Giedrė Šlekytė
Dvořák’s Cello Concerto

Born: Vilnius, Lithuania
Education: National Čiurlionis School of Art, Vilnius, studies orchestral conducting in Graz at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, in Leipzig at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater, and in Zurich at de Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Breakthrough: 2015: nomination Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award, award winner International Malko Competition for Young Conductors, Copenhagen
Subsequently: guest appearances with Los Angeles Philharmonic, Wiener Symphoniker, Münchner Philharmoniker, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Staatskapelle Berlin, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Swedish Radio, Netherlands Philharmonic; opera at Royal Opera House, Bayerische Staatsoper, Staatsoper Berlin, Komische Oper Berlin, Semperoper Dresden, Oper Zürich, Royal Danish Opera
Debut Rotterdam Philharmonic: 2026