Justas Dvarionas holds the position of Associate Professor at the Vytautas Magnus University Music Academy. Additionally, he has conducted numerous Master Classes across five continents. Many of his students have achieved significant recognition by winning top honors at prestigious piano competitions. Since 2008, Justas Dvarionas has served as the Vice-President of EMCY (European Union of Music Competitions for Youth).
With a wealth of experience, Justas has served as a jury member in various international competitions, including the Aarhus International Piano Competition in Denmark, the Liszt Junior Piano Competition in Germany, the International Radio Competition for Young Musicians ‘Concertino Praga’ in the Czech Republic, the Volodymyr Krainev Competition in Ukraine, the Gina Bachauer Piano Competition in the USA, the Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz in Ukraine, the Santa Cecilia International Competition in Porto, Portugal, the PIANALE Competition in Germany, the R. Schumann Junior Competition in Germany, and many others.
In addition to his role as a jury member, Justas serves as the artistic director for several competitions and holds the position of chairman of the jury. Leveraging his extensive professional background, he actively promotes and implements the core principles of fairness, transparency, and justice in overseeing the organization of these competitions.
Justas’ musical journey began in Lithuania and took him to the Moscow P. Tchaikovsky Conservatoire for graduate and post-graduate studies, which he completed with the highest honors (CUM LAUDE) under the guidance of Prof. Lev Vlassenko and Mikhail Pletnev. His pianistic and musical abilities were further enriched through acquaintances with pianists Sviatoslav Richter and Elisso Wirssaladse.
In 1992, during his final years of study, Justas won the Italian “Viotti-Valsesia” International Piano Competition. He also received special awards from the Portuguese “Porto” International Piano Competition and the “International M.K. Čiurlionis” Piano Competition in Lithuania, earning high praise from jury chairman Daniel Pollack: “Justas Dvarionas from Lithuania left me with one of the biggest impressions…[he] has unique interpretation.”
Justas remains actively engaged in concerts, teaching, and jury activities across Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America.
Photo by Olga Posashkova
“Kharkiv Meets Zurich” International Competition for Young Pianists
International Balys Dvarionas Competition for Young Pianists and Violinists
