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Egle Januleviciute was born in Kaunas, Lithuania, into family of professional musicians, and started playing piano at the age of four. She holds the Diploma with Highest Honors from Academy of Music of Lithuania, Vilnius, Master of Music degree from Bowling Green State University, OH, and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from University of California Santa Barbara.
Egle Januleviciute has toured Lithuania, Germany, Finland, Japan, Italy, Belgium and the former Soviet Union, both as soloist and collaborative artist. Egle has been performing extensively with Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and Kaunas Symphony Orchestra along with numerous recordings for Lithuanian TV and Radio. Her international awards include the Premiere Prix Concert Recital Diploma from Guildhall School, London, the sixth prize in Robert Casadesus International Piano Competition, Cleveland, Ohio, and the first prize in the Young Keyboard Artists Association International Piano Competition, Oberlin, Ohio. Egle’s commercial recordings include M.K.Ciurlionis (1875-1911) Pieces for Piano (Tembras Studios, Lithuania, 1992), works by Faure, Franck, Debussy and Ravel for “Young Maestros Label” by Hurstwood Farm Music Studios, U.K., 1998, and J.S.Bach Keyboard Works by Eroica Classical recordings, 2006. Egle has served on Keyboard Faculties of Academy of Music and Arts of Lithuania, University of California, Santa Barbara, and is currently teaching applied piano at Westmont College.