Rokas Diržys
Violin, 18, Lithuanian
Rokas Diržys (b. 2008) is currently studying at the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art in the violin class of Professor Rūta Lipinaitytė-Savickienė.
His achievements include First Prize and the EMCY Prize at the XII International Balys Dvarionas Competition (2024), a Diploma at the VII Jascha Heifetz competition (Lithuania, 2025), First Prize at the Andrea Postacchini (Italy, 2025) and Georg Philipp Telemann (Poland, 2025) international violin competitions. He has also won a special prize for the best Bach interpretation at the 9th International Henri Marteau Violin Competition (Germany, 2026). Rokas regularly performs as a soloist with leading Lithuanian orchestras and plays a violin by Stefan-Peter Greiner.
WFISC Semi-final
Wednesday 30th September 7pm
E. Balsys – Prelude and Toccata for Solo Violin
W. A. Mozart – Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 32 in B-flat major, K. 454; 1st movement
F. Mendelssohn Bartholdy – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64; 2nd and 3rd movements
J. S. Bach – Sonata for Solo Violin No. 1 in G minor, BWV 1001; Adagio and Fugue
F. Waxman – Carmen Fantasy