Biography

Kristina Kuprytė has graduated with her Master in Music degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music ( Doc. Regina Tamosaitienė) in 1999.

In 1990 the performer was awarded a diploma at the National Folk Instruments Competition, she became a laureate of the National J. Svedas Competitions (1992, 1994, 1998) and of the International J. Svedas Competition in 2000.

Kristina Kuprytė has given solo concerts in Lithuania and abroad. She has performed in Germany, France, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Italy, Spain, Canada, USA, Finland. Since 1994, the performer has regulary been giving concerts in Belgium and the Netherlands . In 1999  Kristina Kuprytė has played for the prince of the Royal Netherlands Bernard von Lippe-Biesterveld.

  Kristina Kuprytė participated in the several intenational  festivals: "Baltic kantele" (Sibelius Academy.Finland. 2003), "Ch.Frenkel's palace" (Siaulai.Lithuania.2005, 2007), "Sugrįžimai 2006" (Vilnius, Klaipėda, Siauliai.Lithuania)

Since 1994 the performer has been participating in the ensemble Sutartinė as a soloist. In 2000 – 2001, she was the concert-master of the kankles orchestra at the ensemble "Lietuva".

The repertoire of Kristina Kuprytė mostly includes opuses by contemporary Lithuanian composers and classical Western European music, which she performs solo or with known Lithuanian and foreign performers. Among her performing partners have been the pianist Šviesė Čepliauskaitė, birbyne (reed pipe) player Egidijus Ališauskas, soprano Cristel de Meulder, organist Jan Van Mol. In 2003, the performer played together with Siauliai Chamber Orchestra (led by B.Traubas).

Kristina Kuprytė has participated in many projects and events together with famous Lithuanian artists such as the actor V. Baranauskas, visual artists in art A.Visockis, G.Arlauskaitė-Vingrenė, A.Visockienė, V.Visockytė. Projects: "Artist for Homeland" (2003, Lithuania) and "Impression" (2001,  2004, 2007 The Netherlands, Belgium).

The performer has been many times a guest of television and radio programmes in Holland and Belgium. Her records are being played during radio programmes of classical music in Finland, the Netherlands en US.

Kristina has recorded two CD's "Kankles solo" and "Colours of the Kankles"

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