Alvidas Tautkus (born 24 December 1953) is a Lithuanian music producer, composer and singer who founded the soft rock music group Rondo.
Career
Early years
A high school student in Šiluva, Alvidas, the leader and vocalist founded a school band. Young Eimuntas Nekrošius played bass guitar. Eimuntas' father, a handyman carpenter, carved the bass guitar out of wood.15min . Retrieved 2026-06-12.
Alvidas graduated from the high school and moved to capital Vilnius to pursue studies at Vilnius University.15min . Retrieved 2026-06-12.
"Rondo"
Tautkus graduated in German studies from Vilnius University and moved to Raseiniai in Western Lithuania to teach German language at a community college. Alvidas Tautkus founded the soft rock group Rondo in 1976; his brother Gintautas was a guitarist.
"During the dreary days of Soviet era the rock group attracted crowds of visitors from small towns to cities to large concert halls", Laima Zemuliene of Stilius wrote in 2021Stilius
Rondo remains "one of the leading bands in Lithuania", Musikmarkt wrote in 1993.MusikMarkt
The band held a 50th anniversary tour in 2026. Delfi.lt Rondo 50 > lrt.lt
Naming the band "Rondo"
Musicologist Liudas Saltenis suggested to officially name the group Rondo. Per rules of Soviet culture, the musical group names could not be chosen at will. The name Rondo''' had to be approved by the then-Soviet Ministry of Culture. 15min . Retrieved 2026-06-12.
Founding band members (1976)
Alvidas Tautkus – vocal, keyboards, song writer Gintautas Tautkus – vocal, guitar, song writer Arunas Armonas – vocal, guitar, saxophone, song writer Antanas Morkevicius – vocals, bass guitar Romas Uzusienis – drums, percussion 15min . Retrieved 2026-06-12.
Notable "Rondo" songs Geguzi lrt.lt Prisiglausk lrt.lt Vakare lrt.lt Musu zalias Kaune lrt.lt Laukų gėle Pelenė Lietuva lrt.lt Margarita Stilius Egle, mano sese Delfi.lt Rondo 50 > Tevyne (Trecias Atsidusimas) 15min . Retrieved 2026-06-12.
"Pop Centras"
After the restoration of Lithuanian independence in 1990 along with the country's democratic and economic liberties Tautkus founded a music production company Pop Centras.
"Alvidas Tautkus wants to secure the survival of Lithuania's music scene as a dealmaker", German Musikmarkt wrote in 1993.
With the Iron curtain just behind, the "Pop Centras" by Alvidas produced the first shows of Dieter Bohlen and Thomas Anders of Modern Talking, Smokie, NazarethMusikMarkt , Boney M., Chris Norman, Slade Slade lrytas.lt , Samantha Fox Fox 15min and Kim Wilde Kim Wilde Hits Tour 1994 . Retrieved 2026-08-23. in Lithuania.
Groups produced by Alvidas Tautkus and Pop Centras Tautkus' Pop Centras co-launched and produced several musical groups. N.E.O.. Mink Taka TV3 MinkTaka . Retrieved 2026-08-22. Aitra Kvint‘M TV3 KvintM . Retrieved 2026-08-22. Stiprus Smūgis 16 Hz Pilnatis Amplua"ATM Kompanija" productions
Alvidas Tautkus launched creative music production company ATM Kompanija in 2008. "ATM Kompanija" produced concerts Baltischer Wind at the Berliner Philharmonie in 2018 to commemorate anniversary of contemporary Lithuanian state https://www.lrytas.lt/kultura/scena/2018/03/29/news/merunas-vitulskis-su-kauno-miesto-simfoniniu-orkestru-koncertuos-berlyno-filharmonijoje-5517049 https://berlynas.vlbe.org/2018/04/10/kauno-simfoninis-orkestras-su-merunu-vitulskiu-baltischer-wind-geguzes-14-d-20-val/. The concert featured Kaunas State Philharmonic and vocalist Merunas Vitulskis.
Awards and honors 2022: "Lifetime commitment and devotion to Lithuanian show business and popular culture", AGATA
References
External links The True Story of Tautkus Brothers by Jurgita Čekatauskaite as published in print magazine Legendos'' by 15min.lt, March 2026 Alvidas Tautkus wants to secure the survival of Lithuania's music scene as a dealmaker , Musikmarkt, year 1993, vol. 22, page 44