Petras Geniušas (born 1961 in

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) is a

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n classical pianist. During his career he has worked with composers

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, Osvaldas Balakauskas and Leonid Desyatnikov, some of whom have dedicated several of their compositions to him. Geniushas' career as a teacher has included master classes in Tokyo and Osaka, the Swedish-Baltic master classes Academia Baltica, and the

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in London. He has permanent teaching positions at the

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, and the

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's primary music school in Tokyo. For his wide-ranging musical accomplishments, Geniušas has been awarded the Lithuanian National Prize. His son is the pianist Lukas Geniušas.

References

Some of Petras Geniušas' history and awards
1961 births Lithuanian classical pianists Living people Prize-winners of the Pilar Bayona Piano Competition Musicians from Vilnius Academic staff of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre 21st-century Lithuanian classical pianists 21st-century Lithuanian pianists {{classical-pianist-stub