ABOUT
IEVA DUDAITE, star soloist with a lengthy record of concerts across the globe, is the first Lithuanian pianist to present her ARENA tour.
She has delighted the public with many recitals in Lithuania (Vilnius and Kaunas Philharmonic), the Netherlands (Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Theater aan het Vrijthof Maastricht, Muziekgebouw Eindhoven, TivoliVredenburg Utrecht), Belgium (DeSingel Antwerp), Italy, Germany (Elbphilharmonie), Mexico, Poland, the USA, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Romania, Albania, the Czech Republic, Ukraine, Gibraltar and Estonia to mention but a few.
Her talents have been enjoyed at renowned music festivals, including Oxford Piano Festival, Grenoble Music Festival, Verbier 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, Russian, 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 world-class artists as Pacho Flores and Sergei Nakariakov.
Born in Lithuania she is the winner of several 1st prizes and Grand Prix at international competitions, such as, International Young Accompanist Competition in Vilnius, “Concorso di Interpretazione musicale di Genova” in Italy. Ieva has been the finalist of the Yamaha Foundation Scholarship Competition, and Grachtenconcours Amsterdam, and 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, Marianna Shirinyan, Peter Donohoe, Alexander Melnikov, Valentina Berman and Till Fellner. She has worked with several conductors, including Hobart Earle (Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra), Arjan Tien (Maastricht Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra), and Alexandros Kavvadas (Maastricht Chamber Orchestra).
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. Barkauskas 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 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 2024/2025 season include her ARENA tour across her native Lithuania with the original program “Grand Piano Show”, and the presentation tour of her third overall and first album as a composer “MARIE”.
Ieva has a marked gift for languages. She speaks a total of eight languages fluently, including music.
© Ieva Dudaite | 2024