Ieva Pranskute

Ieva Pranskutė is not only a classically trained violinist but also an artist whose passion for music burns brighter than ever. Her classical training forms the foundation of her remarkable journey, but it is her unwavering dedication and fervor for music that truly set her apart. Throughout her career, Ieva's boundless passion has illuminated her performances, making her a captivating and inspirational figure in the world of music.

BIOGRAPHY

Ieva Pranskutė joined the Grammy award winning Kremerata Baltica, a chamber orchestra of musicians from the Baltic states led by the famous violinist Gidon Kremer since 2012. While touring in some of the most prestiges halls in the world, she has played with G. Kremer himself as well as other famous artists, such as Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich, Gábor Boldoczki, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Andrei Korobeinikov, Heinrich Schiff, Sergei Nakariakov, M. W. Pletnev, Yulianna Avdeeva and others.

Ieva Pranskutė was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. Being just 6 years old she already played her solo debut with the Lithuanian chamber orchestra. As a soloist she has performed concertos with the Kaunas Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Junge Philharmonie Wien etc.

In addition to Ieva’s impressive career achievements and performances, Ieva Pranskutė is also a prolific content creator. Her musical journey includes collaborations with renowned brands like Larsen strings and Gewa strings.

Pranskutė is a prize winner of various international competitions (e.g. “Olympo Musicale”, the International Competition of Saulius Sondeckis, “Pavasario Sonata”). Together with cellist Mislav Brajković she won “Kodály Award” for an outstanding performance of Duo, op. 7, at the ISA Prague-Vienna-Budapest festival. Together with Xylos trio members Ieva has won Fidelio competition in Vienna.

Among many concert activities Ieva is cooperating with other artists. She had performed in India, Belgium, Estonia, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Croatia, Hungary and Lithuania.

Ieva Pranskutė has taken up studies in Vienna, Austria in the class of Pavel Vernikov at the Music and Arts University of the City of Vienna and in the class of Johannes Meissl member of the Artis-Quartett at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna , where she also graduated. She was a visiting student at the Lyon CNSMD (National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Lyon, France) in the class of Marianne Piketty.

Ieva is often invited to be a concertmaster in the different projects. Her performances have been broadcast on ORF, Ö1 in Austria and National Radio Television of Lithuania.

She has worked with such composers as K. Penderecki, F. Cerha etc.

As an enthusiastic chamber musician Ieva participated in the international festivals of classical music, such as “MUSIQUE AUX QUATRES HORIZONS” in France, “Wien Modern”, “Steirisches Kammermusik Festival”, “ISA Festival” in Austria, “Holland Music Sessions” in the Netherlands, “Accademia e Festival Internazionale di Musica di Cagliari” in Italy, “Academie-villecroze” in France, “National Young String Quartet Weekend” in UK, European Parliament in Brussel and in the famous Wigmore Hall in London. She has cooperated with such artists as Vilmos Szabadi, Lieke te Winkel, Marianne Piketty, Jan Talich, Romain Garioud, Lars Anders Tomter, Markus Schirmer, André Cazalet, Mislav Brajković.

Since 2014 Ieva Pranskutė has been a member of the Doreen Quartet participating in various projects, master classes and playing in prestigious Austrian concert halls, such as Wiener Konzerthaus, Wiener Musikverein, F. Schubert Geburthous, A. Schönberg Center, Austrian National library, Altes Rathaus. Ieva has played solo in Vienna Hofburg “FESTAKT GEGEN GEWALT UND RASSISMUS” event.

Ieva Pranskutė won the contest to become an artist of the British music organization Live Music Now, established by the legendary violinist and conductor Yehudi Menuhin.

She has been participating in diverse music projects as a soloist and chamber musician since her early age. Not only has she played with the Lithuanian chamber orchestra and other orchestras in Lithuania, but has also worked with many world-famous masters such as professors of violin Igor Ozim, Shmuel Ashkenazi, Stephan Picard, Sergei Malov, Petru Munteanu, Sergei Krylov, Tanja Becker-Bender, Dora Schwarzberg and Vadim Gluzman as well as cellists Heinrich Schiff, Reinhard Latzko and Chu Yi-Bing.

As an active violinist performing in Austria, Ieva Pranskutė has received special acknowledgment from the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Vienna for promoting Lithuanian culture internationally. Ieva has also received acknowledgements from the President of Lithuania for international awards and achievements.

REPERTOIRE

Violin Solo

J. S. Bach

Violin Sonata No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001

Violin Partita No. 1  in B minor, BWV 1002

Violin Partita No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004

Violin Partita No. 3  in E major BWV 1006

V. Barkauskas

Partita for violin solo

N. Paganini

24 Caprices for Violin Solo, Op. 1

No. 2, No. 5, No. 9, No. 10, No. 13, No. 14, No. 15, No. 16, No. 17, No. 18, No. 19, No. 20, No. 22, No. 23, No. 24

A. Šenderovas

Cantus im memoriam Jasha Heifetz for Violin solo

E. Ysaye

Sonata for Violin Solo No. 2 in A minor, Op. 27

Sonata for Violin Solo No. 3 in D minor “Ballade”, Op. 27

Concertos with Orchestra

J. S. Bach

Double Violin Concerto in D minor, BWV 1043

J. Brahms

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

M. Bruch

Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26

A. Dvorak

Concerto in A minor, Op. 53

F. Mendelssohn

Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64

W. A. Mozart

Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211

Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, “Strassburg”, K. 216

Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, “Turkish”, K. 219

S. Prokofiev

Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63

J. Sibelius

Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

P. I. Tchaikovsky

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35J