Ona Jonaityte
flute

Ms. Jonaityte has won several competitions including 1st prize at the 27th James Pappoutsakis Flute Competition (Boston, 2007), YAMAHA Woodwind Competition (Lithuania, 2006), The International Juodkrante Flute Competition (Lithuania, 2005),
3rd prize at the XXIX Scecinik Young Performers Competition (Poland, 2000).
Recently the Greater Boston Flute Association announced Ms. Jonaityte as their New Horizon’s Artist’07 which recognizes exceptional talent, poise, and drive, as well as technical achievement and the ability to communicate a devotion to flute music through performance.

Ms. Jonaityte participated in the master classes of William Bennett, Gerard Bourgogne, Fernando Brandau, Denis Bouriakov, Barbara Giesler-Haase, John Heiss, Eduard Brunner and Klaus Thunemann. She performed with The Vilnius University Chamber Music Ensemble, Musica Humana, Vilnius State Quartet, and The Lithuanian National Opera - Ballet Theater. Before coming to The United States Ona has toured in France, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Spain.

Ms. Jonaityte has recently graduated The Boston Conservatory where she obtained a Graduate Performance Diploma. In 2004 Ona studied in France at The Lyon National Conservatory of Music and Dance with Professor Philippe Bernold and Emannuelle Reville. In 2006 she graduated from The Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theater with a Masters in Performance and Teaching.