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David Geringas
David Geringas is one of the most versatile musicians of our time. The cellist and conductor works with an unusually broad repertoire from early baroque to contemporary music. The native Lithuanian was the first to perform many compositions by Russian and Lithuanian avantgarde composers in the West. He has received the highest accolades from his native country for his international commitment to Lithuanian music and composers. German President Horst Köhler awarded him the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in October 2006 in recognition of his outstanding achievements as a musician and as an ambassador for Germany’s culture on the international music scene.
Geringas’ teacher and mentor was Mstislav Rostopovich. In 1970 he won first prize and the gold medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition. He has played all over the world with the most important orchestras and the greatest conductors of our time. His extensive discography includes many award-winning recordings. Important contemporary composers have dedicated new compositions to Geringas. In July 2006, Anatolijus Senderovas’ composition “David’s Song for Cello and String Quartet” was premièred in Kronberg – to mark Geringas’ 60th birthday.
As a conductor, David Geringas makes regular appearances all over the world. Since 2005 he has been the Chief Guest Conductor of the Kyushu Symphony Orchestra, Japan. In 2007 David Geringas made his debut with the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra and the China Philharmonic Orchestra.
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