Lithuanian pianist Ieva Jokubaviciute’s powerfully intricate performances have led critics to describe her as possessing “razor-sharp intelligence and wit” (The Washington Post) and as “an artist of commanding technique, refined temperament, and persuasive insight” (The New York Times). In 2006, she was honored as a recipient of a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship.
In 2021, Sono Luminus released Ms. Jokubaviciute’s latest recording, Northscapes, featuring works by twenty-first-century composers from the Nordic and Baltic countries of Europe. Gramophone magazine described it as “a fascinating, well-balanced programme, played with engrossingly undemonstrative virtuosity… Jokubaviciute navigates the contrasting demands of each work with hugely impressive skill.”
Jokubaviciute’s recital programs and recording projects bring her to major stages across the US and Europe. She made her orchestral debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival and has since performed concerti with orchestras in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Montevideo, Uruguay; Washington, DC; and Fargo, ND.
A highly sought-after chamber musician and collaborator, Ieva appears on major stages throughout North America and tours extensively in Europe, Japan, India, and South America. She regularly performs at international music festivals, including Marlboro, Ravinia, Chesapeake Chamber Music, Prussia Cove in Cornwall, England, and the Festival de la Musique de Chambre at La Lointaine in France. Recently, she participated at the Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival in Burlington, VT; Seattle Chamber Music Festival; Festival Mozaic in San Luis Obispo, CA; and the Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival at East Carolina University. She is a founding member of Trio Cavatina, a winner of the Naumburg International Chamber Music Competition.
Earning degrees from the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia and from Mannes College of Music in New York City, her principal teachers have been Seymour Lipkin and Richard Goode. In 2020, Ieva was appointed to Associate Professor of the Practice of Music, Piano at Duke University in Durham, NC. Previously, Ieva was Associate Professor, Piano at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA.
