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EVENTS

2011-05-31 -- 2011-06-14

VILNIUS FESTIVAL 2011


Tuesday, 31 May 2011, 19:00
Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall

Opening Concert

 

Performers:

Soloist VADIM REPIN (violin, Russia)

LITHUANIAN STATE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Conductor GINTARAS RINKEVIČIUS

 

Programme:

VYTAUTAS BACEVIČIUS - Poème électrique for symphony orchestra, Op. 16

ÉDOUARD LALO - Symphonie espagnole for violin and orchestra in D minor, Op, 21

SERGEI RACHMANINOV - Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13

 

Ticket prices: Lt30 Lt50 Lt70 Lt100 Lt150

 

 

 

Thursday, 2 June 2011, 19:00
Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall

 

Performers:

DAVID GERINGAS (cello, Germany)

IAN FOUNTAIN (piano, UK)

 

Programme:

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN - Introduction and Polonaise brillante for cello and piano in C major, Op. 3

EDVARD GRIEG - Sonata for cello and piano in A minor, Op. 36

VYKINTAS BALTAKAS - commentum for cello and piano (2011, world premiere)

FRÉDÉRIC CHOPIN - Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 65

 

Ticket prices: Lt30 Lt50 Lt70

 

 

 

Friday, 3 June 2011, 19:00
Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall

 

Performers:

LITHUANIAN CHAMBER ORCHESTRA

Artistic director and soloist SERGEJ KRYLOV (violin, Italy)

Soloist BRUNO CANINO (piano, Italy)

 

Programme:

LUIGI BOCCHERINI - Symphony in D minor, Op. 12, No. 4. G506 ("La Casa del diavolo")

PĒTERIS VASKS - Symphony for string orchestra Voices

JOSEPH HAYDN - Violin Concerto

WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488

 

Ticket prices: Lt30 Lt50 Lt70 Lt100

 

 

 

Monday, 6 June 2011, 19:00
Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall

 

Performers:

KROUMATA Ensemble (Sweden)

 

Programme:

GYÖRGY LIGETI - Car Horn Prelude from the opera Le grand macabre (1977)

IANNIS XENAKIS - Okho for 3 djembe (1989)

JOHN ERIKSSON - A Forest of Hands (2005)

JOHN CAGE - Branches (1976)

STEVE REICH - Pieces of Wood (1973)

SVEN-DAVID SANDSTRÖM - Cool (1987)

PÄR LINDGREN - The Sounds Within

STEVE REICH - Drumming: Part I (1971)

 

Ticket prices: Lt30 Lt50 Lt70

 

 

 

Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 19:00
Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall

Fado Magic

 

Performers:

CRISTINA BRANCO and her group (Portugal):

RICARDO DIAS (piano, accordion)

BERNARDO COUTO (Portuguese guitar)

CARLOS MANUEL PROENÇA (classical guitar)

BERNARDO MOREIRA (double bass)

 

Ticket prices: Lt30 Lt50 Lt70 Lt100

 

Thursday, 9 June 2011, 19:00
Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall

Rota Conducts Rota

Tribute to NINO ROTA (1911-1979)

 

Performers:

LITHUANIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Juozas Domarkas

Soloists:

SABINA CVILAK (soprano, Slovenia)

DONATAS BAGURSKAS (double bass)

Conductor MARCELLO ROTA (Italy)

 

Programme:

NINO ROTA (1911-1979)

Overture from the opera Il cappello di paglia di Firenze

Divertimento Concertante per contrabasso e orchestra

Suite and song from the music to the film Le notti di Cabiria

Fantasy from the music to the film La dolce vita

"Pin Penin" from the music to the film Il Casanova

Suite and love song from the music to the film Romeo e Giulietta

Suite from the trilogy The Godfather

 

Ticket prices: Lt30 Lt50 Lt70 Lt100

 

Tuesday, 14 June 2011, 19:00
Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre

Closing Concert

To mark the Day of Mourning and Hope

 

Vidmantas Bartulis REQUIEM (1989)

 

Performers:

LITHUANIAN NATIONAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Juozas Domarkas

KAUNAS STATE CHOIR

Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Petras Bingelis

ĄŽUOLIUKAS Boys' and Youth Choir

Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Vytautas Miškinis

State Wind Orchestra TRIMITAS

Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Algirdas Budrys

Soloists:

SANDRA JANUŠAITĖ (soprano)

VAIDAS VYŠNIAUSKAS (tenor)

EGIDIJUS DAUSKURDIS (bass)

Conductor ROBERTAS ŠERVENIKAS

 

Ticket prices: Lt20 Lt30 Lt40 Lt50 Lt55 Lt100

 

 

 

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