Born into a musical family, Lithuanian pianist Onutė Gražinytė began her education at the age of five and was soon after admitted to the renowned National Čiurlionis School of Arts in Vilnius. She continued her education at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hanover, as well as the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin in the class of Prof. Kirill Gerstein.
The young artist can already look back on many performances in Lithuania as well as internationally, including invitations from Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra, Kaunas Symphony Orchestra, Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Alicante Philharmonic Orchestra Youth Orchestra, Mozarteumorchester Salzburg and Orchestre National de Lyon. In addition to her solo and orchestral projects, Onutė is also a distinguished and enthusiastic chamber musician.
In the 2023/24 season she will join her sister, conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, on stage and perform Alexander Scriabin's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra op. 20 with Sinfonieorchester Basel. She will also be debuting with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with works by Mieczysław Weinberg and Vakhtang Kakhidze. At the Moravian Autumn Festival she will appear in two concerts - with the Kremerata Baltica and in a solo recital.
In 2020, Onutė collaborated with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and released her first CD with works by Arvo Pärt titled Lamentate. The album received praise from foreign critics, including BBC Music Magazine, Pizzicato, Diapason d'or and Diapason d'or Arte. Arvo Pärt himself expressed his admiration for Onutė Gražinytė: "[She] is a pianist who, despite her young age, has already reached a remarkable musical maturity. I appreciate her musical sensitivity in performing my works."
