Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra

The other, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO, Lietuvos nacionalinis simfoninis orkestras) was founded in 1940.

[1] The orchestra began as a group of young musicians led by Gintaras Rinkevičius in 1988, which gave its first concert on January 30, 1989.

[2] One of the most famous conductor in Lithuania, the National Award winner Gintaras Rinkevičius (b.

1960) is a Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra‘s founder, artistic director and chief conductor.

The orchestra staged over a dozen operas, starting with Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman directed by Oskaras Koršunovas in 1995.