Ignas Macnickas is a 2023 Young Classical Artists Trust winner and has performed in numerous competitions.
He took first Prize at the XIX Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition for Youth in Szafarnia, First Prize at the XX Piano Competition “Young Virtuoso” in Zagreb, Third Prize at the Aarhus Piano Competition and, in 2021, was the semi-finalist of the Vendome Prize. In the same year, he received “The Queen’s Commendation for Excellence” as the highest-scoring graduate of the Royal Academy of Music. Ignas is also the 2024 winner of the Royal Overseas League’s annual keyboard final medal. He has appeared with many orchestras as a soloist including the Aarhus Symphony, Lithuanian National Symphony and London Mozart Players. As a soloist he has appeared at prestigious concert halls including the Steinway Hall in London, Auditorium du Louvre in Paris, Charlottenborg Festival Hall in Copenhagen and Lithuanian National Philharmonic in Vilnius.
Performance to include:
Schubert - Sonata in A major D664
Carl Vine - Five Bagatelles
Chopin - Polonaise-Fantasie, Op.61
The next lunchtime concert is on Thursday 5 December and will be performed by Beatrice Nicholas (piano).
Join the LSE Choir and Orchestra on Tuesday 10 December for the LSE Christmas Concert in the beautiful surroundings of St Clement Danes Church.
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Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School - from weekly free music concerts in the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, various film, art and photographic student societies and regular public exhibitions. For more information please visit LSE Arts and Music.
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