Curiosity, dedication and the aspiration to perfection define the artistic work of violinist Simona Venslovaitė. Born and musically educated in Lithuania, Venslovaitė is distinguished by her outstanding and passionate playing. In her work she constantly strives to reach the highest quality, to advance her artistic development and to reach beyond her limits.

Venslovaitė’s early education at the National M.K. Čiurlionis Arts School of Lithuania was followed by violin studies at the Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius (Prof. U. Jagėlaitė) and chamber music studies at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna (Prof. J. Meissl) as well as masterclasses with internationally renowned violinists, including Shmuel Ashkenasi, Hatto Beyerle and Gidon Kremer.

Venslovaitė has won many prizes at international and national competitions. Her path as an ensemble player has taken her from the St Christopher Chamber Orchestra Vilnius, through Kremerata Baltica and the Gewandhaus Orchestra to her current post as a member of the Munich Chamber Orchestra.

Her passion is contemporary music, and to make the music of her Lithuanian homeland reach a broader audience is her heart’s objective.

It is versatility and diversity that greatly fascinates Lithuanian pianist Veronika Kopjova. Possessing a wide range of repertoire from Baroque to contemporary music, she enjoys an active musical life as both a passionate chamber musician and soloist, regularly performing worldwide at prestigious venues such as Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, the Musikverein and Konzerthaus in Vienna, and the Auditorio Ciudad de Leon and Lithuanian National Philharmonic halls. Her studio and live performances have been broadcast on radio in Holland, Germany, Austria and Lithuania.

Kopjova is a prizewinner of numerous international piano competitions and a holder of several scholarships. She drew inspiration from piano and chamber music masterclasses with distinguished musicians such as Elisabeth Leonskaja, Steven Isserlis, Hatto Beyerle, Mūza Rubackytė and Jean-Guihen Queras. The greatest impact on her musical and personal development, however, was made by her professors Zbignevas Ibelgauptas, Avedis Kouyoumdjian and Johannes Meissl.

After her studies in Vilnius, Hannover and Vienna, Kopjova is now based in Vienna, where she is a faculty member of the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna and a pianist of the Platypus Ensemble for contemporary music.