My guest today is the Lithuanian pianist, pedagogue, and presenter Gintaras Januševičius. 

Hailing from a musical family his career to date has been defined by versatility and constant innovation.

A graduate of the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien in Hannover, and prize winner at multiple competitions, Gintaras now sits on numerous international competition juries and is artistic director of the Klavierstadt Einbeck series of competitions.

Alongside a busy performing career as a solo pianist, chamber musician, and soloist, he runs a successful private studio in Hannover, and gives masterclass all around the world.

In 2017, and seeking to equip young artists with all the skills necessary to succeed in the modern world, he founded two international piano academies - Klaipeda Piano Masters in Lithuania, and the invite only Feuerwerk Einbeck in Germany.

In early January of 2024, I visited him in his private studio where I began by asking what drew him to the piano...

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