ABOUT
IEVA PIANO is a Lithuanian star pianist with a lengthy record of concerts and unique ARENA shows across the globe. Her GRAND PIANO SHOW and GRAND PIANO SHOW 2 featuring top artists JODOK Cello and David Marino have gathered 15.000 fans.
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IEVA DUDAITE, known as IEVA PIANO, connects the best of classical and pop worlds. Her mission is to crossover the musical boundaries, bring it closer to the people and show all the faces of piano, be it contemporary hits, her compositions, DJ, dance music, hip hop or even rap.
She has delighted the public with many recitals in Lithuania (Zalgiris arena, Twinsbet arena, LVSO hall), the Netherlands (Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Theater aan het Vrijthof Maastricht, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, TivoliVredenburg Utrecht), Belgium (DeSingel Antwerp), Italy, Germany (Elbphilharmonie), Mexico, Poland (The Krzystof Penderecki European Centre), the USA, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Romania, Albania, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Gibraltar and Estonia to mention but a few.
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Her talents have been enjoyed at renowned music festivals, including Oxford Piano Festival, Grenoble Music Festival, Trieste Music Festival, Aurora Chamber Music Festival Sweden, Christopher Festival and Pazaislis Festival. Multiple of Dudaite’s concerts have been recorded and broadcasted by Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Dutch Radio & TV.
"Maestra Dudaite possesses
technical mastery and, above all, a Great Musical Heart."
Pacho Flores, Deutsche Grammophone Artist
She has accompanied such top musicians as Deutsche Grammophon artist Pacho Flores, JODOK Cello and David Marino.
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IEVA PIANO is the winner of several prizes and Grand Prix at international competitions, such as, the Yamaha Foundation Competition, and Grachtenconcours Amsterdam, and participant of the prestigious ARD International Music Competition in Munich. She has consequently been awarded diplomas and honourable mentions from the Lithuanian presidents Valdas Adamkus and Dalia Grybauskaite as well as the Lithuanian government for her outstanding musical achievements. Ieva has performed for the Dutch Royal Family, Italian, Lithuanian, German and Polish presidents.
The pianist has taken masterclasses with Menahem Pressler, Paul Badura-Skoda, Peter Donohoe, Wynton Marsalis, Nicola Benedetti, Marianna Shirinyan and Till Fellner. She has worked with several conductors, including Hobart Earle (Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra), Arjan Tien (Maastricht Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra), Theo Wolters (Pitesti Orchestra) and Alexandros Kavvadas (Maastricht Chamber Orchestra).
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Dudaite’s education in the musical sphere was likewise shaped by her teachers Igor Cognolato (Conservatorium Giuseppe Tartini in Trieste) and Jeroen Riemsdijk (Conservatorium Maastricht), with whom she has graduated her Piano Bachelor. She has recently graduated from her Piano Master with Prof. Kalle Randalu at the Hochschule fur Musik Karlsruhe, Germany.
Ieva Dudaite’s wide-ranging repertoire extends from the baroque epoch up until the music of the 21st century. One of her special motivations is the popularization of the Lithuanian repertory, including composers like M. K. Ciurlionis, V. Baltakas and V. Bartulis. Dutch composer Wim Zwaag has composed a sonata for her. Ieva has played the grand piano Beschstein (1975) on loan from the Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds (NMF) Amsterdam.
Her debut album TIERSEN MEETS CHOPIN released in 2019 with Ars Produktion, has been nominated for the prestigious OPUS KLASSIK 2020 awards in the categories "Debut of the Year" and "Best Solo Recording". Her second album with her sister opera singer Marija Dudaite INSEPARABLE with ARS Produktion has been nominated for the OPUS KLASSIK 2022 awards in the categories "Best Ensemble" and "Best Chamber Music Recording".
The highlights of the 2025/2026 season include her solo tour across native Lithuania, release of her fourth album “SOPHIE”, arena show "GRAND PIANO SHOW 2 | 360°", and debut with the Vienna Mozart Orchestra.
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Ieva has a marked gift for languages. She always meets her public after concerts and speaks a total of eight languages fluently, including music.