Gee Indre
About
,, …She is a young Lithuanian musician who has not only extraordinary piano technique, but also an amazing musical maturity.’’
Bad Wildungen Press, 2014
Gee started playing the piano at the age of 4, and gradually got serious about this subtle artistry. She started participating in different national and International contests and intensively giving concerts already at the age of 6 and being 7 years old she performed a Piano Concerto in G major by A. Rauli with a National Chamber Panevezys Orchestra. One thing led to another and she got a place at the prestigious National Ciurlionis Art School, where it was an intense learning, surrounded of Russian teaching methods, deep dedication and work. The ride led to pleasant achievements, - the graduation year of 2012 was the starting point of a new chapter.
On stage Gee has been performing both as a soloist and a chamber music member. Being a winner of 13 international piano solo and chamber music competitions in Lithuania, Check Republic, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, and France, back at home she has a quite big folder of diplomas. Among the International Competitions, these are worth mentioning: 1st prize in N. Rubinstein’s Piano competition in Paris; 1 prize in the Austrian - German music contest “Klaviermusik”; 1 prize in Polish music contest dedicated to F. Chopin in Vilnius; twice awarded a Grand Prix in the International Competition “Music without limits” in Druskininkai, Lithuania.
She is a winner of laureate diplomas and special prizes (audience prize, special prize for best rendition of Baroque piece) of all ‘International B. Dvarionas’ piano competitions she participated in (3 competitions in total).
In 2006 she got an Artist Award Diploma from the Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus;
In 2007 she was a recipient of M. Rostropovich Support Foundation scholarship and was supported for 3 years. I also had an opportunity to travel to Moscow for a week and personally meet maestro himself.
In 2008 she was invited to perform in Germany by a pianist G. Gedvilaite, with whom I formed a piano duo and had tours in Germany and Lithuania;
In 2009 she got an Artist Award Diploma from the next Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite;
During 2012 – 2013 she performed in Germany for several times and had successful concert tours in Frankfurt, Mannheim, Huttenfield and Bad Wildungen, where I had an honour to share the stage with famous professionals - Evgenia Rubinova, Oliver Kern, Petras Geniusas and Christopher Park.
She had private lessons and master courses with highly acknowledged pianists, including: Igor Lazko, Nina Seriogina, Alexandr Toradze, Vera Nosina, Andrius Zlabys, Muza Rubackyte, Oliver Kern, Evgenia Rubinova, Kirill Gerstein, Martin Jepsen, Steven Osborne and William Fong.
In 2014 she got a place and two scholarships to study at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. During the studying years she has been performing as a soloist, accompanist, and an active piano duo partner in various set ups. She formed a piano duo with which she played recitals in Vilnius, Lithuania; London, UK; Fazioli Factory Piano Showcase 2016 in Italy. Duo performed in the annual RCS Plug Festival while discovering contemporary music for two pianos as well as at RCS Piano Festival each year since 2014, by collaborating in multi-piano performances and playing at Piano and Dance showcases with the Conservatoire ballet school.
In 2019 Gee had a huge honour and pleasure to perform for His Royal Highness Prince Charles during his Glasgow visit at the Royal Conservatoire. Nevertheless, she has been highly recommended by the Head of Keyboard Department to play for events in Scotland, including a private Scottish Government meeting at RCS, public event of "Creative Conversations" between Glasgow University and RCS, and more. In 2019 she got to be a Musical Director of the ‘Paisley Opera Education’ project and workshops for Primary and Secondary schools. Gee is a Bachelor’s and Master’s in Piano Performance graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, currently living, actively performing and creating in Vilnius, Lithuania. In 2020 she started collaborative project with Vilnius University Chamber Orchestra and contemporary music composer Raimonda Žiūkaitė, by writing a audiovisual 7 part’s cycle composition of modern sounds for piano and chamber orchestra, called “Mysterium”. In 2021 Gee was rewarded 2nd place at the International "Wienner Klassiker" Piano Competition, adult category.
Teaching Style
Friendly, assertive, witty and enthusiastic piano teacher who had a lot of experience with pupils of different age and abilities. She worked as a teacher and accompanist in such institutions as:
McCallum School of Music; Nite Piano School; Glasgow School of Music; Paisley Opera; Glasgow Caledonian University;
Curriculum
"Gee is so easy to work with, I highly recommend her"
Ancuta, 24y.o.
"I am glad to be student of her, - she is so patient and informative"
Evelina, 36y.o.
