Martynas Švėgžda von Bekker
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Martynas Švėgžda von Bekker (b. 1967) is a famous Lithuanian violinist.
Martynas began practicing the violin at the age of five.
Since the early 90s he has performed solo with numerous orchestras throughout Europe and Russia, such as the Berliner Symphoniker under the direction of Hans Dieter Baum, the Georgian Philharmonic, the Hamburg Philharmonic, the Lithuanian Philharmonic, the Helsinki Chamber orchestra.
Martynas Švėgžda von Bekker is a full-time violin teacher at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. And he has collaborated with his master classes in the Magister Musicae project. He is also the artistic director of the Alternative Classical Music Festival in Vilnius.
