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Vyacheslav Ganelin

Vyacheslav Ganelin was born in Moscow in 1944. He graduated in 1968 from the State Conservatory Vilnius/Lithuania where he then taught composition; he subsequently became Music Director of the Vilnius Russian Drama Theatre. In 1971 he had founded the "Ganelin Trio" (with V. Chekassin and V. Tarasov) which toured most European countries durings the ‘70s and the '80s, and had an extraordinary success worldwide. In 1987 he left Lithuania and emmigrated to Israel. In 1999 he founded the new GANELIN TRIO PRIORITY. Vyacheslav Ganelin has written compositions for symphonic orchestra, theater, chamber music, vocal ensembles, jazz big-band, two operas, three pieces for ballet and the sound tracks for more than 30 films.

Arkady Gotesman: Music For An Imaginary Ballet

Read "Music For An Imaginary Ballet" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
November 3, 2026

On Music For An Imaginary Ballet, Lithuanian drummer Arkady Gotesman assembles a suite of pieces that act as a vibrant career-spanning résumé of his practice. During that time he has collaborated with every major Lithuanian jazz figure, including reedist Petras Vysniauskas with whom he released PetrArka (ITM Records), the first-ever Lithuanian jazz CD, in 1990. In addition, as one of his country's leading improvisers, Gotesman is often matched with visiting luminaries, several of whom appear on selections here.

Album Review

Arkady Gotesman: Music For An Imaginary Ballet

Read "Music For An Imaginary Ballet" reviewed by Ieva Pakalniškytė

by Ieva Pakalniškytė
December 6, 2025

Arkady Gotesman occupies a singular position in Lithuanian music scene, having performed across more than fifty international festivals and concerts as a percussionist, composer and interdisciplinary artist whose work spans jazz, contemporary classical repertoire, free improvisation, theatre, literature and film. Over four decades he has collaborated with an exceptional range of musicians--from Vyacheslav Ganelin, Petras Vysniauskas, Liudas Mockūnas, Anthony Coleman and Mats Gustafsson to Nate Wooley, Charles Gayle, Barry Guy and Dave Douglas, among many others--while also premiering works by Anatolijus Šenderovas, Osvaldas Balakauskas, ...

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Film Review

Ganelin Trio Priority: Live at the Lithuanian Philharmony Vilinius 2005

by Eyal Hareuveni
May 23, 2007

Ganelin Trio Priority Live at the Lithuanian National Philharmony Vilnius 2005 Nemu Records 2007

This video-audio document of an on-location performance presents the Ganelin Trio Priority at its best. This trio--led by Russian-born Israeli composer Vyacheslav Ganelin with Lithuanian saxophonist Petras Vysniauskas and German drummer Klaus Kugel --is the main musical vehicle of Ganelin in the last years, with a steady touring schedule (including a concert in the forthcoming Vision ...