Background
Paukstelis was born in Vilnius, Lithuania.
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Victor Paukstelis
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A graduate of the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art and Balys Dvarionas Music School, he has obtained a Bachelor"s, Master"s and a Licentiate of Arts degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater, and has studied at Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.
Career
Pianist
Paukstelis" repertoire includes piano music by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Domenico Scarlatti, Anatoly Lyadov, Alexander Scriabin, César Franck. Victor is the head judge on the judge panel of Musica Amabile young Lithuanian pianists" competitions. = Festivals and competitions 2002: Verbier Festival, Switzerland (tutored by Gary Graffman and Boris Petrushansky).
2002, 2003: The Music Festival of Pite Alvdal, Sweden (tutored by Jiri Hlinka).
2003: The International Holland Music Sessions Festival, the Netherlands (tutored by Mikhail Voskresensky). 2004: West Chester University, United States of America (tutored by Anthony di Bonaventura).
2005: Yamaha Pianist Competition, Lithuania. 2008: Accademia Internationale di Musica di Cagliari, Italy.
2009: Albert Roussel scholarship Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris, France.
2010: Cite des Arts de Paris scholarship, France. 2015 March 26: A recital at Berlin Philharmonic "Recital of Restless Paintings", Berlin, Germany. 2015 September 27: A solo recital at Carnegie Hall "Recital of Restless Paintings", New York City, New York, United States of America. Painter
Solo exhibitions:
2012: Beatrice Grinceviciute Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2013: Beatrice Grinceviciute Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2014: Marija and Jurgis Slapeliu Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania. Combined exhibitions:
2011: with Tomas Kiauka at I. Simonaityte Public Library, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
2012: with Tomas Kiauka at the Lithuanian Artists" Association, Vilnius, Lithuania. 2014: with Tomas Kiaukia at Kedainiai Polycultural Centre, Kedainiai, Lithuania.
Selected group exhibitions:
2013: Donelaitis 2013, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
2013: The Anatomy of the 21st Century, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
