Other participants

• 1. Lionel Martin, Germany
• 2. Mikhail Makhnach, Belarus
• 3. Arsenii Stavytskyi, Ukraine
• 4. Ivan Pshenichnikov, Russia
• 5. Augustas Gocentas, Lithuania
• 6. Che-Wei Kuo, Taiwan
• 7. Bence Bánkövi, Hungary
• 8. Raphaela Paetsch, Switzerland
• 9. Megan Yip, United States
• 10. Mingyue Zhao, China
• 11. Kamil Mukhametdinov, Switzerland
• 12. Anna Skladannaya, Russia
• 13. Krystyna Wiśniewska, Poland
• 14. David Ezhov, Russia
• 15. Aihao Zheng, China
• 16. Serafim Volkov, Russia
• 17. Florian Pons, France
• 18. Kotryna Šiugždinytė, Great Britain
• 19. Mara Lobo, Portugal
• 20. Gaudas Paulius Krištaponis, Lithuania
• 21. Kyung Jun Lee, South Korea
• 22. Timur Kolodyazhny, Russia
• 23. Despond Zoltan, Switzerland
• 24. Constantin Macherel, Switzerland
• 25. Christine Caroline Lamprea, United States

Participant data

Name of the educational insititution	LMTA, Vilnius
Accompanist	Brigita Čepanauskaitė

Gaudas Paulius Krištaponis was born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1992. In 2011, he graduated from Kaunas Jonas Gruodis Conservatorium, and in the same year entered the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre the class of docent Edmundas Kulikauskas, later graduating for his Bachelor’s diploma. Currently, Gaudas is studying for his Master’s degree. He is an active participant of festivals, national and international competitions.

I ROUND

1. Carlo Alfredo Piatti | "12 Caprices for Solo Cello" · Op. 25
   • No. 3
2. Johann Sebastian Bach | Cello Suite No. 4 · E flat major · BWV 1010
3. Arvydas Malcys | Narcissus for Solo Cello

II ROUND

1. Franz Schubert | Arpeggione Sonata (version for Cello by "Henle") · A minor · D. 821
2. Vladas Jakubėnas | Serenade for cello and piano
3. David Popper | Dance of the Elves · Op. 39

III ROUND

1. Robert Schumann | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (A. H. Lilienthal version for string orchestra) · A minor · Op. 129