Raimonda Skabeikaitė is a Lithuanian conductor, composer and music educator known for her dedication to contemporary music. As an active educator and artist, she also engages in interdisciplinary and collaborative projects, aiming to promote contemporary music on various platforms.
She was currently a scholarship holder at the International Ensemble Modern Academy (IEMA) for 2023/24 season. Her career has already seen her perform at the prestigious and international festivals, such as “Into the Open” in Berlin (DE), “Wittener Tage für Neue Kammermusik” in Witten (DE), “Time of Music” in Viitasaari (FIN), and the “Lucerne Festival” in Luzern (CHE). Additionally, she has been selected for the Contemporary-Conducting Programme at the Lucerne Festival Academy in 2024.
Raimonda´s achievements include winning the
5th International NINO ROTA Conducting Competitionin May 2022, where she also received a Special Award from the audience of Taranto. Erlier, she won first prize in the 3rd Competition Città Brescia - Giancarlo Facchinetti.
Raimonda actively participated in workshops and master classes for orchestral and choir conducting as well as opera coaching with Alexander Soddy, Johannes Vogel, Benjamin Reiners, Sigmund Thorp, Florian Benfer, Peter Henke, Robert Sund, Erik Westberg and Julien Salemkour.