"I believe in a musician’s vocational call to promote beauty, good, and harmony"
"I believe in a musician’s vocational call to promote beauty, good, and harmony"
Aiste is a well-known violin teacher in Lithuania. Her artistic and pedagogical activity has produced very good results: quite a few of her former students have become winners of national and international violin competitions. All of them are either continuing or have already their further studies in some other outstanding schools of Europe. Aiste Dvarionaite has not only imbibed the best long-standing traditions of teaching violin play, but has also enriched the methods of its teaching whilst working in the String Instruments Department of Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.
Aiste is a very warm and outgoing person, whose personal qualities are greatly appreciated by her colleagues and students alike. She is very skilful in conveying information and knowledge through different forms of teaching – be it a private violin lessons, public Master Classes or creative workshops, Aiste is well able to support and encourage her students artistic and professional growth. The results of her pedagogical and artistic activity are so successful, that it has not remained unnoticed by a wider public as it contributed to the spread of musical art.
Aiste Dvarionaite was one of the key violin teachers of our String Instrumments Department at the National M.K. Ciurlionis Arts School in Vilnius, Lithuania. Throughout her fourteen-year period of employment with us, Mrs Dvarionaite’s pedagogical work has been marked by depth of understanding, sensitivity and seriousness, her teaching transcends a lasting impression on those who experience it, be it colleagues or students, regardless of age or educational development.
As a member of our teaching staff, Mrs Aiste Dvarionaite was essential in building the excellent reputation of our String Department. She attracted talented students, and other gifted individuals have a keen interest in her violin lessons. Her sharp intelligence, superior musical knowledge, warm personality and integrity endear her to students whose artistic progress is impressive and who show remarkable affinity and dedication to music and their pedagogue.
Mrs Dvarionaite’s students showed excellent schooling; they successfully participated in international and national competitions, open concerts and other school and extra-curricular activity, creating a reputation of highest standard and utmost professionalism for the entire school.
As a highly creative person sparkling with extraordinary ideas she contributed a lot for the development of our school in general. Mrs Aiste Dvarionaite works in a very cooperative spirit, naturally attracting and inspiring staff members for achievement towards excellence in all fields of music and education. Any musical institution will benefit from professional affiliation with Mrs Dvarionaite and will be proud of this affiliation. I recommend Mrs. Aiste Dvarionaite very highly and without any reservation.