Orinta Budnikaitė

Orinta Budnikaitė is a Lithuanian musicologist and current general manager of Natų knygynas, the only one sheet music store in Lithuania. Working together with the Lithuanian Government, national and foreign NGO's, she initiated a multitude of international cooperation projects devoted to the respect of copyrights in music, audience development, education of unrepresented groups through culture, as well as initiatives aimed at fostering the culture of Lithuanian national minorities. Over the years, Orinta developed the small sheet music store into a center for performing arts which annually runs large classical music events, interdisciplinary art projects, and international professional music competitions in Lithuania.