Royal Academy of Music
British Flute Society
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Interview

Which subject(s) do you teach?
I teach the modern flute - classical, jazz, contemporary, the piccolo, as well as theory, harmony, Solfège and aural.

Tell me about your qualifications.
I graduated from "Ąžuoliukas" Music School with honours, currently on my last year of studying at the Royal Academy of Music with William Bennett.

What kind of experience do you have?
Masterclasses with R. Greiss-Armin (Germany), B. Gissler-Haase (Austria), R. Aitken (Canada), M. Ziegler (Switzerland), L. McGhee (Scotland), W. Bennett (England), E. Beynon (Wales), E. Pahud (Switzerland).

Solo and Chamber Music
2010 - UNICEF Charity Concert with Julian Rachlin and Friends, narrator Sir Roger Moore.
2010 - Soloist with the Royal Academy of Music Concert Orchestra
2008, 2006 - Soloist with the Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra
2006 - Soloist with the Lithuanian National Symphony
2005 - Soloist with the MasterWorks Festival Orchestra
2004 - Soloist with the Vilnius St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra
Recitals, concerts, international festivals in Lithuania and foreign countries – Germany, USA, England, Norway, Switzerland, Latvia, Belarus, Poland, Ukraine.

Orchestral Experience
2010 - Principal Flute with the Royal Academy of Music Concert Orchestra, conducted by Sir Colin Davies
2009 - Principal Flute with the Royal Academy of Music Concert Orchestra, conducted by Pierre Aimard
- Piccolo with the Royal Academy of Music Concert Orchestra, conducted by Sir Mark Elder
2008 - 2nd Flute with the Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra
2004, 2005 - Flute and Piccolo with the MasterWorks Festival Orchestra USA and Europe.

How much do you charge?
25-35£/hour

Where do you teach?
I teach at the Royal Academy of Music (NW1 5HT, London), also am willing to travel to the student's home within travel zones 1-3. Contact me and I'm sure we can work something out.

When are you available?
2011-2012 - unavailable during some of December and April.

Which ages and levels do you teach?
Any level or age. Everyone can improve!

Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?
Any grading standard.

Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?
No.

Where and with whom did you train?
In Lithuania with Prof. Valentinas Gelgotas, principal of the LNSO- http://www.musicperformers.lt/vid.php3?lang=en&menu_id=9&at_id=251
At the Royal Academy of Music in London - with William Bennett - http://williambennettflute.com/bio.htm

Tell me about some of your current students.
I enjoy working with students of various levels, backgrounds and methods. In the beginning I usually assess what the needs and expectations of the student are and once the direction set, we start work. I emphasize the basics - beauty of tone, unity of the body and instrument, free and comfortable breathing and the vocal quality of the tone of the flute, which I think is what a lot of us are attracted to about the flute. I believe that no matter how 'musically' one wants to play, he also has to have the right tools to express that music with, and to have a vision or an idea behind every note played, a balance between logical and emotional in grounding of your musical ideas.

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Created: 07/09/2011

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	From a competition at the Royal Academy of Music in 2010	7.75MB	09/09/2011