Gabriele Zemaityte was born in Vilnius, Lithuania. She began her musical journey at the age of six, enrolling at the National Čiurlionis Art School, where she laid the foundation for her career as a pianist. She went on to complete both her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in classical piano performance at the Koninklijk Conservatorium in The Hague, studying under the guidance of esteemed professor Naum Grubert.

A laureate of numerous national and international piano competitions, Gabriele has taken part in masterclasses with distinguished pianists and educators including Dmitry Bashkirov, Stefan Vladar, David Breitman, and David Dolan. Her artistry has been showcased across various music festivals in the Netherlands, such as the Kammermuziekfestival Den Haag and the Gergiev Festival in De Doelen.

She has also performed at prestigious venues including Het Concertgebouw and the Muziekgebouw Amsterdam, often collaborating with prominent artists like Dutch mezzo-soprano Maria Warenberg. In 2019, Gabriele toured China as part of the NSOB orchestra, performing in 30 theatres both as an orchestral and solo pianist.

In 2021, she won 2nd prize at the Copenhagen Lied-Duo Competition alongside Filipino-American baritone Rolfe Dauz. Her commitment to contemporary music has been recognised with grants from the Lithuanian Council for Culture in both 2020 and 2023, supporting her work in commissioning and performing modern vocal and instrumental repertoire.

During her time in the Netherlands, Gabriele was honoured to practice on a Bechstein grand piano, generously loaned by the Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds.

In 2023-2025 she has served as a Collaborative Piano Fellow at Bard College Conservatory of Music, with a focus on vocal arts. There, she coached under the mentorship of Kayo Iwama, Erika Switzer, Stephanie Blythe, and Howard Watkins.

In 2024, she participated as a collaborative piano fellow at the Manetti Shrem Opera Program, and in summer 2025, Gabriele served as Vocal Piano Fellow at Music Academy of the West, where she worked on production of W.A. Mozart’s Don Giovanni, W. Bolcom’s Lucrezia.

Starting September Gabriele is joining Domingo-Colburn-Stein Young Artist Program at Los Angeles Opera.