BIOGRAPHY

Mrs Agnė Jurkūnienė born in Vilnius and began to play piano at the age of six. She finished with the highest evaluation Art School of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. From 2000 Agnė studied at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, where received her artist diploma under professor Petras Geniušas and professor Irena Armonienė-Uss (Artistic research: The Art and craft of piano accompanying). In 2003 she studied at Universiteat Mozarteum Salzburg under professor Claudius Tansky.

Agnė Jurkūnienė is the winner of various national and international piano competitions: in Vilnius (chamber music and accompanying) Kaunas (piano duets), France (solo), Italy (solo and piano duets), Danmark (solo).

Mr. Agnė Jurkūnienė is collaborating with many leading musicians from Lithuania and abroad, playing at numerous competitions as the accompanist. She frequent improves her skills in many piano and chamber music masterclasses with professors Mūza Rubackytė, Boris Garlitsky, Christopher Elton and others.

From 2013 member of Europian piano teachers association (EPTA).

Pianist is currently teaching and accompanying at National Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis art school in Vilnius.