vc, *1957
Musician / Composer of Classical
Cellist and composer. Arvydas Malcys (born 1957) graduated twice from the Lithuanian Academy of Music, receiving diplomas both in cello playing in 1980, and composition in 1989. During the years of latter studies he has also attended lectures on polyphony and modern harmony and analysis. His work as a composer is coequal to his experience as a cello player. Arvydas Malcys has premiered quite a few of new works by Lithuanian composers as a soloist and with different ensembles. Since 1979 he has been playing the cello with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra. He was a member of the St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra of Vilnius Municipality from 1995 to 1997, and the Vilnius New Music Ensemble from 1995 to 2001.
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