Augustinas Rakauskas (accordion) Augustinas Rakauskas started to play accordion at the age of 7. He is considered as a laureate of more than 30 national, international competitions and championships worldwide since 2003. Among his most prominent international achievements are: 1st Prize in international competition „Jeunes Talents-Montrond-les-Bains” (France), Grand Prix in international „Accordion Art Festival - ITALIA AWARD“ (Pineto, Italy), 1st Prize in international accordion competition “Sion – 2014” (Switzerland). 1st Prize international classical accordion competition “VAMO¨-2016” (Viena, Austria), 3rd Prize in Premio Soloists Category at “Premio Internazionale di Castelfidardo” (Italy) 2018, 3rd Prize in “Coupe Mondiale de l'accordéon” 2018 in Lithuania 2nd Prize in “Trophée Mondial” 2018 in Canada. He also received Swiss Awards: “Prix Pale´o 2017 for his excellent Master’s recitals” , 1st Prize of the Kiefer Hablitzel | Go¨hner Swiss foundation in 2018 1st Prize winner of the Kiefer Hablitzel | Go¨hner Swiss foundation in 2019. He possesses a Master’s degree with excellence in concert performance at the Haute École de Musique de Lausanne (Switzerland) where he is currently finishing his 2nd Master in Music Pedagogy. He has established a worldwide concert career in Europe, the USA and Asia where he regularly performs as a soloist and in chamber music duo “Tutto a Dio”.

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Hommage à Paco composed by Franck Angelis - 2018 performance

La Campanella composed by N. Paganini/F. Liszt (transcribed. V. Semionov) - 2018 performance

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Competitions 1st Prize in the prestigious competition "Kiefer Hablitzel | Ersnt Göhner Stiftung 2019" in SWITZERLAND 2nd Prize at the “Trophée Mondial 2018”, Senior Classical Class, in Victoria B.C., CANADA 3rd Prize at "Coupe Mondiale 2018", Senior Classical Class, in Kaunas, LITHUANIA 1st Prize with duo "Tutto a Dio" at the prestigious "Coupe Mondiale 2018", Chamber ensembles class, in Kaunas, LITHUANIA 3rd Prize at "PIF Castelfidardo 2018" in ITALY 1st Prize in competition "Kiefer Hablitzel | Ersnt Göhner Stiftung 2018" in SWITZERLAND 1st Prize with duo "Tutto a Dio" at the prestigious “Trophée Mondial 2017" in FRANCE 1st Prize and special award in competition "PIF Castelfidardo 2017" in ITALY 1st Prize at the international classical accordion competition "VAMÖ-2016" in Vienna, AUSTRIA 2nd Prize with duo "Tutto a Dio" (accordion-viola) at the “Trophée Mondiale 2015” in SWITZERLAND 1st Prize at the "Sion - 2014" international competition in SWITZERLAND Grand Prix at the "Accordion Art Festival - ITALIA AWARD" in ITALY 1st Prize at the "Young Talents-Montrond-les-Bains" in FRANCE

      

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