Saulius Sondeckis

Lithuanian violinist, conductor, orchestra leader and professor
Person human Q2983565
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Saulius Sondeckis

Summary

Saulius Sondeckis is a human[1]. Born in Šiauliai[2], he… he was born on October 11, 1928[3]. He died in Vilnius[4]. He died on February 3, 2016[5]. He worked as a conductor[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], violinist[9], and violist[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Šiauliai[2], Saulius Sondeckis…
  • Saulius Sondeckis passed away in Vilnius[4].
  • Saulius Sondeckis was born on October 11, 1928[3].
  • Saulius Sondeckis died on February 3, 2016[5].
  • Saulius Sondeckis is buried at Antakalnis Cemetery[12].
  • Saulius Sondeckis's father was Jackus Sondeckis[13].
  • Saulius Sondeckis held citizenship in Lithuania[14].
  • Saulius Sondeckis held citizenship in Soviet Union[15].
  • Saulius Sondeckis's professions included conductor[6].
  • Saulius Sondeckis's professions included musicologist[7].
  • Saulius Sondeckis worked as a music educator[8].
  • Saulius Sondeckis worked as a violinist[9].
  • Saulius Sondeckis's professions included violist[10].
  • Among Saulius Sondeckis's employers was Saint Petersburg Conservatory[16].
  • Saulius Sondeckis was educated at Moscow Conservatory[17].
  • Saulius Sondeckis's education included a stint at Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre[18].
  • Saulius Sondeckis's education included a stint at Šiauliai Gymnasium[19].
  • Saulius Sondeckis received the USSR State Prize[20].
  • Saulius Sondeckis received the Order of Honour[21].
  • Saulius Sondeckis received the People's Artist of the USSR[22].
  • Saulius Sondeckis received the Lithuanian National Prize[23].
  • Saulius Sondeckis received the Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas[24].
  • Saulius Sondeckis received the January 13th commemorative medal[25].
  • Saulius Sondeckis is recorded as male[26].
  • Saulius Sondeckis's instance of is recorded as human[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: LT[29]

  • Began / founded: 1928-10-11[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 2016-02-03[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c060a429-007b-4b18-8c5c-d23f0c3f285f[32]

Body

Origins and Family

Saulius Sondeckis was born in Šiauliai[2]. He was born on October 11, 1928[3]. His father was Jackus Sondeckis[13].

Education

Educated at Moscow Conservatory[17], a conservatory[33], in Russian Empire[34], founded in 1866[35], headquartered in Moscow[36]; Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre[18], a college of music[37], in Lithuania[38], founded in 1919[39]; and Šiauliai Gymnasium[19], a school[40], in Lithuania[41], founded in 1851[42].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conductor[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], violinist[9], and violist[10]. Saulius Sondeckis was employed by Saint Petersburg Conservatory[16].

Recognition

Awards received include USSR State Prize[20], a Soviet state award[43], in Soviet Union[44], founded in 1966[45]; Order of Honour[21], an order[46], in Russia[47], founded in 1994[48]; People's Artist of the USSR[22], an award[49], in Soviet Union[50], founded in 1936[51]; Lithuanian National Prize[23], a national award[52], in Lithuania[53], founded in 1989[54]; Grand Cross of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas[24], a grade of an order[55], in Lithuania[56]; and January 13th commemorative medal[25], a commemorative medal[57], in Lithuania[58], founded in 1991[59].

Personal Life

Saulius Sondeckis was affiliated with the Social Democratic Party of Lithuania[60].

Death and Burial

Saulius Sondeckis died on February 3, 2016[5]. He died in Vilnius[4]. The cause of death was stroke[61]. Burial took place at Antakalnis Cemetery[12].

Why It Matters

Saulius Sondeckis ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month, #7,294 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]

FAQs

Where was Saulius Sondeckis born?

Saulius Sondeckis's place of birth was Šiauliai[2].

Where did Saulius Sondeckis die?

Saulius Sondeckis died in Vilnius[4].

Who were Saulius Sondeckis's parents?

Saulius Sondeckis's father was Jackus Sondeckis[13].

What did Saulius Sondeckis do for work?

Saulius Sondeckis worked as conductor[6], musicologist[7], music educator[8], violinist[9], and violist[10].

Where did Saulius Sondeckis go to school?

Saulius Sondeckis was educated at Moscow Conservatory[17], Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre[18], and Šiauliai Gymnasium[19].

What awards did Saulius Sondeckis receive?

Honors received include USSR State Prize[20], Order of Honour[21], People's Artist of the USSR[22], and Lithuanian National Prize[23].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [27] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [17] . wikidata.org.
  9. [18] . wikidata.org.
  10. [19] . wikidata.org.
  11. [60] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] . wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [61] . wikidata.org.
  26. [3] . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [5] . Discogs. Retrieved . lietuvosdiena.lrytas.lt. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [54] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [55] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [56] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  25. [57] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  26. [58] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  27. [59] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [62] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [63] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Saulius Sondeckis. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/saulius-sondeckis
MLA “Saulius Sondeckis.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/saulius-sondeckis.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_saulius-sondeckis_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Saulius Sondeckis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/saulius-sondeckis}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Saulius Sondeckis — https://4ort.xyz/entity/saulius-sondeckis (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/saulius-sondeckis · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Educated at Moscow Conservatory, Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, Šiauliai Gymnasium
    Place of birth Šiauliai
    Member of political party Social Democratic Party of Lithuania
    Languages spoken, written or signed Lithuanian
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32083|batch #32083]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (25)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.