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EVENTS

2012-10-13 -- 2012-12-02

MUSIC AUTUMN 2012


Chamber Music Festival

 

13 October–2 December 2012

 

Kaunas, Taujėnai, Žiežmariai, Anykščiai,

Kėdainiai, Rokiškis, Šiauliai, Kernavė, Širvintos, Vilnius

 

 

 

PROGRAMME*

 

* admission to all concerts is free of charge

 

 

Saturday 13 October, 5 pm

Kaunas State Philharmonic (L.Sapiegos str. 5, Kaunas)

 

To mark the 90th anniversary of the Vytautas Magnus University

 

Vytautas Magnus University Chamber Orchestra

(Artistic Director and Conductor Robertas Bliškevičius)

Liudas Mockūnas (saxophone)

 

Vidmantas Bartulis. Our Lithuania for saxophone, chamber orchestra and recording (2012)

Arvydas Malcys. Concerto for saxophone and chamber orchestra (2008)

Antanas Rekašius. Music for Strings No. 2 (1992)

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Symphony No. 6

Edward Elgar. Serenade for string orchestra, Op.20

 

 

 

Sunday 28 October, 3 pm

Taujėnai Manor (Ukmergė dist., Taujėnai)

 

Vytautas Magnus University Chamber Orchestra

(Artistic Director and Conductor Robertas Bliškevičius)

 

Arvydas MalcysMilky Way for string orchestra (2004)

Antanas Rekašius. Music for Strings No. 2  (1992)

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Symphony No. 6

Edward Elgar. Serenade for string orchestra, Op.20

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Divertimento, KV 138

 

 

 

Tuesday 13 November, 6 pm

Žiežmariai Culture Centre (Vytauto str. 13, Žiežmariai)

 

To mark the 90th anniversary of composer Jurgis Gaižauskas (1922–2009)

 

(A) Piacere String Trio: Nomeda Gateliene (violin), Arūnas Statkus (viola), Vilija Veličkienė (cello)

 

Jurgis Gaižauskas. Variations for violin, viola and cello; String trio

Ludwig van Beethoven. Serenade for violin, viola and cello, Op. 8

 

 

 

Wednesday 14 November, 6 pm

Vytautas Magnus University, Aula Magna (VMU Faculty of Theology, Gimnazijos str. 7, Kaunas)

 

Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra

(Artistic Director Mindaugas Bačkus)

Linas Valickas (violin)

Robertas Bliškevičius (viola)

 

Bronius KutavičiusDzūkian Variations for chamber orchestra and recording (1974)

Faustas LatėnasPasodoble for viola solo and chamber orchestra (1988)

Jurgita MieželytėHow a Woodpecker Chopped a Spruce-tree for chamber orchestra (2010)

Balys DvarionasPezzo elegiaco (By the Lake) for violin and chamber orchestra (1947)

Feliksas Bajoras. Prelude and Toccata for chamber orchestra (1967)

Virgilijus Užameckis. Don Tango for chamber orchestra

 

 

 

Thursday 15 November, 5.30 pm

Anykščiai Chapel, Chamber Arts Centre (Vilniaus str. 36, Anykščiai)

 

Margarita Garmutė (violin)

Goda Stanionytė (piano)

with the participation of Robertas Bliškevičius (viola)

 

Bronius Kutavičius. Sonata for violin and piano (1962)

Faustas Latėnas. Samba lacrimarum for violin and piano (1985)

Zigmas VirkšasTo a Rising Bird for violin and piano (1985)

Antanas Kučinskas. Sratched duo for violin and piano (2007)

Giedrius Kuprevičius. Small Conversations for violin and viola (1994)

Harry Ore. The Four Temperaments for violin and viola (1961)

 

 

 

Friday 16 November, 5 pm

Multicultural Centre of the Kėdainiai Regional Museum (Senosios rinkos str. 12, Kėdainiai)

 

Raimondas Butvila (violin)

Zecharia Plavin (piano, Israel)

 

Balys DvarionasPezzo elegiaco (By the Lake) for violin and piano (1947); Allegro giocoso for violin and piano; Sonata-Ballade for violin and piano (1965); Adagio for violin and piano (1971); Impromtu. refreshed Fresco (Dancing Fresco) for violin and piano (1970)

Zecharia Plavin. Lindenserenade for violin and piano

Kazimieras Viktoras Banaitis. Sonata for violin and piano (1935)

 

 

 

Tuesday 20 November, 5 pm

Rokiškis Regional Museum (Tyzenhauzų al. 5, Rokiškis)

 

Armonas Duo: Rimantas Armonas (cello); Irena Uss-Armonienė (piano)

 

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. Three preludes for cello and piano (arr. by Juozas Čelkauskas)

Vytautas Germanavičius. 13 haiku for cello and piano (2010)

Anatolijus Šenderovas. Songs of Shulamith for cello and piano (1992)

Jurgis Juozapaitis. Monologue for solo cello

Bronius Kutavičius. Perpetuum mobile-1979 for cello and piano (1979)

Johann Sebastian Bach. ...from the Cello Suite in G major, BWV 1007

Gabriel Fauré. Elégie, Op. 24; Sicilienne, Op. 78 for cello and piano

Joaquín Nin y Castellanos. Spanish Suite for cello and piano

 

 

 

Wednesday 21 November, 6 pm

Chaim Frenkel's Villa (Vilniaus str. 74, Šiauliai)

 

Music that Tells History

 

Ieva Sipaitytė (violin)

Vita Šiugždinienė (cello)

Ala Bendoraitienė (piano)

 

Juozas Naujalis. Nocturne, Op. 21 for solo piano

Kazimieras Viktoras Banaitis. Sonata for violin and piano (1935): mvts. II and III; Sonata-Rhapsody for cello and piano (1927): mvt. III

Juozas Pakalnis. Solo violin from the ballet Fiancée (1942)

Juozas GruodisBells for solo piano (1927)

Juozas Indra. Andante for cello and piano

Vladas Jakubėnas. 3 pieces for solo piano (1944)

Julius Gaidelis. 3 miniatures for violin and piano (1936–1943)

Juozas Pakalnis. Trio for violin, cello and piano (1945)

 

 

 

Sunday 25 November, 3 pm

H. Orakauskas Sculpture Study-Gallery "Šulinys" (Vilniaus str. 8, Kernavė)

 

Chordos String Quartet: Ieva Sipaitytė (1st violin), Vaida Paukštienė (2nd violin), Robertas Bliškevičius (viola), Vita Šiugždinienė (cello)

 

Juozas Naujalis. Reverie for string quartet (1920)

Jonas Nabažas. String Quartet No. 1 (1932)

Zh. Long. Chinese Folk Songs

 

 

 

Tuesday 27 November, 6 pm

Širvintos Culture Centre (Igno Šeiniaus str. 4, Širvintos)

 

Vytautas Magnus University Chamber Orchestra

(Artistic Director and Conductor Robertas Bliškevičius)

 

Arvydas MalcysMilky Way for string orchestra (2004)

Antanas Rekašius. Music for Strings No. 2  (1992)

Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy. Symphony No. 6

Edward Elgar. Serenade for string orchestra, Op.20

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Divertimento, KV 138

 

 

 

Wednesday 28 November, 7 pm

Piano.lt Concert Hall (Trakų str. 9/1, Vilnius)

 

Music that Tells History

 

Chordos String Quartet: Ieva Sipaitytė (1st violin), Vaida Paukštienė (2nd violin), Robertas Bliškevičius (viola), Vita Šiugždinienė (cello)

Ala Bendoraitienė (piano)

 

Vladas Jakubėnas. String Quartet, Op. 4 (1930)

Juozas Naujalis. Nocturne, Op. 21 for solo piano

Juozas GruodisBells for solo piano (1927)

Kazimieras Viktoras Banaitis. Sonata for violin and piano (1935): mvts. II and III; Sonata-Rhapsody for cello and piano (1927): mvt. III

Juozas Pakalnis. Trio for violin, cello and piano (1945): mvt. II

Julius Gaidelis. 3 miniatures for violin and piano (1936–1943)

Juozas Indra. Andante for cello and piano

Jonas Nabažas. String Quartet No. 1 (1932)

 

 

 

Sunday 2 December, 3 pm

Taujėnai Manor (Ukmergė distr., Taujėnai)

 

Music that Tells History

 

Chordos String Quartet: Ieva Sipaitytė (1st violin), Vaida Paukštienė (2nd violin), Robertas Bliškevičius (viola), Vita Šiugždinienė (cello)

 

Juozas Naujalis. Reverie for string quartet (1920)

Jonas Nabažas. String Quartet No. 1 (1932)

Zh. Long. Chinese Folk Songs

 


Organisers of the festival:

PI Domus Artis

Lithuanian Composers' Union

 

Supported by:

Culture Support Foundation

 

Pertners:

Vytautas Magnus University

Kaunas State Philharmonic

PR Sena muzika

 

Sponsors:

Kaišiadorys District Municipality

Ukmergė District Municipality

Anykščiai Chapel

 

Contact:

Robertas Bliškevičius, artistic director of the festival

Tel: +370 670 25170

E-mail: robertas@classicalmusic.lt

 

PI Domus Artis

S. Konarskio str. 49

LT-03123 Vilnius

Tel: +370 670 25170

Fax: +370 5 2784792

office@classicalmusic.lt

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