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Artist
Onutė Narbutaitė
12+ albums
contemporary classicalcomposerlithuanianinstrumentalClassical
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Onutė Narbutaitė (b. 1956) is one of the leading Lithuanian composers. In 1997 she was awarded the National Prize for the oratorio "Centones meae urbi" (Patchwork for My City) for two soloists, mixed choir and orchestra. The composer was twice awarded the prizes for the best symphonic work of the year (for "Tres Dei Matris Symphoniae" in 2004, and for "La barca" in 2005) at the composers' competitions organized by the Lithuanian Composers' Union. Onutė Narbutaitė has been honoured with some other important prizes as well and her works are constantly performed at many concerts and festivals in Lithuania and abroad, among them at the festivals Baltisk Musikfestival (Stockholm, 1991, 1992), Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival (1992), Helsinki Festival (1992), Musikhøst (Odense, 1992), A-DEvantgarde (Munich, 1993), Warszawska Jesień (1994, 1997), Spurensuche (Heidelberg, 1994), De Suite Muziekweek (Amsterdam, 1995), Artgenda 96 (Copenhagen), Kaustinen XX Chamber Music Week (1998), Frau musica nova (Cologne, 1998), Europäisches Musikfest Münsterland (1999), Frankfurter Festtage der Musik (Frankfurt an der Oder, 2000, 2004), young.euro.classic (Berlin, 2002), Aboa musica (Turku, 2003, guest composer), MaerzMusik (Berlin, 2003), Icebreaker II: Baltic Voices (Seattle, 2004), Klangspuren (Tyrol, 2004), ISCM World Music Days (Bern, 2004), contemporary music series Musica Viva (Munich, 2005), and other festivals and concerts in many European countries as well as in Canada and Japan. Onutė
