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Rimantas Armonas, violoncelle, Lituanie |
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| Rimantas Armonas 1975 graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music Prof. S.Sondeckien_’s class. Then he took postgraduate studies at the Moscow P.Tchaikovsky Conservatoire Prof. V.Feigin’s class. In 1980 he won the first prize at the International Cellists Competition in Minsk(Belarus). Since 1978 Rimantas Armonas has been teaching at the Lithuanian Academy of Music, Prof. from 2003. In 1986-88 he lectured at the National Institut of Music in Algeria (L’Institut National de Musique d’Algérie). From 2000 is the Chair of the String Department at the Kaunas Faculty of the Lithuanian Academy of Music. |
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| Rimantas Armonas is one of the outstanding Lithuanian cellists. He gives many concerts as a soloist and as a member of different chamber ensembles. He gave concerts in Germany, Netherlands, Finland, Japan, Spain, France, Austria, Hungary, Singapore, Sweden, Algeria and SNG countries. He participated in prestigious classical and contemporary music festivals in Lithuania and abroad, in the 3rd. International Cello Congress in Kobe (Japan). He played with the Belorussian and Lithuanian National, Belorussian Radio and TV and Klaipeda symphony orchestras as well as the Lithuanian, Kaunas and St. Christopher‘s chamber orchestras, under the baton of S. Sondeckis, M. Dvarionaite, D. Katkus, J. Domarkas, M. Pitrenas (Lithuania); P. Berman (Spain); O. Grangean (France); N. Engelbrecht and E. Leonov (Belorussia); B. Raisky (Russia). |
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He is a member of Armonas Trio, Armonas-Uss Duo and the cello quartet Cellerando. The 3rd of October 2003, Armonas Trio gave a concert in the Great Hall of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic, which was broadcasted by Euroradio to 17 countries. Rimantas Armonas led cello master courses and interpretation seminars in Finland (1991-92), Belorussia (1994, 2003, 2004), Latvia (1996, Academia Baltica’ 97), Netherlands (2001), Germany (2003,2006), Sweden (2004,2006). He participated as a jury member at the international competitions. In his repertoire, together with classical music, there are works by contemporary composers of different countries, many of them performed by Armonas in Lithuania for the first time. He is an active performer of the new Lithuanian music, prepared more than 20 world premieres of works by contemporary Lithuanian composers. He made many recordings for Lithuanian and foreign radio stations, in addition, he has recorded CDs in various countries. |
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The Armonas - Uss duo Armonas-Uss duo has given concerts since 1977. In a period of 30 years, the duo has given about 600 concerts in Lithuania and abroad – in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Finnland, Sweden, the Czech Repablic, Poland and SNG countries. The Duo participated yearly in classical and contemporary music festivals – „ Music Autumn“(Muzikos ruduo), „Note“(Gaida), Young Music“(Jauna muzika), „Pazaislis Festival“(Pa_aislio festivalis), „St. Christopher Summer Festival“(Sv.Kristoforo vasaros festivalis), „Thomas Mann Festival“(T. Manno festivalis) in Lithuania, and the „Klassik in Gruennen“ in Buckow in Germany. The Armonas-Uss Duo repertoire comprises chamber music of different styles and epochs, and works of famous 20th century composers. The Duo was the first to introduce quite a number of contemporary Lithuanian composers such as J.Andrejevas, V.Barkauskas, J.Bashinskas, V.Bagdonas, J.Juozapaitis, R.Motiekaitis, A.Shenderovas and R.Shileika. The Duo has recorded more than 100 works for Lithuanian and foreign Radio, some of them released on casettes and CDs. The creative work of both performers has been featured in musical broadcasts on Lithuanian TV. |
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"Armonas-Uss duo is a highly professional duo. Subtle and harmonious, their performances always demonstrate musical sophistication and culture, and an elegant and reserved manner of interpretation. In this regard, cello player Rimantas Armonas is a true mouthpiece of northern mentality. The fine tembre of his cello is never just a subject of enjoyment, because he guides the audience upinto the content of the work, to the style of the epoch of the composer. And the mastery of pianist Irena Uss – discreet, not purposless, is an importan factor of this beautiful duet. Both musicians always are in the maelstrom of musical life, often acting as editors and first performers of many new works." Audrone Ziuraityte "The musicians don‘t seek to display any spectacular virtuosity (though both are masters of their instruments), but stribe for a deep connection between content and mood, for innerinspiration, and for a true and warm conversation." Jurate Viliute, 7 Meno Dienos 1996 "Dans une ecoute recueillie, l‘auditoire a ete transporte, tant par la fulgurante virtuosite que par les riches et profondes sonorites des deux prestigieux interpretes eblouissants." Guy Bonnemain, La Depeche du Midi, 2005 |
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