# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/osvaldas-balakauskas
# Generated: 2026-08-15T10:40:02.130Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/osvaldas-balakauskas"
name: "Osvaldas Balakauskas"
slug: "osvaldas-balakauskas"
description: "Osvaldas Jonas Balakauskas was a Lithuanian composer of classical music, academic teacher and diplomat. He taught at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre, where he served as head of the composition department from 1988 to 1992 and again from 1995. From 1992 to 1994, he served as Lithuania's ambassador to France, Spain and Portugal. Balakauskas composed five symphonies, concertos, chamber music, and a Requiem in memory of Stasys Lozoraitis."
tagline: "Lithuanian composer and diplomat (1937—2026)"
image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/66/Osvaldas_Balakauskas_%281%29.jpg"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1937-12-19"
deathDate: "2026-04-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump