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\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cThe playing of the kankl\u0117s, a unique Lithuanian folk stringed instrument, by Kristina Kupryt\u0117 is a culmination of what has been achieved in the development of the whole culture related to the kankl\u0117s.\u201d Prof. Dr. Algirdas Vy\u017eintas, from a review of the CD \u201cColours of the Kankl\u0117s\u201d, 2005 [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/wp-content\/uploads\/03-Kristina-Kurpryte-02-scaled.jpg” title_text=”03 Kristina Kurpryt\u0117 02″ _builder_version=”4.21.0″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cThe playing of the kankl\u0117s, a unique Lithuanian folk stringed instrument, by Kristina Kupryt\u0117 is a culmination of what has been achieved in the development of the whole culture related to the kankl\u0117s.\u201d Prof. Dr. Algirdas Vy\u017eintas, from a review of the CD \u201cColours of the Kankl\u0117s\u201d, 2005\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A graduate […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12263,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jury-2025"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12312"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12317,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12312\/revisions\/12317"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saulesziedas.lt\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0A graduate of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Kristina is a performer, a creative director of artistic collaboration, and an expert teacher. Her students \u2013 like herself \u2013 are laureates of national and international competitions and active participants in cultural events and festivals.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0She is frequently invited to appear on television and radio programs, as well as to serve on the juries of prestigious music competitions.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Kristina\u2019s artistic work spans a wide spectrum \u2013 from the ancient traditions of the kankl\u0117s to bold modern interpretations and experimental forms, from deep folkloric roots to imaginative, cross-genre collaborations.
She actively works with classical musicians, orchestras, and instrument craftsmen. One of her closest artistic partnerships is with the \u0160iauliai City Chamber Orchestra \u201cCamerata Solaris\u201d.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Currently based in the Netherlands, Kristina continues her journey as a musical pilgrim \u2013 travelling the world and, through her music, telling the story of Lithuania and the kankl\u0117s.
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Kristina.Kupryte.LT<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n