Recipients of the Lithuanian National Prize

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Recipients of Lithuanian National Prize

The Lithuanian National Prize honors achievements in Lithuanian culture and arts. It is traditionally awarded on February 16th, commemorating the Lithuanian Act of Independence. The awards are conferred by the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture.

Contents 1 1989 2 1990 3 1991 4 1992 5 1993 6 1994 7 1995 8 1996 9 1997 10 1998 11 1999 12 2000 13 2001 14 2002 15 2003 16 2004 17 2005 18 2006 19 2007 20 References

[edit] 1989

• Jonas Juškaitis – poet,
• Algirdas Martinaitis – composer,
• Šarūnas Sauka – painter,
• Kornelijus Matuzevičius – movie director,
• Henrikas Šablevičius – movie director,
• M.K.Čiurlionis string quartet performers:
  • Rimantas Šiugždinis – 1st violin,
  • Saulius Kiškis — 2nd violin,
  • Aloyzas Grižas – alto,
  • Saulius Lipčius – cello.

[edit] 1990

• Julius Juzeliūnas – composer,
• Kazys Napoleonas Kitkauskas – archaeologist,
• Algirdas Steponavičius – painter,
• Zita Žemaitytė – art critic,
• Romualdas Požerskis – photographer.

[edit] 1991

• Vytautas Bložė — poet,
• Jeronimas Kačinskas – composer,
• Gediminas Karalius – painter,
• Bronius Radzevičius (posthumous) – writer,
• Povilas Ričardas Vaitekūnas – painter.

[edit] 1992

• Valentinas Antanavičius – painter,
• Kazys Bradūnas – poet,
• Vladas Drėma – art critic,
• Petras Geniušas – pianist,
• Arvydas Šliogeris – philosopher.

[edit] 1993

• Petras Bingelis – chorus conductor,
• Viktorija Daujotytė – literary critic,
• Vytautas Kavolis – sociologist,
• Vytautas Kašuba – painter,
• Laimonas Noreika – actor

[edit] 1994

• Sigitas Geda – poet,
• Gintaras Rinkevičius – conductor,
• Algirdas Dovydėnas – painter,
• Regimantas Midvikis – painter,
• Algirdas Žebrauskas – architect,
• Ričardas Krištopavičius – architect,
• Arūnas Sakalauskas – painter,
• Rimas Tuminas – theatre director.

[edit] 1995

• Aleksandras Macijauskas – photographer,
• Raimundas Katilius – violinist,
• Bronius Kutavičius – composer,
• Algirdas Petrulis – painter,
• Vytautas Šerys – painter,
• Jonas Mekas – movie director,
• Antanas Rubšys – translator.

[edit] 1996

• Osvaldas Balakauskas – composer,
• Stanislovas Kuzma – painter,
• Valentinas Masalskis – actor,
• Vladimiras Prudnikovas – opera vocal soloist,
• Jonas Strielkūnas – poet,
• Eglė Špokaitė — ballet dancer,
• Vytautas Valius – painter.

[edit] 1997

• Alfonsas Nyka – Niliūnas (birth name Alfonsas Cipkus) – poet and writer,
• Onutė Narbutaitė – composer,
• Petras Repšys – painter,
• Juozas Erlickas – writer,
• Anatolijus Šenderovas – composer,
• Rūta Ibelhauptienė and Zbignevas Ibelhauptas piano duo,
• Eimuntas Nekrošius – theatre director for play Hamlet.

[edit] 1998

• Vidmantas Bartulis – composer,
• Feliksas Jakubauskas – painter,
• Algimantas Kunčius – photographer,
• Marcelijus Martinaitis – poet,
• Donatas Sauka – writer,
• Aldona Šaltenienė – painter,
• Alfredas Bumblauskas – historian,
• Algimantas Galinis – TV director,
• Edvardas Gudavičius – historian,
• Albertas Žostautas – editor.

[edit] 1999

• Jūratė Onaitytė – actress,
• Donaldas Kajokas – poet,
• Kęstutis Pempė – architect,
• Gytis Ramunis – architect,
• Augustinas Savickas – painter,
• Linas Leonas Katinas – painter,
• Mindaugas Navakas – painter,
• Albertas Zalatorius – literary critic,
• Saulius Sondeckis – choir director,
• Ona Narbutienė – musicologist.

[edit] 2000

• Eugenijus Cukermanas – painter,
• Dalia Kasčiūnaitė – painter,
• Romualdas Granauskas – writer,
• Tomas Venclova – writer,
• Nijolė Miliauskaitė – writer,
• Irena Milkevičiūtė – opera vocal soloist,
• Juozas Domarkas – conductor of the Lithuanian National Symphonic orchestra,
• Vladas Bagdonas – actor,
• Adomas Jacovskis – painter.

[edit] 2001

• Leonardas Gutauskas — writer,
• Šarūnas Bartas — movie director,
• Justinas Marcinkevičius — poet,
• Feliksas Bajoras — composer,
• Violeta Urmanavičiūtė — opera singer,
• Leonoras Vytautas Strioga — painter,
• Stasys Eidrigevičius — painter,
• Donatas Katkus — conductor, musicologist, head of St.Christoforus Chamber Choir,
• Kostas Smoriginas — actor.

[edit] 2002

• Robertas Antinis — sculptor,
• Petras Vyšniauskas — jazz saxophonist,
• Oskaras Koršunovas — theatre director,
• Jurgis Juozapaitis — composer,
• Arvydas Každailis — painter,
• Audrius Stonys — movie director,
• Jonas Mikelinskas — writer,
• Kornelijus Platelis — writer,
• Davidas Geringas — cellist.

[edit] 2003

• Algimantas Jonas Kuras — painter,
• Jonas Aleksa — conductor,
• Vytautas Juozapaitis — opera singer,
• Vytautas Barkauskas — composer,
• Antanas Jonynas — writer,
• Petras Dirgėla — writer,
• Bitė Vilimaitė — writer,
• Antanas Sutkus — photographer,
• Jonas Vaitkus — theatre director.

[edit] 2004

• Ona Baliukonytė – writer,
• Sigitas Parulskis – writer,
• Jūratė Paulėkaitė – scenographer,
• Petras Mazūras – sculptor,
• Mikalojus Povilas Vilutis — silk-screen artist,
• Rytis Mažulis – composer,
• Sigutė Stonytė – opera singer,
• Stanislovas Žvirgždas – photographer,
• Vilnius State quartet performers:
  • Audronė Vainiūnaitė, 1st violin,
  • Artūras Šilalė, 2nd violin,
  • Girdutis Jakaitis, alto,
  • Augustinas Vasiliauskas, cello.

[edit] 2005

• Gintaras Varnas - Theatre director,
• Laima Oržekauskienė - textile artist,
• Juozas Aputis — writer,
• Jurga Ivanauskaitė — writer,
• Ksenija Jaroševaitė — sculptor,
• Vytautas Laurušas — composer,
• Aidas Marčėnas — poet,
• Arūnas Matelis — movie director,
• Robertas Šervenikas — conductor.

[edit] 2006

• Saulius Juškys - architect, for the reconstruction of the G.Petkevičaitė-Bitė public library in Panevėžys and the monument "Aukos laukas" in Kaunas honoring Romas Kalanta,
• Kęstutis Navakas - writer and poet, for the poetry books "Žaidimas gražiais paviršiais" and "Atspėtos fleitos", and the essays in "Gero gyvenimo kronikos",
• Nijolė Lukšionytė-Tolvaišienė - architectural historian, for the books "Antanas Vivulskis (1877-1919): tradicijų ir modernumo dermė" and "Vilniaus architektai 1850-1914",
• Vytautas Balčytis – photographer, for the photo cycles "Peizažai", "Vilniaus vaizdai", and "Lietuvos miesteliai"
• Jonas Vytautas Bruveris – musicologist, for the book "Lietuvos nacionalinis operos ir baleto teatras",
• Rimvydas Kepežinskas – calligrapher and graphic artist, for preserving calligraphy art and illustrations in books,
• Mūza Rubackytė – pianist, for concert activity,
• Rimantas Sakalauskas – sculptor and ceramics artist, for the interior of Kretinga church,
• Algirdas Vizgirda – flutist, for conceptual recordings.

[edit] 2007

• Vytautas Kernagis artist and musician for lifetime achievements,
• Alfonsas Andriuškevičius, art critic for latest books Rašymas Dūmais and Lithuanian Art,
• Šarūnas Nakas, composer,
• Vytautas Paukštė actor for roles in plays Frank Kruk, Šaltas vaikas (Cold Child), King Lear, Road to Damascus,
• Nomeda Urbonienė and Gediminas Urbonas for art installations Pro-testo laboratorija and Villa Lituania,
• Zinaida Nagytė-Katiliškienė, better known with her pern name Lūnė Sutema, poetess.^[1]

[edit] References

• List of Prize Recipients Website of Lithuanian Professional Writers. Accessed August 26, 2007,
• Laureates list at Lithuanian Culture Ministery website Accessed August 29, 2007