Laurina began her piano studies at the age of 5 and two years later entered the M.K Ciurlionis School of Arts in Vilnius, Lithuania, studying with Ms Jurate Karosaite. She began to give public recitals at a very early age and by the time she was 15 had already accumulated an impressive collection of prizes and honours in many competitions including prestigious national awards from the Czech Republic and Lithuania. She graduated from the Vilnius Conservatoire in 1998 after having studied with Professor Birute Vainiunaite.
Since graduating she has given many recitals internationally as a piano soloist; as a chamber musician and as an accompanist. Some of the most memorable concerts for her would include the performing with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Lithuania in 1991 (at the age of 15); in 1997 playing with the Vilnius Quartet as part of the Young Talents of Lithuania season and in 1998 performed with the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Lithuania in the Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius (the last two of these were broadcast on national radio).
Since completing her undergraduate studies she has attended many international piano masterclasses including: E. Bukojemska (Poland); Pi-Hsien Chen (Germany); H. Zahling (Germany); H. Scheker (Switzerland); D. Petrov (Russia); D. Merlet (France); D. Alexeev (Russia) and M. Tirimo (Greece).
Since moving to Scotland in 1998 she has been very active as a performer and won the Scholarship for Accompaniment from the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama (RSAMD) for two successive years (1998 and 1999).
In 2001 she won the prestigious RSAMD Governor’s Recital Competition for Piano.
Since 2002, in addition to her work as a performer she has been in demand as a teacher (piano and performance) and accompanist for the Douglas Academy Specialist Music School (Glasgow) and at the RSAMD.
In March 2003 she performed the world premiere of Stephen Davismoon’s Beneath Garlands (for piano and cello), the UK premiere of Graciela Paraskevaídis’ solo piano works, preguntas in? tiles para este invierno and quemando miedos.
In June 2003 she graduated with an MMus in Performance at the RSAMD having studied with the pianist Fali Pavri.
Since September 2003 she co-founded the Piano Trio Con Brio with Betsy Taylor (from the Royal Scottish National Orchestra).
In February 2004 she performed the UK premiere of Senderovas’ M.K. Ciurlionio eskizai, as well as the Scottish premiere of Eduardo Miranda’s Grain Streams (for piano and electronics).
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