JURY "Edelweiss" 2023
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Chairman
Dr.Doz. Samir Mirzoev (Azerbaijan)
Ph.D., Docent of Baku Music Academy, Docent in Antalya State Conservatoire. Concert pianist, lector in Antalya State Conservatoire, (Turkey). Author of books on modern musical symbolism interpretation.
His studies and articles, have been translated into lithuanian,turkish, bulgarian,english languages.
As international jury member or chairman, Samir Mirzoev has worked in Russia, Lithuania, the United States, Italy, Turkey. He made reports in Festivals at the Academy of Music in Sofia, Bulgaria and Istanbul.
M.Mag. Veronika Kopjova (Lithuania)
Concert pianist, Senior Lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Since 2019 Veronika is member of contemporary music
ensemble "Platypus" and chamber ensemble "Trio Lt"
She performs regularly in halls throughout Europe at prestigious venues such as Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Musikverein Vienna, Konzerthaus Vienna, Bratislava Philharmony, Graz Musikverein, NDR Hannover, Auditorio Ciudad de León, National House of Vinohrady Prague, Lithuanian National Philharmonic halls.
Irina Woronow
qualified pianist and music teacher,
completed her training at the P. Tschaikowsky Music Academy, then at the State University of Music in Almaty / Kazakhstan with degrees in piano, piano pedagogy,
accompaniment and chamber music.
Then diploma at the State University for Music and Performing Arts in Mannheim in the subject of elementary music education (with Professor Maria
Rebhahn).
Successful activity as a piano teacher and pianist.
Author of the piano school "Verliebte Giraffe", "Happy Piano Keys", "Happy Piano Duets" and the workbooks "Piano Detective".
Seminar leader at home and abroad.
Ma Irmantas Andriūnas
(Lithuania)
soloist, teacher.
Graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1996, where he studied birbyne with prof. Antanas Smolskus. For nearly twenty years, he lectured at
the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and taught and led the orchestra of folk instruments at the Balys Dvarionas Music School in Vilnius (Lithuania).He has performed in Sweden, Turkey,
the Czech Republic and Italy, has given solo concerts at the Two Days & Two Nights of New Music international festival in Odessa (2000, 2008), and together with the Vaivora ensemble has
toured in Germany, the USA, Poland and Russia
JURY "Edelweiss 2021" ONLINE
The Chairman Ph.Dr. Samir Mirzoev (Azerbaijan -Turkey)
Rasa Derbutienė (Lithuania)
Doc. Irina Mints (Germany)
Ma. Egle Kirkaitė (Lithuania)
Violeta Jucevičienė (Lithuania)
Piano teacher - expert. Graduated in Piano Performing Arts - Lithuanian SSR State
Conservatory / now - LMTA (Assoc. Prof. P. Biveinis). Chairwoman of Kaunas Region Piano Teachers' Association.
JURY "Edelweiss 2016-2019"
The Chairman
Samir Mirzoev (Azerbaijan)
Ph.D., Docent of Baku Music Academy. Concert pianist, lector in Antalya State Conservatoire, Turkey. Author of books on modern musical symbolism interpretation.
Egle Kirkaitė (Lithuania)
Pianist. Piano teacher and accompanist at "Musikum" Saalfelden/Salzburg.
Began to study piano at 7 years in Kaunas J.Naujalis
music high school, B.Kumpikienės class. In 2006, she graduated the Lithuanian Music Academy , and got a master's degree in music education (prof. Drasutiene's class) and chamber music
master's degree (prof. J.Andrejevo class).
E.Kirkaitė studied in master classes in Lithuania, Sweden and Austria with Professor A.Balk-Moller, G.Sproge A. Konjoumdjian, W.Klos R. Sloan et al.
In 2007, together with colleagues Šalčiūtė L. and A. Krištaponienė and Symphony Orchestra of Kaunas ( conducted by M. Pitrėnas) have performed Triple concerto for violin,
cello and piano in C major, op.56 by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Egle Kirkaitė is a winner of various international solo and chamber ensembles competitions, she won acclaim at concerts and festivals in Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Italy and
Austria.
In 2006-2009, she worked as a piano teacher and accompanist Garliavos art school.
Rasa Derbutienė (Lithuania)
Piano teacher - expert. Deputy Director in the First Music School Kaunas.
For a long time has worked as a Chairwoman of the association of piano teachers of Kaunas county.
Organizer of several international
competitions in Lithuania.
Veronika Kopjova (Lithuania)
Concert pianist, lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Since 2019 Veronika is member of contemporary music
ensemble "Platypus" and chamber ensemble
„Trio lt“
Lithuanian-born pianist Veronika Kopjova enjoys an
active musical life as both a soloist and chamber musician, performing regularly in halls throughout Europe at prestigious venues such as Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Musikverein Vienna, Konzerthaus
Vienna, Bratislava Philharmony, Graz Musikverein, NDR Hannover, Auditorio Ciudad de León, National House of Vinohrady Prague, Lithuanian National Philharmonic halls.
After graduating form Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius where
she has received her Master degrees of Piano Performance and of Pedagogy Veronika is currently specialising in Piano Chamber Music at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with
Prof. Avedis Kouyoumdjian.
Irina Mints (Germany)
Concert pianist and piano teacher. Highly successful in educating young pianists. She is an author of the book “Hello, Piano”, the piano method book for beginners.
Irmantas Andriūnas (Lithuania)
Soloist, teacher. The member of chamber ensemble „Trio lt“. Specialist in classical and folk blowing instruments
Gabrielė Kondrotaitė (Lithuania)
Doctor of art, lecturer at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater and Kaunas Vytautas Magnus University Music Academy, piano teacher - expert at the National M.K. Čiurlionis Art School. Chairman of the Piano Methodical Commission
- Komisijos nariai nusišalina nuo savo mokinių vertinimo!
- Jury members are aloof from evaluation of their students!
2017 JURY
The Chairman
Samir Mirzoev (Azerbaijan)
Docent of Baku Music Academy
Pianist, lector in Antalya State Conservatoire, Turkey
The pianist is a laureate of the national and international competitions. He graduated from the Azerbaijan State U.Gadzibekov Music Academy, then he completed
post-graduate studies under the supervision of Professor I.Abaskuliev. Since 2007 he is an associate professor of Baku Music Academy. In 2002 he founded the Piano department at the Antalya State
Conservatoire and was the Head of this Department in 2002 – 2007
S.Mirzoev - one of the founder of the Modern Music Ensemble “SoNoR“ in Baku. The festival “Piano Days in Antalya“ was first held in Turkey on the initiative
of Samir Mirzoev. He is an author of book about the symbolism in an avant-garde music, also - studies and articles, which have been translated into lithuanian, turkish, bulgarian, english
languages. As international jury member or chairman, Samir Mirzoev has worked in Russia, Lithuania, the United States, Italy, Turkey. He made reports in Festivals at the Academy of Music in
Sofia, Bulgaria and Istanbul.
S.Mirzoev gave concerts in Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldavia, Holland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Germany. The
pianist has made many recordings for the radio and TV of Baku, Berlin, Moscow, Sofia, Antalya, Istanbul. He was the first who performed many opuses of contemporary composers of Azerbaijan,
Austria, Georgia, Poland, France, Holland, Sweden. The Pianist is included to the list of modern music performers the Library of Congress in the USA.
Rasa Derbutienė (Lithuania)
Piano teacher - expert
Chairwoman of the association of piano teachers of Kaunas county.
She started to play the piano in Kaunas 1st Music School and later continued her education in Kaunas Conservatory of Juozas Gruodis. In 1989 graduated Lithuanian
State Conservatoire (now the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy) doc. P.Stravinskas class. After graduation R. Derbutienė regularly attends master classes and seminars in Lithuania and abroad
as well.
She has worked as piano teacher in Kaunas 1st Music School and Prienai Veiveriu A. Kucingis art school since 1983. A large
number of R.Derbutienė students have become winners in national and international competitions that were held in Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic,
Germany, France, Italy, Spain.
Teacher - expert R.Derbutienė organizes various events: concerts, competitions, festivals, conferences, seminars and workshops. The most important are:
international competition of young performers "Olympus Musicale (2005, 2008, 2011 2014), Musica pianoforte (2012 2015)," Trofeo Musicale "(2016). She is the initiator and art director of
the Republican contest "Young piano leaders" (2013 2015). Also R.Derbutienė is regularly invited as a member of juries in international and national competitions for young
pianists.
2001. R.Derbutienė initiated edition of information-methodical publication for Republican piano teachers "The
Pianist", and she is its editor.
Anna Smekhova
(Ukraine)
Vice-rector for international relations Music Institut R.Glier, Kiev
graduated the Kiev State Musical College of R. Gliere in 1969, later the Kiev State Conservatoire of P. Tchaikovsky in 1975.
Anna Smekhova is the professional musician and highly qualified teacher, the talented pianist. She has been working for more than 40 years at the Kiev Gliere Music Institute.
Graduates of Anna Smekhova study and work in different musical academies of the world: in the USA, in Holland, Russia, Italy, Austria, Germany.
Since 1995 Anna Smekhova has worked as a head of the preparatory department for foreign students of the Institute.
An important area of work done by Anna Smekhova is her participation in the organization of concert activities for the students of the Institute. She has organized tours to Poland, France, Lithuania, Slovakia, Canada, USA, South Korea, China, Turkey, Syria, Germany, Iran.
Ms. Smekhova has made a significant contribution to the development of major international projects such as the International Competition of Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz, the International Summer Music Academy, the International Festival "Kiev Summer Music Evenings" and "Virtuosos of the Planet".
Over the years Anna Smekhova has been conducting master classes in Ukraine, Latvia, USA, Canada, China, Republic of Korea, Montenegro. She is also a jury member of the All-Ukrainian and international competitions in the USA, Montenegro, Ukraine.
Mag. Egle Kirkaitė
(Lithuania)
pianist, teacher
Began to study piano at 7 years in Kaunas J.Naujalis music high school, B.Kumpikienės class. In 2006, she graduated the Lithuanian Music Academy , and
got a master's degree in music education (prof. Drasutiene's class) and chamber music master's degree (prof. J.Andrejevo class).
E.Kirkaitė studied in master classes in Lithuania, Sweden and Austria with Professor A.Balk-Moller, G.Sproge A. Konjoumdjian, W.Klos R. Sloan et
al.
In 2007, together with colleagues Šalčiūtė L. and A. Krištaponienė and Symphony Orchestra of Kaunas ( conducted by M. Pitrėnas) have
performed Triple concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, op.56 by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Egle Kirkaitė is a winner of various international solo and chamber ensembles competitions, she won acclaim at concerts and festivals in
Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Italy and Austria.
In 2006-2009, she worked as a piano teacher and accompanist Garliavos art school.
Since 2010, lives in Austria, works at "Musikum" as piano teacher and accompanist.
Jury member of the first international competition, "Edelweiss" 2016
Veronika Kopjova
(Lithuania)
Pianist, lecturer at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna.
Lithuanian-born pianist Veronika Kopjova enjoys an active musical life as both a soloist and chamber musician, performing regularly in halls throughout Europe at prestigious venues such as Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Musikverein Vienna, Konzerthaus Vienna, Bratislava Philharmony, Graz Musikverein, NDR Hannover, Auditorio Ciudad de León, National House of Vinohrady Prague, Lithuanian National Philharmonic halls. As a soloist she has performed concertos with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra Castilla y León and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie Orchestra. Her performances have been broadcast on Dutch National Radio, NDR Kultur, Germany, ORF Austria and National Radio of Lithuania.
Veronika is a prize-winner of numerous international solo competitions in Germany, France, Spain, Lithuania. She has received scholarships from Yamaha-Foundation, Lithuanian Ministery of Culture, Live Music Now Hannover and University for Music and performing Arts Vienna
Veronika has benefitted from solo and chamber music masterclasses with distinguished musicians such as Elisabeth Leonskaja, Steven Isselis, Hatto Beyerle, Jacques Rouvier, Andrea Bonatta, Liana Issakadze, Jean-Guihen Queyras and others.
After graduating form Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in Vilnius where she has received her Master degrees of Piano Performance and of Pedagogy Veronika is currently specialising in Piano Chamber Music at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna with Prof. Avedis Kouyoumdjian. At the same time she is studying on the renowned postgraduate concert soloist course ‘Konzertexamen’ at the University of Music, Drama and Media Hannover with Prof. Ewa Kupiec.
Mag. Irmantas Andriūnas
(Lithuania)
soloist, teacher
graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1996, where he studied birbyne with prof. Antanas Smolskus. In addition to all Lithuanian traditional wind instruments, he also plays the clarinet. For nearly twenty years, he lectured at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and taught and led the orchestra of folk instruments at the Balys Dvarionas Music School in Vilnius (Lithuania). Irmantas has regularly performed in concerts organized by the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society, participates in chamber music festivals, and has appeared as a conductor at the Pupils’ Song festivals in Lithuania. He has performed in Sweden, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Italy, has given solo concerts at the Two Days & Two Nights of New Music international festival in Odessa (2000, 2008), and together with the Vaivora ensemble has toured in Germany, the USA, Poland and Russia. Currently he lives in Vienna..
Jury member of the first international competition, "Edelweiss" 2016
2016 JURY/ŽIURI
Komisijos pirmininkas / The Chairman
Samir Mirzoev (Azerbaidžanas)
Baku muzikos Akademijos Docentas
Pianistas, Antalijos (Turkija) valstybinės konservatorijos dėstytojas
Respublikinių ir tarptautinių konkursų laureatas. Baigė Azerbaidžano valstybinę U. Gadžibekovo muzikos akademiją, vėliau - aspirantūrą (prof. I.Abaskulijevo kl.)
Nuo 2007m. - Baku muzikos akademijos docentas. Antalijos valstybinės konservatorijos fortepijono katedros kūrėjas ir vadovas (2002 - 2007)
S. Mirzoev – vienas iš šiuolaikinės muzikos ansamblio „SoNoR“ (Baku) įkūrėjų; festivalio „Fortepijono dienos Antalijoje“ organizatorius; straipsnių, išverstų
į lietuvių, turkų, bulgarų, anglų kalbas bei knygos apie avangardinės muzikos simboliką autorius. Kaip tarptautinių konkursų žiuri narys ar pirmininkas, Samir Mirzoev dirbo Rusijoje,
Lietuvoje, JAV, Italijoje, Turkijoje. Skaitė pranešimus tarptautiniuose festivaliuose Sofijos muzikos akademijoje Bulgarijoje, Stambule.
S.Mirzoev koncertinė geografija aprėpia 17 šalių, tarp kurių: Azerbaidžanas, Belgija, Bulgarija, Čekija, Estija, Gruzija, Kazachstanas, Moldavija,
Olandija, Rusija, Turkija, Ukraina, Uzbekistanas, Vokietija. Atlikėjas koncertavo Baku, Berlyno, Maskvos, Sofijos, Antalijos, Stambulo radijuje ir televizijoje. Jo atliekami pirmą kartą
praskambėjo šiuolaikinių kompozitorių iš Azerbaidžano, Lenkijos, Gruzijos, Austrijos, Prancūzijos, Olandijos, Švedijos kūriniai.
Samir Mirzoev (Azerbaijan)
Docent of Baku Music Academy
Pianist, lector in Antalya State Conservatoire, Turkey
The pianist is a laureate of the national and international competitions. He graduated from the Azerbaijan State U.Gadzibekov Music Academy, then he completed
post-graduate studies under the supervision of Professor I.Abaskuliev. Since 2007 he is an associate professor of Baku Music Academy. In 2002 he founded the Piano department at the Antalya State
Conservatoire and was the Head of this Department in 2002 – 2007
S.Mirzoev - one of the founder of the Modern Music Ensemble “SoNoR“ in Baku. The festival “Piano Days in Antalya“ was first held in Turkey on the initiative
of Samir Mirzoev. He is an author of book about the symbolism in an avant-garde music, also - studies and articles, which have been translated into lithuanian, turkish, bulgarian, english
languages. As international jury member or chairman, Samir Mirzoev has worked in Russia, Lithuania, the United States, Italy, Turkey. He made reports in Festivals at the Academy of Music in
Sofia, Bulgaria and Istanbul.
S.Mirzoev gave concerts in Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldavia, Holland, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Germany. The
pianist has made many recordings for the radio and TV of Baku, Berlin, Moscow, Sofia, Antalya, Istanbul. He was the first who performed many opuses of contemporary composers of Azerbaijan,
Austria, Georgia, Poland, France, Holland, Sweden. The Pianist is included to the list of modern music performers the Library of Congress in the USA.
Nariai/ Members
Mag. Eglė Kirkaitė (Austrija)
pianistė, pedagogė
Baigė Kauno J. Naujalio muzikos gimnazijoją, mokytojos-ekspertės B.Kumpikienės klasėje. Vėliau - Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademijos muzikos pedagogikos magistro
studijas (prof. L. Drąsutienės klasė) ir kamerinės muzikos magistro studijas (prof. J.Andrejevo klasė).
Pianistė tobulinosi įvairiuose meistriškumo kursuose Lietuvoje, Švedijoje ir Austrijoje pas profesorius A.Balk-Moller, G.Sproge, A. Konjoumdjian, W.Klos, R.
Sloan ir kt.
2007 metais kartu su Kauno simfoniniu orkestru (dirig. M. Pitrėnas) bei kolegėmis L. Šalčiūte ir A. Krištaponiene atliko L.van Beethoven trigubą koncertą smuikui,
violončelei ir fortepijonui C-dur, op.56.
Eglė Kirkaitė yra įvairių tarptautinių solo bei kamerinių ansamblių laureatė, pripažinimą pelnė koncertuose ir festivaliuose Lietuvoje, Latvijoje, Švedijoje,
Italijoje bei Austrijoje.
2006-2009 metais dirbo pianino mokytoja ir koncertmeistere Garliavos meno mokykloje.Nuo 2010 metų gyvena Austrijoje
Mag. Egle Kirkaitė (Austria)
pianist, teacher
Began to study piano at 7 years in Kaunas J.Naujalis music high school, B.Kumpikienės class. In 2006, she graduated the Lithuanian Music Academy , and
got a master's degree in music education (prof. Drasutiene's class) and chamber music master's degree (prof. J.Andrejevo class).
E.Kirkaitė studied in master classes in Lithuania, Sweden and Austria with Professor A.Balk-Moller, G.Sproge A. Konjoumdjian, W.Klos R. Sloan et
al.
In 2007, together with colleagues Šalčiūtė L. and A. Krištaponienė and Symphony Orchestra of Kaunas ( conducted by M. Pitrėnas) have
performed Triple concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, op.56 by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Egle Kirkaitė is a winner of various international solo and chamber ensembles competitions, she won acclaim at concerts and festivals in
Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Italy and Austria.
In 2006-2009, he worked as a piano teacher and accompanist Garliavos art school.
Since 2010, lives in Austria.
Irmantas Andriūnas (Austrija)
solistas, pedagogas
1996 m. baigė Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademiją birbynės specialybę prof. A. Smolskaus klasėje. Atlikėjas groja visais lietuvių tradiciniais pučiamaisiais
instrumentais, klarnetu. Dėstė Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademijoje, B. Dvariono muzikos mokykloje vadovavo liaudies instrumentų orkestrui 
I. Andriūnas – respublikinių J. Švedo jaunųjų atlikėjų konkursų laureatas, Lietuvos nacionalinės
filharmonijos organizuojamų koncertų, kamerinės muzikos festivalių dalyvis, Moksleivių dainų šventės dirigentas. Koncertavo Švedijoje, Turkijoje, Čekijoje, Italijoje. Atliko solines programas
tarptautiniame šiuolaikinės muzikos festivalyje “Two Days&Two Nights of New Music” (2007, 2008) Odesoje (Ukraina). Su ansambliu ,,Vaivora” gastroliavo Vokietijoje, JAV, Lenkijoje, Rusijoje.
Nuo 2008 metų – ansamblio BAccK dalyvis
Mag. Irmantas Andriūnas (Austria)
soloist, teacher
graduated from the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre in 1996, where he studied birbyne with prof. Antanas Smolskus. In addition to all Lithuanian traditional wind instruments, he also plays the clarinet. For nearly twenty years, he lectured at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, and taught and led the orchestra of folk instruments at the Balys Dvarionas Music School in Vilnius (Lithuania). Irmantas has regularly performed in concerts organized by the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society, participates in chamber music festivals, and has appeared as a conductor at the Pupils’ Song festivals in Lithuania. He has performed in Sweden, Turkey, the Czech Republic and Italy, has given solo concerts at the Two Days & Two Nights of New Music international festival in Odessa (2000, 2008), and together with the Vaivora ensemble has toured in Germany, the USA, Poland and Russia. Currently he lives in Vienna..Au
Rasa Derbutienė (Lietuva)
Fortepijono mokytoja ekspertė,
Kauno krašto fortepijono mokytojų draugijos pirmininkė.
Mokytis skambinti fortepijonu pradėjo Kauno 1-oje muzikos mokykloje, vėliau mokslą tęsė Kauno Juozo Gruodžio konservatorijoje. 1989 m. Lietuvos Valstybinėje
konservatorijoje (dabar Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija) baigė doc. P.Stravinsko fortepijono klasę. Po baigimo nuolat tobulinasi įvairiuose meistriškumo kursuose bei seminaruose Lietuvoje ir
užsienyje.
Pedagoginį darbą R.Derbutienė dirba nuo 1983 m. Ji dėsto fortepijoną Kauno 1-oje muzikos mokykloje ir Prienų r. Veiverių Antano Kučingio meno mokykloje. Didelis
būrys mokytojos R.Derbutienės parengtų mokinių yra tapę laureatais nacionaliniuose ir tarptautiniuose konkursuose Lietuvoje, Latvijoje, Lenkijoje, Čekijoje, Vokietijoje, Prancūzijoje, Italijoje,
Ispanijoje.
R.Derbutienė organizuoja įvairius renginius: koncertus, konkursus, festivalius, konferencijas, seminarus-praktikumus. Ji yra tarptautinių jaunųjų atlikėjų konkursų
„Olimpo musicale“ (2005, 2008, 2011, 2014), „Musica pianoforte“ (2012, 2015), „Trofeo musicale“ (2016), respublikinio konkurso „Jaunieji fortepijono lyderiai“ (2013, 2015) iniciatorė ir meno
vadovė. Taip pat R.Derbutienė yra nuolat kviečiama dirbti tarptautinių ir respublikinių jaunųjų pianistų konkursų vertinimo komisijose.
2001 m. R.Derbutienė iniciavo respublikinio fortepijono mokytojų informacinio-metodinio leidinio „Pianistas“ leidimą ir yra jo redaktorė.
Rasa Derbutienė (Lietuva)
Piano teacher - expert
Chairwoman of the association of piano teachers of Kaunas county.
She started to play the piano in Kaunas 1st Music School and later continued her education in Kaunas Conservatory of Juozas Gruodis. In 1989 graduated Lithuanian
State Conservatoire (now the Lithuanian Music and Theatre Academy) doc. P.Stravinskas class. After graduation R. Derbutienė regularly attends master classes and seminars in Lithuania and abroad
as well.
She has worked as piano teacher in Kaunas 1st Music School and Prienai Veiveriu A. Kucingis art school since 1983. A large number of R.Derbutienė students
have become winners in national and international competitions that were held in Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy, Spain.
Teacher - expert R.Derbutienė organizes various events: concerts, competitions, festivals, conferences, seminars and workshops. The most important are:
international competition of young performers "Olympus Musicale (2005, 2008, 2011 2014), Musica pianoforte (2012 2015)," Trofeo Musicale "(2016). She is the initiator and art director of
the Republican contest "Young piano leaders" (2013 2015). Also R.Derbutienė is regularly invited as a member of juries in international and national competitions for young
pianists.
2001. R.Derbutienė initiated edition of information-methodical publication for Republican piano teachers "The Pianist", and she is its
editor.