Lithuanian Culture Institute

Lithuanian Culture Guide

  • Kaunas String Quartet

    Kaunas String Quartet

      The Kaunas String Quartet is a superb classical music ensemble in Kaunas, Lithuania’s second largest city. The quartet was …

  • Brevis Chamber Choir

    Brevis Chamber Choir

      Brevis was founded in 1990 as a vocal ensemble at the Church of St Casimir in Vilnius. A handful …

  • Aidija Chamber Choir

    Aidija Chamber Choir

      Aidija Chamber Choir was founded in 1989, on the initiative of the conductor Romualdas Gražinis. Most of its members are …

  • Trys Keturiose

    Trys Keturiose

      Since 1981, the group Trys Keturiose has specialised in performing sutartinės, traditional Lithuanian polyphonic songs . These are distinguished by their …

  • Antanas Janauskas

    Antanas Janauskas

      The director, screenwriter, animator and artist Antanas Janauskas (1937) graduated from the Telšiai School of Applied Art, and worked …

  • Vanda Juknaitė

    Vanda Juknaitė

    Vanda Juknaitė (1949) debuted in 1983. She was not particularly prolific as a fiction writer: one collection of short stories …

  • Vytautas V. Landsbergis

    Vytautas V. Landsbergis

    Vytautas V. Landsbergis (1962) is a sort of Jack-of-all-trades, a filmmaker, musician and theatre director. However, his fame rests on his books …

  • Valdas Ozarinskas

    Valdas Ozarinskas

    Described as a practician and visionary, Valdas Ozarinskas (1961-2014) mixes the latest scientific ideas, technological advances, and a cosmic imagination …

  • Giedrė Beinoriūtė

    Giedrė Beinoriūtė

    Giedrė Beinoriūtė (1976) has been making feature and documentary films since 1997. She studied film and television directing at the …

  • Algirdas & Aurika Selenis

    Algirdas & Aurika Selenis

      Algirdas Selenis (1956) graduated from the S. Žukas School of Applied Art in Kaunas, and worked at the Lithuanian …

  • Nijolė Valadkevičiūtė

    Nijolė Valadkevičiūtė

      The artist and animated film director Nijolė Valadkevičiūtė (1944) graduated from the LSSR State Art Institute in 1970. She …

  • Rimas Tuminas

    Rimas Tuminas

    The director, teacher and National Prize winner Rimas Tuminas (born 1952) graduated from the Lithuanian State Conservatory with a degree …