Juozas Rimas (born 1942) is a Lithuanian

oboist An oboist (formerly hautboist) is a musician who plays the oboe or any oboe family instrument, including the oboe d'amore, cor anglais or English horn, bass oboe and piccolo oboe or oboe musette. The following is a list of notable past and pres ...

and professor at the

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who has recorded over 150 pieces and played for a number of regional

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Biography

Juozas Rimas graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1965, and completed his post-graduate studies at the

Saint Petersburg Conservatory The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory () (formerly known as the Petrograd Conservatory and Leningrad Conservatory) is a school of music in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 faculty member ...

in 1969. He began performing as a soloist in 1961, and has been one of the most active Lithuanian soloists since then. Rimas' performances have frequently been featured on Lithuanian National Radio. He has participated in a number of international festivals, performing in the genres of classical music, jazz, and Lithuanian folk music, as well as premiering about 50 pieces written for the oboe by Georgian, Uzbek, and

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n composers. In 2004, Rimas was honored with Lithuania's

Order of Vytautas the Great The Order of Vytautas the Great () is the Lithuanian Presidential Award.''Lietuvos Respublikos Konstitucija. 84 straipsnis''. Priimta 1992 It may be conferred on the heads of Lithuania and foreign states, as well as their citizens, for distinguish ...

(Officer's Cross) :lt:Vytauto Didžiojo ordino Karininko kryžius.

References

CV of honorable tutors
Retrieved September 7, 2007.

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Juozas Rimas: Lietuviška auletika
Bernardinai.lt, 2005-07-07. Accessed 2011-01-27.

External links

Downloadable MP3s of Juozas Rimas' performances
Retrieved September 7, 2007. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rimas, Juozas Living people 1942 births Classical oboists Lithuanian classical musicians Lithuanian oboists Male oboists Academic staff of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre Musicians from Vilnius 20th-century Lithuanian musicians 21st-century Lithuanian musicians 20th-century Lithuanian male musicians 21st-century male musicians Saint Petersburg Conservatory alumni