Victor Paukstelis
Victor Paukstelis is a Lithuanian pianist and painter.Early life and education
Paukstelis was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. 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.Professional career
Pianist
Paukstelis' repertoire includes piano music by Jean-Philippe Rameau, Domenico Scarlatti, Anatoly Lyadov, Alexander Scriabin, César Franck. He also plays music pieces composed by his brother Vytautas Paukstelis. Victor is the head judge on the judge panel of Musica Amabile young Lithuanian pianists' competitions.Festivals and competitions
- 2002: Verbier Festival, Switzerland.
- 2002, 2003: The Music Festival of Pite Alvdal, Sweden.
- 2003: The International Holland Music Sessions Festival, the Netherlands.
- 2004: West Chester University, United States.
- 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', NYC, New York, United States.
- 2016 October 27: A solo recital at Musikeverien, 'Recital of Restless Paintings'in Vienna, Austria
- 2016 November 30: A solo recital at Carnegie Hall, NYC, USA.
Painter
Solo exhibitions:
- 2012: Beatrice Grinceviciute Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2013: Beatrice Grinceviciute Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2014: Marija and Jurgis Slapeliu Museum, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2016: Pylimo gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2016: The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada.
- 2017: exhibition "Eclipse" at "Music gallery", Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2018: exhibition "Vanishing Portraits" at gallery "Akademija", Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2018: exhibition "I Cannot Remember Her Name" at gallery "Kunstkamera", Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2019: exhibition "Cultural Landscapes" at I. Kant public library, department of art, Klaipėda, Lithuania.
- 2019: exhibition "The Dream of an Ornithologist" at gallery “Baroti“, Klaipėda, Lithuania.
Combined exhibitions:
Selected group exhibitions:
- 2013: Donelaitis 2013, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2013: The Anatomy of the 21st Century, Arka Gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2016: exhibition „WUNDERKAMERAden“ in gallery "Meno forma“, Kaunas.
- 2017: exhibition „Khôra“ at Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland.
- 2018: Art Fair "ArtVilnius'18", Lithuania.
- 2019: exhibition "Carnival" at Pamenkalnis gallery, Vilnius, Lithuania.
- 2019: exhibition "Recommendation" at Klaipeda Culture Communication Center, Klaipeda, Lithuania.
Discography
- 2013: 'Bach Liszt Debussy Victor Paukstelis'
- 2014: 'Bach Lyadov Scriabin Piano Music'
- 2015: 'Rameau Schumann Franck'
