Silvija ?iuladyt? is the founder of international contemporary music festival, CROSSROADS in Salzburg, Austria. The festival emerged in 2016, following contemporary music concerts of the same name, organized by Silvija in 2014 and 2015. Her vision is that CROSSROADS becomes one of the most prominent and unique contemporary music festivals in Europe, while also contributing to the Salzburg's cultural scene as an international, innovative, open and attractive event. Silvija is an active music performer, and regularly works with different classical and contemporary music ensembles and orchestras. She also manages various projects in Salzburg in collaboration with her fellow Lithuanian artists and composers, as well as the GOYA quartett. Silvija received a bachelor of arts degree from the Mozarteum University of Salzburg. She is currently studying on the Master's program performance practice in contemporary music, led by the ensemble Klangforum Wien, at the University of Music and Performing Arts Graz, Austria.