Artist description Oboe and English horn player, professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Classical Music.

Music Style Classical, Jazz

Musical Influences Juozas Rimas was the first one to play an oboe recital in Eastern Europe and the former SU.

Similar Artists Classical (oboe, flute, clarinet, piano): Boyd, Holliger, classical mp3, Bach, Mozart, Schubert, Sibelius, Telemann, Ravel, Vivaldi, Handel, Beethoven, Bartok, Debussy, Joplin, Albinoni, Haydn, Brahms

Artist History From the very beginning of his career, Juozas Rimas worked on the status of the oboe as a solo instrument. He was the first one to play an oboe recital in Eastern Europe and Eastern Europe (back in 1972) and ever since has been one of the most active soloists in Lithuania. The oboist has given hundreds of concerts, radio and television performances, performed with G. Kremer, G. Rozhdestvensky, all major Baltic and Russian orchestras, recorded 5 solo LPs, participated in the recording of 8 more classical LPS, 2 CDs of Lithuanian modern music, 2 free-jazz CDs, premiered more than 40 original oboe works, some of them written specially for him, recorded more than 150 pieces, including his own arrangements, for the Lithuanian State Radio. Juozas Rimas is a professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music

Group Members Juozas Rimas (oboe, English horn, arranging, voice), Kristina Rimiene (piano accompaniment), Ciurlionis Strings Trio.

Instruments Oboe (Rigoutat)

Press Reviews (online reviews related to this webpage) "He's wonderful, and finds colors in the instrument that will amaze you" JOHN BELL YOUNG, #1 pianist on MP3.com -- "...you have a new fan in me" ERNESTO CORTAZAR, #1 MP3.com Artist -- "...beautiful playing with a full melow sound" MICHAEL TRAVLOS, composer -- "Your playing is quite beautiful, I enjoyed your phrasing, nuances, and dynamic contrasts" MICHAEL IZOTOV, San Francisco Symphony Principal Oboe -- "These are great performances!!" DAVID RUNNION, Serafino Piano Trio -- "I have been very impressed by your beautiful playing" CARSON P. COOMAN, composer -- "...one of the true greats who has quality music and is in the proper genre" DAVID BLUMBERG, #1 NMA at MP3.com

Additional Info Juozas Rimas is pronounced roughly as "ewe-oh-zas rimmas".

Location Vilnius, Lithuania - Lithuania

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