Algirdas Paulavicius

Composer. Honored Art Worker of Russia (2000). Conductor of the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre, artistic director and conductor of the Laureate of Music and Student Festivals of the Symphony Orchestra of the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. He graduated from the Kaunas Secondary Special Music School (Lithuanian SSR) in the violin class, the Leningrad Conservatory with a degree in choral and opera-symphony conducting. In the 1960s - 1970s he worked as a pianist, violinist, flutist, arranger and leader of various ensembles, taught conducting at the Conservatory and the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. Conductor-producer of operas and musical performances. G. Rossini's opera "Italian in Algiers" was awarded the title of the Best Performance of the Year in Lithuania (Klaipeda Musical Theatre, 1990). In 1999 Z. Matus' opera "Song of Love and Death by Cornet Christoph Rilke" was awarded in the "Best Opera Performance" nomination of Russia's highest theatrical award "Golden Mask" (St. Petersburg Opera). He headed the musical editorial office of the Lenfilm film studio, as a conductor and consultant collaborated with famous composers and directors - A. Petrov, V. Uspensky, I. Schwartz, M. Legrand, I. Heifetz, A. Sokurov, E. Hoffman, M. Andersen and others. Conducted in Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Norway, Lithuania, Mexico, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Russia.

Born: October 4, 1945 in Leningrad, RSFSR, USSR

Died: December 20, 2007 (Age 62)