{"id":6,"date":"2020-09-07T02:49:53","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T02:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leonardaspilkauskas.com\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2026-06-20T13:49:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T13:49:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leonardaspilkauskas.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Labas!"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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About Me: Leonardas Pilkauskas<\/b><\/p>

I am a professional musician, multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinet, flute), composer, arranger and educator. Active on the jazz scene since 2006, my musical journey bridges classical precision and contemporary jazz freedom. Today, I am recognized as one of Lithuania’s most versatile and prolific woodwind performers and orchestrators.<\/p>

Education & Academic Foundations<\/b><\/p>

  • 2006:<\/b> Earned a Bachelor\u2019s degree from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre (LMTA).<\/li>
  • 2010:<\/b> Graduated with a Bachelor\u2019s degree from the prestigious Royal Conservatoire of The Hague in the Netherlands.<\/li>
  • 2012:<\/b> Completed my international educational journey with a Master\u2019s degree from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.<\/li><\/ul>

    Professional Journey & Career Milestones<\/b><\/p>

    After six years of intensive studies and performance in the Netherlands, I returned to Vilnius in 2012 to actively contribute to the Lithuanian cultural landscape.<\/p>

    • Arranging & Orchestration (2014\u2013Present):<\/b> Known for supplying extensive material to wide-ranging ensembles\u2014from big bands to string quartets and symphony orchestras. My arrangements have been featured prominently in major Lithuanian national television (LRT) cultural and musical projects, including Dainuoju Lietuv\u0105<\/i>, Gra\u017eiausios poet\u0173 dainos<\/i>, and Dain\u0173 dainel\u0117<\/i> (2019\u20132026 seasons) , as well as productions for the Panev\u0117\u017eys Musical Theatre, Vilniaus Sinfonietta, and Kaunas Big Band.<\/li>
    • Album Releases & The “Creative Network”:<\/b> In recent years, I have prioritized original compositions, collaborating closely with top jazz musicians across Latvia, Belgium, Denmark, and Italy to record several albums under my Creative Network<\/i> initiative:
      • How Deep Is Her Voice<\/i> (2022)<\/li>
      • And The Sun Will Shine When I’ll See You Again<\/i> (2023) \u2014 critically acclaimed in the French jazz magazine “Citizen Jazz” (2025), where writer Mario Borroni highlighted its innovative approach to jazz evolution.<\/li>
      • There Will Never Be Another Antwerp<\/i> (2024)<\/li>
      • Trio El Grey<\/i> (2025)<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
      • Ensembles & Orchestras:<\/b> I actively perform with and lead several prominent groups, including the Leonardas Pilkauskas Birthday Septet<\/i> (founded in 2018) and the Vilnius JJAZZ Orchestra<\/i> (since 2022).<\/li>
      • Pedagogical Career (2012\u2013Present):<\/b> Alongside my stage career, I believe deeply in giving back to the community. Since 2012, I have been educating the next generation of musicians at the Contemporary School Centre (\u0160iuolaikin\u0117s mokyklos centras<\/i>) in Vilnius, where I also founded the \u0160iMC Jazz Band<\/i> for kids.<\/li><\/ul>

        My Philosophy:<\/b> For me, music is a mature, deeply reflective craft. Whether orchestrating for a televised symphony orchestra or improvising on stage with a small jazz combo, my goal is to fuse technical mastery with genuine emotional authenticity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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        About Me: Leonardas Pilkauskas I am a professional musician, multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinet, flute), composer, arranger and educator. Active on the jazz scene since 2006, my musical journey bridges classical precision and contemporary jazz freedom. Today, I am recognized as one of Lithuania’s most versatile and prolific woodwind performers and orchestrators. Education & Academic Foundations 2006: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"enabled","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leonardaspilkauskas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leonardaspilkauskas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leonardaspilkauskas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leonardaspilkauskas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leonardaspilkauskas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6"}],"version-history":[{"count":430,"href":"https:\/\/leonardaspilkauskas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1187,"href":"https:\/\/leonardaspilkauskas.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6\/revisions\/1187"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leonardaspilkauskas.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}