Lukas Geniušas
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Lukas Geniušas (Russian: Лукас Генюшас; born July 1, 1990, in Moscow) is a Russian-Lithuanian pianist.[1] Geniušas began to study piano at the age of five, and in 1996 he entered the Moscow Frederic Chopin College of Music Performing.[2]
Lukas Geniušas | |
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Lukas Geniušas in Bulgaria, 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | July 1, 1990 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Film score, contemporary classical, classical, electronic, contemporary, pop |
| Occupation | Pianist |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Website | https://geniusas.com/ |
He studied piano with professor Vera Gornostayeva at the Moscow State Conservatory. Since 2004, he has received the M. Rostropovich Foundation scholarship.[2]
He started to perform in public in 1996, and since that time he performed with various orchestras in the best venues of Moscow, St. Peterburg, Vilnius, Wroclaw and Hamburg. He arranged solo appearances in Russia, Poland, Sweden, Germany, France, Switzerland, Lithuania, and Austria.[3]
His father is the Lithuanian pianist Petras Geniušas, and his mother is Moscow State Conservatory professor Xenia Knorre (Russian: Ксения Вадимовна Кнорре). Lukas's grandmother is the Russian pianist Vera Gornostayeva (Russian: Вера Васильевна Горностаева). He plays duo piano with his wife Anna Geniushene who is also a highly accomplished pianist, having won the Silver Medal at the Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.[4][5]
