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Jonas Šopa

Jonas Šopa (1999)

| Lithuania

University of Music Trossingen, Germany

| Prof. Ingo Dannhorn

Combining deep emotionality with rational and psychological control of the piano, the Lithuanian pianist Jonas Šopa thrills European audiences with soul-lifting performances. After receiving bachelor's degree at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, where he studied in the class of prof. Jurgis Karnavičius, including a year of Erasmus studies at the Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media (HMTM Hannover), in the class of the world renowned prof. Ewa Kupiec, Jonas is currently pursuing his master's degree at the University of Music Trossingen, in the class of prof. Ingo Dannhorn. Since 2009, Jonas has become a prizewinner of more than fifteen competitions in Lithuania, Latvia, Belarus, Austria, and France, he was also a laureate of the Klaipėda Piano Masters summer academy three years in a row (2017–2019) and was supported by the Copenhagen International and Ballerup Sct. Jacob Rotary clubs during the study years in 2017-2018. Most recently he has won the second prize in the IX International Stasys Vainiūnas Piano Competition in Vilnius (2022) and the DAAD Prize (2023).

Constantly broadening his field of view and seeking inspiration, Jonas is also deeply passionate about portrait and artistic documentary photography, particularly focusing on the work of women photographers and the photographic traditions of the early 1900's. He is also learning acoustic recording engineering and cinematography.

I ROUND

  • Johann Sebastian Bach | English Suite No. 3 · G minor · BWV 808
    • I. Prelude
    • II. Allemande
    • III. Courante
    • IV. Sarabande
    • V. Gavotte I
    • VI. Gavotte II
    • VII. Gigue
  • Stasys Vainiūnas | "The Lilies of the Valley are in Bloom" (Pakalnutės žydi) from the suite "Meadows of Homeland" (Gimtinės pievos) · Op. 31
  • Alban Berg | Piano Sonata · B minor · Op. 1
  • II ROUND

  • Stasys Vainiūnas | "Eight Moods" · Op. 43
    • I. Liberamente
    • III. Vivo
    • V. Lugubre, Molto Rubato
  • Franz Liszt | Ballade No. 2 · B minor · S. 171
  • Claude Debussy | "Estampes"
    • I. "Pagodes"
    • II. "La soirée dans Grenade" (The evening in Grenada)
    • III. "Jardins sous la pluie" (Gardens under the rain)
  • III ROUND

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Piano Concerto No. 24 · C minor · KV 491
    • I. Allegro
    • II. Larghetto
    • III. Allegretto

  • Performance time: 2022 Apr 02 17:40 - 18:15 Kaunas State Philharmonic (E. Ožeškienės g. 12, Kaunas)

    Final

    Elžbieta Liepa Dvarionaitė 2022 Apr 02 16:00 - 16:50
    Cason Kang 2022 Apr 01 19:40 - 20:10
    Simonas Miknius 2022 Apr 02 16:50 - 17:25
    Simonas Poška 2022 Apr 01 18:50 - 19:25
    Jonas Šopa 2022 Apr 02 17:40 - 18:15
    Anastasija Šumskaitė 2022 Apr 01 18:00 - 18:50

    II ROUND

    I ROUND