Osvaldas Balakauskas (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Osvaldas Balakauskas (b. 1937) is a Lithuanian composer of classical music. Balakauskas graduated from Vilnius Pedagogical University in 1961. After his mandatory service in the Soviet Army between 1961 and 1964, he studied composition with Boris Lyatoshinsky and M. M. Skorik at Kiev Conservatory until 1969. From 1992 to 1994 he was ambassador of Lithuania. In 1996 he was awarded with the Lithuanian National Award, the highest artistic and cultural distinction in Lithuania. He is currently head of the Composition Department of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. His output consists of symphonies, concertos, chamber and instrumental music.