Mindaugas Piečaitis

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Mindaugas Piečaitis (born 1969) is a Lithuanian composer and conductor who has worked with several major Lithuanian musical organizations. He gained international attention as the composer and conductor of a chamber orchestra piece featuring a performance by Nora, a cat who plays the piano.[1]

On 5 June 2009, the chamber piece was performed publicly by the Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra.[2] (Klaipėda is Piecaitis' home town.)

Biography[]

Born in Vilnius, Piečaitis graduated from its M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts in 1987.[3] He received diplomas in Choir Conducting, Orchestra Conducting, and Symphony – Opera Conducting from the Lithuanian Academy of Music during the 1990s.[3] Since then he has worked in staging and conducting performances at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, the , the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, and the .[3] He is currently the conductor of the Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra.[4]

Piečaitis is notable for his innovative approach to classical music, and for supporting young musicians in their careers and including them in his performances.[5]

CATcerto[]

Piečaitis wrote his first musical composition, CATcerto, after receiving emails about Nora.[6] Her owners replied to his request for video footage; Piečaitis and the Chamber Orchestra first performed the piece on June 5, 2009. A little over four minutes long, it was widely broadcast on the Internet.[7] A second live performance was staged at the Hot Springs Music Festival in 2010.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jane Bennett-Powell (2009-06-07). "Piano-playing cat takes centre stage". BBC News. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  2. ^ Sue Manning (2009-08-24). "Nora the piano-playing cat inspires orchestral 'catcerto'". Herald Sun. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mindaugas Piecaitis". Lithuanian Music Performers' Information Centre. Archived from the original on 2007-10-24. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  4. ^ "Žaismingos muzikos orkestras intriguoja nauja programa" (in Lithuanian). . 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  5. ^ "Solisten. Besetzung Frühjahr 2010". Landesjugendorchester Baden-Württemberg. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  6. ^ "Kūrinys katei tapo rimtu gyvenimo pokštu" (in Lithuanian). 2009-06-20. Archived from the original on 2012-03-07. Retrieved 2010-07-12.
  7. ^ "Nora wins fame for her piano-playing talent". Miami Herald. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2010-07-12.[dead link]
  8. ^ ""Cat-certo" debuts at Hot Springs Music Festival". University of Arkansas at Little Rock Public Radio. Retrieved 2010-07-12.

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