Born in 1994 in Klaipeda (Lithuania) and began taking piano lessons there at the age of 7 at the E. Balsys gymnasium of arts, going on to graduate with top honors in 2013.

 

Sandra has got some prizes in International competitions such as "Music without limits" in Druskininkai (Lithuania), polish piano competition, dedicated to F. Chopin in Vilnius (Lithuania), young talents competition in Val Tidone (Italy), RDAM piano competition (Denmark) and others.

 

What is more, she has got many scholarships from different foundations: Viskum fond, Holger Arndts foundation, Erna og Jan Løgstrups Fond, Feldhusens Fond, Oticon fonden, DKDM fond for pianister, Thyra Rosa Berthold Johansens legat, Torp-Pedersens fond and a big donation for studies in Sibelius Academy (Finland) from Gustaf Packaléns Memorial Foundation.

 

Without competitive activity Sandra has taken part in festivals and participated in masterclasses with great pianists and teachers as : Irina Osipova, Epifanio Comis, Violetta Egorova, Eugen Indjic, Daniele Petralia, Eero Heinonen, Stefan Sheja, Vladislav Bronevetzky, David Lively, Kristin Merscher, Peter Donohoe, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Boris Berman and others.

 

Her solo repertoire includes works by a wide range of composers, from 17th to 21st century. However, romantic period dominates a significant part of her repertoire. In addition, Sandra is a passionate chamber music performer. She enjoys playing in all kind of ensembles (as well as in experimental and not traditional ensembles). Since 2016

she is a  member of Estil duo  (piano and clarinet duo) with

a Spanish clarinetist Fátima Trives.

 

Sandra’s studies took place at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. Her prominent professors were Anne Øland, Jens Elvekjær, Erik T. Tawaststjerna, and Juhani Lagerspetz.