Imantas Jonas Šimkus

Dr. Imantas J. Šimkus, a young, promising conductor who actively parcipates in cultural life. The conductor recorded a number of works by Lithuanian composers, prepared concert programs with the country’s most famous ensembles: the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, the Lithuanian Symphony Wind Orchestra, the Vilnius City St. Christopher’s Chamber Orchestra, Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra, VDU Chamber Orchestra. He also performed with foreign ensembles: Czech Bohuslav Marn Philharmonic Orchestra, Austrian Graz Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, German Hamburg Camerata Orchestra. At the invitation of the MAV Symphony Orchestra of Budapest, he recorded a CD of Italian opera arias on the Hungarian national radio. A significant part of the concert programs prepared by the conductor were broadcast by the Lithuanian National Radio, and the program dedicated to the composer S. Gubaidulina’s 90th birthday, performed in 2021 together with the Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra, was also broadcast by the BBC and the French National Radio.