russo (Italy) Piano Masterclasses

Some photo moments from Prof. G.Pappalardo, Prof.Ch.Rapisarda and Prof. S. Marocco (Italy) public lecture at Music Academy

Piano Music Evening will be held in Kaunas School of Sacred Music at April 25

Prof. Matei Ioachimescu Master Classes for the flutists

Prof. G.Pappalardo, Prof. Ch.Rapisarda, Prof. Sofia Marocco (Italy) public lecture “Rythms and Tonality Through the Analysis of the Repertoire”

Prof. Sofia Marocco (Italy) Master Classes for pianists-accompaniment, piano duet

Prof. Alexander Paley class concert will be held on 19th of April at Music Academy Concert Hall

Prof. Anthony Ciaccio (Piano/Italy) Master Classes for students of the Piano Department

Jörg Leichtfried (Piano/Austria) Master Classes for students of the Jazz Department

Prof. Bojidara Kouzmanova-Vladar (violin, Austria) Master Classes for students of the String

ERIC LAMB (flute, Austria) Master Classes for students of the wind and percussion department

Prof. KONRAD JARNOT (Germany) Master Classes for singers

Aleksander Stachowski (Acedemy of Music in Lodz) Accordion Masterclass

Master Classes for String players

Arnaud Pairier-Wolodkowicz (France) lectures and meetings with students of orchestral and choral conducting

LATIN AMERICAN EVENING – students’ concert

Students’ Concert “New Year”

Concert “Friendship Rhapsody” at Music Academy on 5th of December

Marie-Andree Joerger (France) Masterclasses for accordeonists

Prof. Marco Pierobon (trumpet, Italy) Master Classes

Master Classes for Jazz Department students

Congratulations to B3 student Xichen Wang, who won the 3rd place in the International Pianists’ Competition “Lisztofonija-IV”

Composer İlkay Bora Öder (Turkey) Lecture: Lightning Sibelius: From Basic to Pro Tips for a Lightning Speed Workflow and Advanced Music Notation

Lecture-seminar “Operas by Calabrian Composers of the 19th-20th Centuries” will be held by lecturers: Prof. F. Russo (Italy) and Prof. G. Currao (Italy)

Prof. Aram Hovhannisyan lecture “Being a contemporary composer in the musical scene of Armenia”

Prof. Hans Eijsackers Master Classes for Piano Department students

Prof. Frencesc Gaya (viola, Spain) Master Classes for String Department students

The Erasmus+ EU/EEA and Erasmus+ and Bilateral Exchange Programmes outside the EU/EEA for the Spring Semester 2023-2024

Prof. F.Guaiana (Italy) Master Classes for Jazz Department students

Nijolė Dorotėja Beniušytė (Italy) Master Classes for Piano Department students

Meiqi Zhang (M1) and Jiayi Liu (M1) were awarded for the social activities and assistance to foreign students of Music Academy at Spring Farewell event

An Orchestra Conductor, Musical Director and Chief Conductor at Coin du Roi Prof. Cristian Frattima held Master Classes at Music Academy

Final Erasmus+ Traineeship Competition 2023

Music Academy teachers – lect. Julija Sadaunykaitė, assist. Nerijus Jakštonis and assist. Paulius Kaminskas and accompanist Dominykas Šimonis participated in the Transform4europe festival in Katowice, Poland.

April 28 Zara McFarlane, one of the most talented and prominent British jazz vocalists of today, visited the Academy of Music and gave Master Classes to the students of the Jazz Department

Christian Frattima (Italy) master Classes for Singing Department students

Master Class for soloists by the Prof. Mario Maurizio Preziosi (Italy)

Artistic activities of teachers

Students’ artistic works

Master Classes for symphonic conducting students by Prof. Nicola Ventrella (Italy)

Lecture for Singing Department students by Prof. Maria Innocenza Runco (Italy)

Master Classes of Prof. Massimiliano Martinelli (cello, Italy)

Vocal Music Concert on 28th of March

Master Classes for clarinetists

Master Classes for flutists

Master Classes for pianists

Concert Kuzmas Trio (Latvia)

Vytautas Magnus Trio (Prof. R.Butvila, prof. A.Paley, M.Sakavičius) and K.Kolakauskas concert!

Prof. Francesco Bruno (Italy) Master Classes for the flutists

Akimirkos iš Prof. Maciej Zagorski (Lenkija) fortepijono koncerto-rečitalio/Some moments from Prof. Maciej Zagorski (Poland) Piano concert

Accordion Department introduction in 2023

Prof. Mihkel Peäske Master Class for the flutists

Prof. Momir Novakovic (Accordeon) Master Class

Prof. Maciej Zagorski (Poland) Piano concert and Master Class

VMU Invites You to a Student Conference “Freedom to Create 2023”

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) is pleased to invite our distinguished colleagues from partner Universities to carry out Erasmus+ Training Mobilities at VMU

Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) is pleased to invite our distinguished colleagues from partner Universities to carry out Erasmus+ Teaching Mobilities at VMU

ERASMUS+ STUDIES in EU/EEA and COMPETITION FOR EXCHANGE STUDIES IN non-EU/EEA countries for the Autumn or Spring semesters!

EXCHANGE STUDIES: ERASMUS+ STUDIES in EU/EEA countries

Erasmus+ Traineeship Competition

Inga Liukaitytė (UK) Master Classes for pianists

The competition is open for Erasmus+ student or recent graduate traineeship grants. Application deadline is the 30th of April, 2022.

„Transform4Europe“ organises and invites VMU students to register to the first Festival of European Culture, which will take place in May 4–8

VMU STUDENT CONFERENCE “FREEDOM TO CREATE 2022”

Admission to Degree Studies

INTERNATIONAL EVENT

SHIFT Event 

We offer four different programmes for international mobilities: Erasmus+ studies (EU countries)

Vytautas Magnus congratulates Liszt

VDU STUDENTŲ ATSTOVYBĖS SVEIKINIMAS ABSOLVENTAMS

Buvusi „Lietuvos balso“ dalyvė Karina pristato dainą: skiria „heiteriams“ ir tiems, kurie patiria patyčias

International Magnus Piano Competition dedicated to F.Liszt

Congratulations to the new Professor of VMU Music Academy Piano Department, pianist Alexander Paley!

Kviečiame į nuotolinį koncertą! VDU MA Pianistai Valstybinėje Kauno Filharmonijos Didžiojoje salėje

Good news! The Music Academy has got its own YouTube channel…

Congratulations to Diana Pilate

Studies plan for Music Academy students (Bachelors and Master degree)

New partner

MASTERCLASSES FOR MUSICIANS AT THE BALTIC SUMMER UNIVERSITY

Information for Master degree study programme

Long Term Volunteering Program in Kaunas

Why do Foreign Students Choose Studies at VMU?

Apply Now: Bilateral Exchange Abroad

Apply Now: Erasmus+ Traineeship Competition

Competition for Erasmus+ Studies Abroad

Music Academy was re-opened after reconstruction