Mūza Rubackytė

Mūza Rubackytė (born May 19, 1959) is a Lithuanian pianist, currently residing in Vilnius and Paris. Rubackytė has been awarded the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, Lithuanian Muzes, and has been named as the National Artist of Lithuania.

She holds various teaching positions at a number of educational institutions, including the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater in Vilnius, Conservatoire Rachmaninoff in Paris, Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow, Messiaen Academy of Music in the Netherlands. She has also been a judge at the Lithuanian International Piano Competition and International F. Liszt Piano Competition (Utrecht).

A native of Lithuania, Mūza Rubackytė was born into a family of musicians. At the age of 7, she made her professional debut in the capital city of Vilnius performing Haydn's D Major Piano Concerto with the Lithuanian National Chamber Orchestra. Six years later, she won the first prize in the National Young Artists Competition. The victory opened the doors to the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory, where she studied under Yakov Flier, Mikhail Voskressensky and Bela Davidovitch. During her conservatoire period, she won the first prize in the Tallinn (Estonia) Piano Competition and shortly thereafter was awarded the Conservatory's first prize in solo piano, chamber music and accompaniment.

During the Soviet period, Mūza Rubackytė was not allowed to travel outside the Communist Bloc but performed with orchestras of the Baltic states, Ukraine, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Belarus, as well as the great ensembles of Moscow, Vilnius and St. Petersburg. She has lived in Paris since 1991.

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Lithuanian National Culture and Arts prize winners
1989–1993

J. Juškaitis (1989)  · A. Martinaitis (1989)  · Š. Sauka (1989)  · K. Matuzevičius (1989)  · H. Šablevičius (1989)  · Čiurlionio kvartetas (1989, Jonas Tankevičius  · Darius Dikšaitis  · Gediminas Dačinskas  · Saulius Lipčius)  · J. Juzeliūnas (1990)  · K. N. Kitkauskas (1990)  · A. Steponavičius (1990)  · Z. Žemaitytė (1990)  · R. Požerskis (1990)  · V. Bložė (1991)  · J. Kačinskas (1991)  · G. Karalius (1991)  · B. Radzevičius (1991)  · P.R. Vaitekūnas (1991)  · V. Antanavičius (1992)  · K. Bradūnas (1992)  · V. Drėma (1992)  · P. Geniušas (1992)  · A. Šliogeris (1992)  · P. Bingelis (1993)  · V. Daujotytė (1993)  · V. Kavolis (1993)  · V. Kašuba (1993)  · L. Noreika (1993)
1994–1998

S. Geda (1994)  · G. Rinkevičius (1994)  · A. Dovydėnas (1994)  · R. Midvikis (1994)  · A. Žebrauskas (1994)  · R. Krištapavičius (1994)  · A. Sakalauskas (1994)  · R. Tuminas (1994)  · A. Macijauskas (1995)  · R. Katilius (1995)  · B. Kutavičius (1995)  · A. Petrulis (1995)  · V. Šerys (1995)  · J. Mekas (1995)  · A. Rubšys (1995)  · O. Balakauskas (1996)  · S. Kuzma (1996)  · V. Masalskis (1996)  · V. Prudnikovas (1996)  · J. Strielkūnas (1996)  · E. Špokaitė (1996)  · V. Valius (1996)  · A. Nyka-Niliūnas (1997)  · O. Narbutaitė (1997)  · P. Repšys (1997)  · J. Erlickas (1997)  · A. Šenderovas (1997)  · R.Ibelgauptienė (1997)  · Zb. Ibelgauptas (1997)  · E. Nekrošius (1997)  · V. Bartulis (1998)  · F. Jakubauskas (1998)  · A. Kunčius (1998)  · M. Martinaitis (1998)  · D. Sauka (1998)  · A. Šaltenienė (1998)  · A. Bumblauskas (1998)  · A. Galinis (1998)  · E. Gudavičius (1998)  · A. Žostautas (1998)
1999–2003

J. Onaitytė (1999)  · D. Kajokas (1999)  · K. Pempė (1999)  · G. Ramunis (1999)  · A. Savickas (1999)  · L. L. Katinas (1999)  · M. Navakas (1999)  · A. Zalatorius (1999)  · S. Sondeckis (1999)  · O. Narbutienė (1999)  · E. Cukermanas (2000)  · D. Kasčiūnaitė (2000)  · R. Granauskas (2000)  · T. Venclova (2000)  · N. Miliauskaitė (2000)  · I. Milkevičiūtė (2000)  · J. Domarkas (2000)  · V. Bagdonas (2000)  · A. Jacovskis (2000)  · L. Gutauskas (2001)  · Š. Bartas (2001)  · Just. Marcinkevičius (2001)  · F. Bajoras (2001)  · V. Urmanavičiūtė (2001)  · L. V. Strioga (2001)  · S. Eidrigevičius (2001)  · D. Katkus (2001)  · K. Smoriginas (2001)  · R. Antinis (2002)  · P. Vyšniauskas (2002)  · O. Koršunovas (2002)  · J. Juozapaitis (2002)  · A. Každailis (2002)  · A. Stonys (2002)  · J. Mikelinskas (2002)  · K. Platelis (2002)  · D. Geringas (2002)  · A. J. Kuras (2003)  · J. Aleksa (2003)  · V. Juozapaitis (2003)  · V. Barkauskas (2003)  · A.A. Jonynas (2003)  · P. Dirgėla (2003)  · B. Vilimaitė (2003)  · A. Sutkus (2003)  · J. Vaitkus (2003)
2004–2008

G. Varnas (2005)  · L. Oržekauskienė (2004)  · J. Aputis (2005)  · J. Ivanauskaitė (2005)  · K. Jaroševaitė (2005)  · V. Laurušas (2004)  · A. Marčėnas (2005)  · O. Baliukonytė (2004)  · A. Matelis (2005)  · R. Šervenikas (2004)  · S. Juškys (2006)  · K. Navakas (2006)  · N. Lukšionytė-Tolvaišienė (2006)  · V. Balčytis (2006)  · J. V. Bruveris (2006)  · R. Kepežinskas (2006)  · M. Rubackytė (2006)  · R. Sakalauskas (2006)  · A. Vizgirda (2006)  · V. Kernagis (2007)  · A. Andriuškevičius (2007)  · Š. Nakas (2007)  · V. Paukštė (2007)  · N. Urbonienė 2007)  · G. Urbonas (2007)  · Z. Nagytė-Katiliškienė (2007)  · R. Staliliūnaitė-Matulionienė (2008)  · V. Povilionienė (2008)  · A. Gailius (2008)  · R. Šerkšnytė (2008)  · D. Narkevičius (2008)  · V. Juknaitė (2008)
2009

A. Grikevičius (2009)  · J.R. Jurašas (2009)  · R. Kazlas (2009)  · M. Matušakaitė (2009)  · R. Rakauskas (2009)  · R. Skučaitė (2009)