Povilas Norkūnas (2005)

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Povilas Norkūnas, born in 2005, is a young generation pianist from Lithuania. He started playing the piano at the age of seven, revealing his first musical talents at the Balys Dvarionas Music School. Later, he continued his studies at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts, and after graduating, he studied for a year at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. In 2025, Povilas has started studies at the University of Music, Theatre and Media in Hannover, under the tutelage of prof. Ewa Kupiec. Audiences have met Povilas at various famous Lithuanian concert halls, such as the Lithuanian National Philharmonic, Sapiega Palace, Vilnius Town Hall, Paliesius Manor and other famous national venues. Apart from the concert stage, Povilas actively participates in competitions and already has a dowry of international achievements. The latest one amongst them - becoming a finalist of the 2025 edition of the „Piano Neuchâtel -Val de Travers” competition in Switzerland. Povilas is also an alumnus of the Mstislav Rostropovich Charity and Support Foundation. Thanks to the foundation, at the end of 2024 he participated in the youth program "Young Performer Residency", during which he had the privilege to perform a live recital that was streamed on the Lithuanian National Radio.