Vykintas Baltakas

Vykintas Baltakas studied at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. The recorded working language is Lithuanian. The field of work recorded is conducting, music education and music composing. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera. Places of work recorded in the authority are Vilnius.

• Name — Vykintas Baltakas • Born — 10 July 1972 • Birthplace — Vilnius, Lithuania • Occupation — composer - conductor - educator • Years Active — 1989–present • Website — https: www.baltakas.net/

Baltakas studied at the Vilnius Music Academy from 1990 to 1993 under Vytautas Barkauskas. In 1993, he moved to Karlsruhe, Germany, to study composition with Wolfgang Rihm and conducting with Andreas Weiss at the Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe. Between 1994 and 1997, he also studied at the International Eötvös Institute under Peter Eötvös. In 1997, Baltakas continued his studies in Paris at the Conservatoire National Supérieur and later attended IRCAM's composition and computer music course from 1999 to 2000.

Vykintas Baltakas is active in contemporary music, participating in festivals and collaborating with various European ensembles. His works have been commissioned by institutions such as the WDR Symphony Orchestra, the Munich Biennale, the Wiener Festwochen/Klangforum Wien, the Ensemble Modern, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra/musica viva, the Venice Biennale, the Queen Elisabeth Competition of Belgium, and Maerz Musik Berlin. His compositions have been performed and premiered by ensembles and musicians including the Arditti Quartet, Les Percussions de Strasbourg, Teodoro Anzellotti, Marcus Weiss, and Benjamin Kobler. As a conductor, Baltakas has worked with ensembles and orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Ensemble Modern, and Klangforum Wien. In 2009, he founded the Lithuanian Ensemble Network (LEN), aiming to promote contemporary music in Lithuania. In 2009, he founded LENsemble Vilnius (Lithuanian Ensemble Network), which brings together ensembles, soloists, and conductors focused on contemporary music. Baltakas has contributed to several recordings, including two portrait albums released by Kairos Music: b(ell tree) and Ouroboros.

Vykintas Baltakas's works have been recorded and released by several music labels. These labels include: • Kairos Music: Released the album b(ell tree) in 2016, featuring compositions such as "(co)ro(na)" and "Pasaka". • Neos: Released the album Vykintas Baltakas: Redditio in 2018, featuring compositions like "Redditio" and "Ri." • Fuga Libera: Released the album Vykintas Baltakas: Ouroboros in 2020, featuring compositions like "Lift to Dubai" and "Ouroboros".

Vykintas Baltakas's compositions are published by Universal Edition Wien, Composers Edition London, and Aust-Musik-Verlag.

• Since 2009: Founder and Artistic Director of LENsemble Vilnius (Lithuanian Ensemble Network). • Since 2015: Co-Curator of contemporary music activities at the Kintai Festival. • Since 2021: Curator of a contemporary music series at NoBusiness Records. • Since 2023: Co-Curator of the festival/workshop contemPLAY (in collaboration with Mantautas Krukauskas and Liudas Mockūnas).

Baltakas has held academic positions at various institutions: • 2015–2017: Guest Professor at the Royal Conservatory of Brussels. • From 2015: Professor of Composition at the Conservatory of Maastricht. • 2016: Co-initiated a master's program in contemporary music performance at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius, in collaboration with Liudas Mockūnas. • From 2019: Professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. • 2008–2024: Guest Lecturer at esteemed institutions, including: • Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik Darmstadt (Darmstadt New Music Summer Courses) • The University of Haifa • Matrix Academy of SWR Freiburg • Royal Academy of Music London • Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden