Saulius Sondeckis

Saulius Sondeckis studied at Moscow Conservatory, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and Šiauliai Gymnasium. The recorded working language is Lithuanian. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with Saint Petersburg Conservatory. Distinctions recorded are USSR State Prize, Order of Honour, People's Artist of the USSR and Lithuanian National Prize.

• Name — Saulius Sondeckis • Born — 11 October 1928 • Birthplace — Šiauliai, Lithuania • Occupation — Conductor, violinist, professor • Genre — Classical music • Died — 3 February 2016 • Place of death — Vilnius, Lithuania

Sondeckis was born in Šiauliai in 1928. He graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (Vilnius Conservatory) as a violinist with Alexander Livontas in 1952 and studied conducting with Igor Markevitch. Sondeckis was a member of the Department of String Instruments at the Lithuanian SSR State Conservatoire. Sondeckis began conducting in 1955 and started at the Student Orchestra of the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art. He became a teacher at the Lithuanian Academy in 1959 and became a professor there in 1976. In 1960, Sondeckis founded the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra in 1960 and it gave its first performance on 30 April 1960. He served as its artistic director and principal conductor until 2004. Sondeckis led the St. Petersburg State Hermitage Orchestra of St. Petersburg (Camerata) from 1989 and from 2005, he has led the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra. He has conducted orchestras in many countries and was an honorary member of the Lithuanian Musicians' Union. He is one of the most decorated figures in contemporary classical music in Lithuania, including People's Artist of the USSR (1980), a Laureate of the USSR State Prize (1987) and winner of the Lithuanian National Prize (1999). He has served as a jury member of major international competitions, including Mozart in Salzburg, Tchaikovsky in Moscow and the Toscanini Competitions in Parma. He was also a member of the Herbert von Karajan Foundation in Berlin. In 2010, Šiauliai Conservatory was renamed after Saulius Sondeckis as Šiauliai Saulius Sondeckis Conservatory. Later it was known as Šiauliai Saulius Sondeckis School of Arts (since 2011) and Šiauliai Saulius Sondeckis Gymnasium of Arts (since 2013). He died on 3 February 2016 in Vilnius, Lithuania.

Saulius Sondeckis is recorded with the occupation music educator. Classed in the genre classical music. Recorded as having studied at Moscow Conservatory, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre and Šiauliai Gymnasium.