Mykolas Natalevičius

Mykolas Natalevicius (born 1985, Vilnius) is a young Lithuanian musician employed in various fields of music beginning with acoustic instrumental music, to the experimental electronics. Mykolas works area is of extremely wide range. It involves composing, playing piano and organ, singing and conducting. This is even more surprising given that Mykolas began to study music at the age of sixteen. According to Mykolas Natalevicius, music was not initially his field of creativity. He began his creative path in the fine arts, successfully participating in various exhibitions and competitions. His work for symphony orchestra, choir, musical theatre, drama performances and films received numerous awards in competitions and festivals in Lithuania and abroad. In 2012 he also was awarded the Young Artist Prize by the Lithuanian Ministry of Culture. He is member of Lithuanian Composers Union and creative group Opermanija. In year 2015 he defended his doctoral thesis about drone music. Now he is lecturer in Lithuania Academy of Music and Theatre and Kaunas University of Technology. From 2017 he is chairman of Lithuanian Composers' Union.