Violinist and arranger, well-known classical performer: winner of various competitions, long-time concertmaster of the St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra. Next to his work with the classical music ensembles, the violinist has always been interested in jazz. During his time with the orchestra, he initiated several projects together with jazz musicians, arranged jazz compositions for the orchestra. Having first appeared on jazz stage in 1981, the violinist was stuck between classical music and jazz for a long time. However, recently he has completely devoted himself to jazz and arranging. Vytautas Mikeliūnas leads and makes arrangements for the Beduin String Quartet, plays with various local jazz musicians. In his work, he explores the possibilities of blends of jazz and academic music. Besides his performing career, Vytautas Mikeliūnas is involved in teaching.
Jūratė Kučinskaitė
