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21.4.2011
VILNIUS FESTIVAL 2011: seven evenings ushering in the summer season
This year the 15th Vilnius Festival will usher in the musical summer season with seven concerts to be presented at the National Philharmonic Hall and the National Opera and Ballet theatre in Vilnius from May 31st to June 14th. An illustrious crew of the internationally acclaimed Lithuanian and foreign musicians will demonstrate breathtaking musicianship and technical brilliance in diverse orchestral and chamber music programmes. Three Lithuanian composers – Vytautas Bacevičius, Vykintas Baltakas and Vidmantas Bartulis – will be featured among many other composers from various epochs and countries.
More
14.4.2011
Ūla Žebriūnaitė and Olivier Grangean will perform with the LNSO
This Saturday, April 16th, at 7 pm, the orchestral music evening at the National Philharmonic Hall will feature two international performers – Lithuanian-born violist Ūla Ulijona Žebriūnaitė and French conductor Olivier Grangean – appearing with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO, artistic director and principal conductor Juozas Domarkas).More
6.4.2011
One hundred years after Čiurlionis
On April 10th, 2011, we will commemorate the death centenary of MIKALOJUS KONSTANTINAS ČIURLIONIS (22 September 1875 – 10 April 1911). One hundred years after his death, the phenomenon of Čiurlionis remains as fascinating as ever before: it rouses curiosity mainly due two the twofold nature of his artistic talent. His work as a composer and progenitor of Lithuanian professional music savours of the cultural atmosphere of the beginning of the 20th century in Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Russia, where he lived during various periods of his life. His other genius – that of an artist – revealed itself in the form of paintings, drawings and etchings full of mystical symbolism...More
31.3.2011
Meet the enthusiasts of contemporary music: the ASCH Trio
On April 2nd, at 7 pm, the appearance of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra will feature three acclaimed soloists – violinist Roman Mints, violist Maxim Rysanov and cellist Kristine Blaumane. All three had studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and now perform all over the world. In 1999, they have formed the ASCH Trio dedicated to the performance of contemporary music.More
25.3.2011
Violinist Rūta Lipinaitytė and conductor Aleksandar Markovič return to the National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius
On March 26th, Saturday, at 7 pm, the National Philharmonic Hall offers an orchestral music concert and presents two young artists who are currently building successful careers on the European music scene: conductor Aleksandar Markovič and violinist Rūta Lipinaitytė. The programme features music by Witold Lutosławski, Sergei Prokofiev and Hungarian composer Miklós Rózsa, whose music is rarely performed in Lithuania.More
11.3.2011
Orchestral Music Concert and Two Capital M’s
On March 12th, 7pm, the National Philharmonic invites to a Saturday orchestral music concert. The stage will be shared by the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and emerging musical stars, including the Latvian pianist Lauma Skridė, rapidly gaining international acclaim and two prize winners of international competitions: harpsichordist Vaiva Eidukaitytė-Storastienė and the final year pupil at the Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis School of Arts, a harpist Aistė Baliunytė. The concert will be conducted by Ronald Zollman, a Belgian conductor already familiar to the Lithuanian audiences. The programme features music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the works by Frank Martin, a composer, whose pieces are rarely performed in Lithuania.More
4.3.2011
The Nordic Soundscapes of Finland
On March 5th, Saturday, at 7 pm, the National Philharmonic Hall invites to an evening of Finnish orchestral music which might be described as the show of tone painting. The programme presented by the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra under young Lithuanian conductor Dainius Pavilionis features works by the most prominent Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius, including tone poem Finlandia, the Violin Concerto in D minor and the Fifth Symphony. Violin solo will be performed by Petteri Iivonen, an emerging Finnish violin star and the 2nd prize winner of the 10th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in 2010.More
23.2.2011
Violinist Philippe Graffin returns to Vilnius to perform with the LCO
On February 26th, at 7 pm, the orchestral music series offers a programme prepared by one of the most acclaimed Lithuanian orchestras, the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (artistic director Sergej Krylov, patron Virginijus Strioga), conducted by Robertas Šervenikas and featuring a guest soloist in the person of violinist Philippe Graffin (France). The evening’s programme includes works written in the 20th and 21st centuries by Lithuanians Balys Dvarionas and Justė Janulytė and Russians Dmitry Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky and Rodion Shchedrin.More
19.2.2011
Peter Laul to Make His Debut at the National Philharmonic Hall under the baton of Robertas Šervenikas Whose Eyes Are Set on London
On February 19th, at 7 pm, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra invites its listeners to the symphonic music evening at the National Philharmonic Hall, presenting a guest from Russia, pianist Peter Laul, who will perform Scriabin’s Piano Concerto. The orchestra, conducted by Robertas Šervenikas, will share the stage with opera singer Inesa Linaburgytė in the performance of Vytautas Laurušas’ Simphonia Latina for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. The orchestra’s musicians will demonstrate an exceptional technical excellence at the end of the concert, when they will perform the highly intricate music by Igor Stravinsky that few orchestras manage to perform with due technique: the programme features a suite comprised of the most characteristic pieces from his ballet Petrouchka.More
10.2.2011
O Man! Take heed! What says the deep midnight?
This Saturday, February, at 7 pm, the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society will commemorate the death centenary of Gustavo Mahler (1860–1911) by giving a performance of his epic Third Symphony at the National Philharmonic Hall. The concert’s cast features a sizeable team of Lithuanian performers: the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra under its principal conductor Juozas Domarkas will be augmented by Liepaitės and Ąžuoliukas choruses, as well as mezzo-soprano Laima Jonutytė.More
31.1.2011
The echoes of Arab culture to be broadcast live by Euroradio from Vilnius
The coming Saturday, February 5th, the Klasika programme of the Lithuanian Radio will invite the multi-million audience of the Euroradio to tune in and listen to the programme presented by the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra especially for the “Arabesque” series presented by Euroradio. This concert will also feature Modestas Pitrėnas on the conductor’s podium and young singer Ona Kolobovaitė (soprano), performing solo with the orchestra.More
28.1.2011
A Glance at the Two Alleged Rivals – Mozart and Salieri
On January 29th, at 7 pm, the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra will host Susanna Yoko Henkel, a gifted violinist of young generation who has already made her appearance with this orchestra in May 2008 and invited it to perform at the Zagreb Chamber Music Festival last autumn. Born into the family of Japanese and German musicians, she is often regarded the heiress of Anne-Sophie Mutter. The programme of the concert will feature works by the alleged (or actual?) rivals, Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.More
27.1.2011
National Philharmonic Maintains the Tempo of its 70th Anniversary Events
Having chosen perpetuum mobile as a slogan for its 70th anniversary season, the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society keeps up its pace and offers an intense calendar of events for the coming half-year. From January through May 2011 fifty seven different programmes are to be presented at various venues in Vilnius. Six new programmes will continue the Music in Trakai Castle series. Many repeat or specially prepared performances will be given in tows and villages across Lithuania. And what’s more, the residents of the Philharmonic will set out to tour abroad, as they did so in previous years.More
17.12.2010
Christmas Concerts at the National Philharmonic Hall
This Christmas is special for the National Philharmonic Society. 70 years ago, on December 25th, 1940, the first concert of the newly established Lithuanian Philharmonic Society took place. On December 18th, 2010, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra under its artistic director and principal conductor Juozas Domarkas will celebrate its 70th Anniversary, together with its long-standing stage partners. Shortly thereafter, from December 26th to December 30th the National Philharmonic Hall invites to spend the holiday season with music at the Christmas Music Week series.More
3.12.2010
Salzburg connections to intersect in Lithuania
On December 4th, a traditional Saturday orchestral concert at the National Philharmonic Hall will feature the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of guest conductor Georg Mark and pianist Daumantas Kirilauskas. This programme offers a string of marvellous classical and romantic masterpieces, including the Coriolan Overture and the Third Piano Concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann’s last Symphony No. 4.More
26.11.2010
Epitaphium temporum pereunti by Kutavičius to be performed at the National Philharmonic Hall
On November 27th, Saturday, at 7 pm, the National Philharmonic Hall invites to the orchestral music concert, featuring Epitaphium temporum pereunti (Epitaph to Passing Time), a symphony-oratorio for choir and orchestra by Bronius Kutavičius – one of leading Lithuanian contemporary composers. Lithuanian-born German cellist and conductor David Geringas will conduct this large-scale piece, commemorating the momentous events in Lithuania’s history.More
5.11.2010
Reflections of the 18th and 20th centuries at a concert of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
The Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (LCO) continues its 50th anniversary series and presents yet another rendezvous with famous musicians. On November 6th, at 7pm, the orchestra will share the stage of the National Philharmonic Hall with pianist Povilas Stravinskas, who has made Seattle his home two decades ago and kept visiting Lithuania with regular appearances ever since then. Italian conductor Pietro Borgonovo, in contrast, visits Vilnius for the first time, as a guest conductor of the LCO, with which he will perform two 20th-century scores.More
21.10.2010
20th-century Classics about the Power of Eternal Love
On October 23rd, the National Philharmonic Hall presents Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony, one of the greatest orchestral masterpieces of the 20th century. Among other thins, this large-scale symphony is distinguished for its use of an early electronic instrument, ondes Martenot.More
15.10.2010
The Vilnius String Quartet celebrates its 45th anniversary with a series of concerts
The concert on October 17th at the Museum of Applied Art in Vilnius will mark the beginning of the 45th anniversary concert season of the Vilnius String Quartet. The Quartet will present a programme of Lithuanian music “Open the Gate of Oblivion,” featuring works by Onutė Narbutaitė, Julius Juzeliūnas, Vytautas Laurušas and Stasys Vainiūnas.More
8.10.2010
Undergrowth Concerts continue to showcase young stars in the making
The National Philharmonic Society carries on with a unique tradition to give the big stage to the young musicians – our musical ‘undergrowth.’ This Sunday, October 10th, at 12 pm, the concert in the Undergrowth Series presents three twenty-year-olds, who have already demonstrated their fascinating abilities in many countries. The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra under young conductor Dainius Pavilionis will accompany violinist Agata Daraškaitė, cellist Justas Kulikauskas and pianist Motiejus Bazaras. The orchestra’s artistic director and principal conductor, Prof. Juozas Domarkas, will add his commentaries to this programme.More
1.10.2010
Piano Classics in the Hands of the Budding Talents
This weekend the piano classics will reign at the National Philharmonic Hall. No, no, not as part of some eagerly awaited piano competition or festival. As chance would have it, both Saturday and Sunday evenings are dedicated to the rising piano stars whose precocious talents have been noticed and developed by pianist, composer and teacher Michel Sogny, a Doctor of Philosophy and an honorary council of the Republic of Lithuania in Switzerland, whose name is already familiar to the Lithuanian audiences through his charitable foundation “SOS Talents” and the previous appearances of his scholarship students.More
15.9.2010
Seventy Years of Live Music
The orchestral music concert of September 18th will officially open the new anniversary season of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall. Important anniversaries will be celebrated by two national institutions that have left a mark in the Lithuanian history of classical music – the National Philharmonic Society and the National Symphony Orchestra – both celebrating their 70th anniversaries. While the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra – one of the key participants of the local classical music scene and an exponent of the country’s musical culture abroad – is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.More
8.9.2010
The Music in Trakai Castle Series to open its autumn season
Just before the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society will open its 70th Anniversary Season, the Music in Trakai Castle Series will resume its Sunday afternoon (4pm) concerts at the Great Hall of Trakai Island Castle, starting from September 12th. Under the gothic domes of the medieval castle, the programmes of Classical and Romantic, improvised and vocal music, early music and dance will be presented by prominent Lithuanian music ensembles and dance companies, singers and instrumentalists. Seven concerts are planned to take place at Trakai Island Castle during the first half of the Philharmonic Anniversary Season 2010/2011.More
2.7.2010
Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society prepares for the 70th anniversary season
The Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society has announced its calendar of events scheduled for the 70th anniversary season, starting on 18 September 2010. The coming season’s motto – Perpetuum mobile – dictates the seamless change of the seasons: while summer concerts and festivals are being held at the seaside resorts and various towns across the country, the National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius is filled with anticipation for the autumn celebrations.More
23.6.2010
Box Office opening times during the summer months
Dear concertgoers, please note the change in the National Philharmonic Box Office opening times during the summer months.More
3.6.2010
East and West will meet at the closing concert of the Vilnius Festival
On June 6th, at 7 pm, the final chords of the Vilnius Festival will be heard at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall. The Western musical culture will find its resonance in the interpretations presented by distinguished Eastern musicians. One of the most acclaimed Far Eastern masters of the baton, Zuohuang Chen, will stand at the helm of the South Korean Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra, performing together with young Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan.More
1.6.2010
Edin Karamazov: a musician with a penchant for paradox
On June 5th, at 7 pm, the Vilnius Festival invites the audience to an extraordinary recital at the National Philharmonic Hall. Serbian-born Edin Karamazov will give a recital Made in Silence, combining the lute and the electric guitar in the performance of picturesque Cuban soundscapes and the timeless music by Johann Sebastian Bach.More
1.6.2010
The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra Goes on Tour to Japan
On June 3rd, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (artistic director and principal conductor Juozas Domarkas), one of Lithuanian’s most experienced and reputable symphony orchestras, returns to Japan after eleven years for a monthly tour under the direction of internationally acclaimed young Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto.More
28.5.2010
Brussels Jazz Orchestra’s Finest in Vilnius
On June 4th the Vilnius Festival presents its audience with an opportunity to listen to jazz arrangements and original compositions for big band performed by well-known masters of the jazz scene. At 7 pm, the National Philharmonic Hall welcomes the internationally acclaimed Brussels Jazz Orchestra.More
27.5.2010
Legendary Pianist Grigory Sokolov in Recital: Reinventing the Piano
On June 3rd, at 7 pm, a remarkable piano recital is to take place at the National Philharmonic Hall. The legendary Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov returns to Vilnius where he has performed several decades ago. Having built a solid professional career of over 40 years, he is regarded today as one of the world’s most famous piano masters. At his recital in Vilnius, Sokolov is going to interpret the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann.More
25.5.2010
A Remarkable Return of Edgaras Montvidas
On June 2nd, at 7 pm, an exclusive chamber music concert is eagerly awaited at the National Philharmonic Hall: an internationally acclaimed Lithuanian tenor, Edgaras Montvidas, is to return to the Vilnius Festival and give a recital with his stage partner, pianist Simon Lepper. This programme presents an auspicious combination of both artists’ sophisticated tastes and musical talents, and will doubtless become one of the most memorable moments of the Vilnius Festival 2010.More
21.5.2010
Every Note Is a Whole World
On 1 June, at 7pm, the second concert of the Vilnius festival is to take place at the National Philharmonic Hall. The Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra under its artistic director and conductor, violinist Sergej Krylov, will share the stage with one of today’s most acclaimed cellists, Alexander Kniazev.More
19.5.2010
Women artists to open the Vilnius Festival
The opening concert of the Vilnius Festival brings together two distinguished personalities of the present-day musical world – Serbian pianist Tamara Stefanović and Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto. Having reached the audiences far beyond the borders of their native countries, both musicians will present their art of musical performance at the National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius on 28 May, 7 pm.More
7.5.2010
Closing of the orchestral music season to the rhythm of bolero
Boléro by Maurice Ravel, one of the most popular 20th century pieces for symphony orchestra, will close the orchestral music season at the National Philharmonic Hall on 8 May, at 7pm. It is a lasting tradition of the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO) under conductor Juozas Domarkas to round off the last concert of the season with this dynamic masterpiece that reveals colours of the orchestra in its full variety. The programme of this festive orchestral music concert will consist entirely of the 20th century music, including works by Antanas Rekašius, Albert Roussel and Jean Sibelius. Young and already internationally recognised Moldovan violinist Ilian Gârnet will join the orchestra in the performance of Sibelius Violin Concerto.More
4.5.2010
Extravagant recitals and poetic orchestral music concerts at Vilnius Festival 2010
The Vilnius Festival 2010 will take place at the National Philharmonic Hall from 28 May to 6 June. It promises a concentrated and intense programme to be presented in ten days. The programme comprises seven events: three orchestral music concerts, three extravagant recitals and the appearance of the jazz big band.More
21.4.2011
VILNIUS FESTIVAL 2011: seven evenings ushering in the summer season
This year the 15th Vilnius Festival will usher in the musical summer season with seven concerts to be presented at the National Philharmonic Hall and the National Opera and Ballet theatre in Vilnius from May 31st to June 14th. An illustrious crew of the internationally acclaimed Lithuanian and foreign musicians will demonstrate breathtaking musicianship and technical brilliance in diverse orchestral and chamber music programmes. Three Lithuanian composers – Vytautas Bacevičius, Vykintas Baltakas and Vidmantas Bartulis – will be featured among many other composers from various epochs and countries.
More14.4.2011
Ūla Žebriūnaitė and Olivier Grangean will perform with the LNSO
This Saturday, April 16th, at 7 pm, the orchestral music evening at the National Philharmonic Hall will feature two international performers – Lithuanian-born violist Ūla Ulijona Žebriūnaitė and French conductor Olivier Grangean – appearing with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO, artistic director and principal conductor Juozas Domarkas).
More6.4.2011
One hundred years after Čiurlionis
On April 10th, 2011, we will commemorate the death centenary of MIKALOJUS KONSTANTINAS ČIURLIONIS (22 September 1875 – 10 April 1911). One hundred years after his death, the phenomenon of Čiurlionis remains as fascinating as ever before: it rouses curiosity mainly due two the twofold nature of his artistic talent. His work as a composer and progenitor of Lithuanian professional music savours of the cultural atmosphere of the beginning of the 20th century in Lithuania, Poland, Germany and Russia, where he lived during various periods of his life. His other genius – that of an artist – revealed itself in the form of paintings, drawings and etchings full of mystical symbolism...
More31.3.2011
Meet the enthusiasts of contemporary music: the ASCH Trio
On April 2nd, at 7 pm, the appearance of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra will feature three acclaimed soloists – violinist Roman Mints, violist Maxim Rysanov and cellist Kristine Blaumane. All three had studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, and now perform all over the world. In 1999, they have formed the ASCH Trio dedicated to the performance of contemporary music.
More25.3.2011
Violinist Rūta Lipinaitytė and conductor Aleksandar Markovič return to the National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius
On March 26th, Saturday, at 7 pm, the National Philharmonic Hall offers an orchestral music concert and presents two young artists who are currently building successful careers on the European music scene: conductor Aleksandar Markovič and violinist Rūta Lipinaitytė. The programme features music by Witold Lutosławski, Sergei Prokofiev and Hungarian composer Miklós Rózsa, whose music is rarely performed in Lithuania.
More11.3.2011
Orchestral Music Concert and Two Capital M’s
On March 12th, 7pm, the National Philharmonic invites to a Saturday orchestral music concert. The stage will be shared by the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and emerging musical stars, including the Latvian pianist Lauma Skridė, rapidly gaining international acclaim and two prize winners of international competitions: harpsichordist Vaiva Eidukaitytė-Storastienė and the final year pupil at the Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis School of Arts, a harpist Aistė Baliunytė. The concert will be conducted by Ronald Zollman, a Belgian conductor already familiar to the Lithuanian audiences. The programme features music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the works by Frank Martin, a composer, whose pieces are rarely performed in Lithuania.
More4.3.2011
The Nordic Soundscapes of Finland
On March 5th, Saturday, at 7 pm, the National Philharmonic Hall invites to an evening of Finnish orchestral music which might be described as the show of tone painting. The programme presented by the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra under young Lithuanian conductor Dainius Pavilionis features works by the most prominent Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius, including tone poem Finlandia, the Violin Concerto in D minor and the Fifth Symphony. Violin solo will be performed by Petteri Iivonen, an emerging Finnish violin star and the 2nd prize winner of the 10th International Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in 2010.
More23.2.2011
Violinist Philippe Graffin returns to Vilnius to perform with the LCO
On February 26th, at 7 pm, the orchestral music series offers a programme prepared by one of the most acclaimed Lithuanian orchestras, the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (artistic director Sergej Krylov, patron Virginijus Strioga), conducted by Robertas Šervenikas and featuring a guest soloist in the person of violinist Philippe Graffin (France). The evening’s programme includes works written in the 20th and 21st centuries by Lithuanians Balys Dvarionas and Justė Janulytė and Russians Dmitry Shostakovich, Igor Stravinsky and Rodion Shchedrin.
More19.2.2011
Peter Laul to Make His Debut at the National Philharmonic Hall under the baton of Robertas Šervenikas Whose Eyes Are Set on London
On February 19th, at 7 pm, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra invites its listeners to the symphonic music evening at the National Philharmonic Hall, presenting a guest from Russia, pianist Peter Laul, who will perform Scriabin’s Piano Concerto. The orchestra, conducted by Robertas Šervenikas, will share the stage with opera singer Inesa Linaburgytė in the performance of Vytautas Laurušas’ Simphonia Latina for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. The orchestra’s musicians will demonstrate an exceptional technical excellence at the end of the concert, when they will perform the highly intricate music by Igor Stravinsky that few orchestras manage to perform with due technique: the programme features a suite comprised of the most characteristic pieces from his ballet Petrouchka.
More10.2.2011
O Man! Take heed! What says the deep midnight?
This Saturday, February, at 7 pm, the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society will commemorate the death centenary of Gustavo Mahler (1860–1911) by giving a performance of his epic Third Symphony at the National Philharmonic Hall. The concert’s cast features a sizeable team of Lithuanian performers: the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra under its principal conductor Juozas Domarkas will be augmented by Liepaitės and Ąžuoliukas choruses, as well as mezzo-soprano Laima Jonutytė.
More31.1.2011
The echoes of Arab culture to be broadcast live by Euroradio from Vilnius
The coming Saturday, February 5th, the Klasika programme of the Lithuanian Radio will invite the multi-million audience of the Euroradio to tune in and listen to the programme presented by the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra especially for the “Arabesque” series presented by Euroradio. This concert will also feature Modestas Pitrėnas on the conductor’s podium and young singer Ona Kolobovaitė (soprano), performing solo with the orchestra.
More28.1.2011
A Glance at the Two Alleged Rivals – Mozart and Salieri
On January 29th, at 7 pm, the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra will host Susanna Yoko Henkel, a gifted violinist of young generation who has already made her appearance with this orchestra in May 2008 and invited it to perform at the Zagreb Chamber Music Festival last autumn. Born into the family of Japanese and German musicians, she is often regarded the heiress of Anne-Sophie Mutter. The programme of the concert will feature works by the alleged (or actual?) rivals, Antonio Salieri and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
More27.1.2011
National Philharmonic Maintains the Tempo of its 70th Anniversary Events
Having chosen perpetuum mobile as a slogan for its 70th anniversary season, the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society keeps up its pace and offers an intense calendar of events for the coming half-year. From January through May 2011 fifty seven different programmes are to be presented at various venues in Vilnius. Six new programmes will continue the Music in Trakai Castle series. Many repeat or specially prepared performances will be given in tows and villages across Lithuania. And what’s more, the residents of the Philharmonic will set out to tour abroad, as they did so in previous years.
More17.12.2010
Christmas Concerts at the National Philharmonic Hall
This Christmas is special for the National Philharmonic Society. 70 years ago, on December 25th, 1940, the first concert of the newly established Lithuanian Philharmonic Society took place. On December 18th, 2010, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra under its artistic director and principal conductor Juozas Domarkas will celebrate its 70th Anniversary, together with its long-standing stage partners. Shortly thereafter, from December 26th to December 30th the National Philharmonic Hall invites to spend the holiday season with music at the Christmas Music Week series.
More3.12.2010
Salzburg connections to intersect in Lithuania
On December 4th, a traditional Saturday orchestral concert at the National Philharmonic Hall will feature the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of guest conductor Georg Mark and pianist Daumantas Kirilauskas. This programme offers a string of marvellous classical and romantic masterpieces, including the Coriolan Overture and the Third Piano Concerto by Ludwig van Beethoven and Robert Schumann’s last Symphony No. 4.
More26.11.2010
Epitaphium temporum pereunti by Kutavičius to be performed at the National Philharmonic Hall
On November 27th, Saturday, at 7 pm, the National Philharmonic Hall invites to the orchestral music concert, featuring Epitaphium temporum pereunti (Epitaph to Passing Time), a symphony-oratorio for choir and orchestra by Bronius Kutavičius – one of leading Lithuanian contemporary composers. Lithuanian-born German cellist and conductor David Geringas will conduct this large-scale piece, commemorating the momentous events in Lithuania’s history.
More5.11.2010
Reflections of the 18th and 20th centuries at a concert of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra
The Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (LCO) continues its 50th anniversary series and presents yet another rendezvous with famous musicians. On November 6th, at 7pm, the orchestra will share the stage of the National Philharmonic Hall with pianist Povilas Stravinskas, who has made Seattle his home two decades ago and kept visiting Lithuania with regular appearances ever since then. Italian conductor Pietro Borgonovo, in contrast, visits Vilnius for the first time, as a guest conductor of the LCO, with which he will perform two 20th-century scores.
More21.10.2010
20th-century Classics about the Power of Eternal Love
On October 23rd, the National Philharmonic Hall presents Olivier Messiaen’s Turangalîla Symphony, one of the greatest orchestral masterpieces of the 20th century. Among other thins, this large-scale symphony is distinguished for its use of an early electronic instrument, ondes Martenot.
More15.10.2010
The Vilnius String Quartet celebrates its 45th anniversary with a series of concerts
The concert on October 17th at the Museum of Applied Art in Vilnius will mark the beginning of the 45th anniversary concert season of the Vilnius String Quartet. The Quartet will present a programme of Lithuanian music “Open the Gate of Oblivion,” featuring works by Onutė Narbutaitė, Julius Juzeliūnas, Vytautas Laurušas and Stasys Vainiūnas.
More8.10.2010
Undergrowth Concerts continue to showcase young stars in the making
The National Philharmonic Society carries on with a unique tradition to give the big stage to the young musicians – our musical ‘undergrowth.’ This Sunday, October 10th, at 12 pm, the concert in the Undergrowth Series presents three twenty-year-olds, who have already demonstrated their fascinating abilities in many countries. The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra under young conductor Dainius Pavilionis will accompany violinist Agata Daraškaitė, cellist Justas Kulikauskas and pianist Motiejus Bazaras. The orchestra’s artistic director and principal conductor, Prof. Juozas Domarkas, will add his commentaries to this programme.
More1.10.2010
Piano Classics in the Hands of the Budding Talents
This weekend the piano classics will reign at the National Philharmonic Hall. No, no, not as part of some eagerly awaited piano competition or festival. As chance would have it, both Saturday and Sunday evenings are dedicated to the rising piano stars whose precocious talents have been noticed and developed by pianist, composer and teacher Michel Sogny, a Doctor of Philosophy and an honorary council of the Republic of Lithuania in Switzerland, whose name is already familiar to the Lithuanian audiences through his charitable foundation “SOS Talents” and the previous appearances of his scholarship students.
More15.9.2010
Seventy Years of Live Music
The orchestral music concert of September 18th will officially open the new anniversary season of the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall. Important anniversaries will be celebrated by two national institutions that have left a mark in the Lithuanian history of classical music – the National Philharmonic Society and the National Symphony Orchestra – both celebrating their 70th anniversaries. While the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra – one of the key participants of the local classical music scene and an exponent of the country’s musical culture abroad – is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.
More8.9.2010
The Music in Trakai Castle Series to open its autumn season
Just before the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society will open its 70th Anniversary Season, the Music in Trakai Castle Series will resume its Sunday afternoon (4pm) concerts at the Great Hall of Trakai Island Castle, starting from September 12th. Under the gothic domes of the medieval castle, the programmes of Classical and Romantic, improvised and vocal music, early music and dance will be presented by prominent Lithuanian music ensembles and dance companies, singers and instrumentalists. Seven concerts are planned to take place at Trakai Island Castle during the first half of the Philharmonic Anniversary Season 2010/2011.
More2.7.2010
Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society prepares for the 70th anniversary season
The Lithuanian National Philharmonic Society has announced its calendar of events scheduled for the 70th anniversary season, starting on 18 September 2010. The coming season’s motto – Perpetuum mobile – dictates the seamless change of the seasons: while summer concerts and festivals are being held at the seaside resorts and various towns across the country, the National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius is filled with anticipation for the autumn celebrations.
More23.6.2010
Box Office opening times during the summer months
Dear concertgoers, please note the change in the National Philharmonic Box Office opening times during the summer months.
More3.6.2010
East and West will meet at the closing concert of the Vilnius Festival
On June 6th, at 7 pm, the final chords of the Vilnius Festival will be heard at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall. The Western musical culture will find its resonance in the interpretations presented by distinguished Eastern musicians. One of the most acclaimed Far Eastern masters of the baton, Zuohuang Chen, will stand at the helm of the South Korean Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra, performing together with young Armenian violinist Sergey Khachatryan.
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Edin Karamazov: a musician with a penchant for paradox
On June 5th, at 7 pm, the Vilnius Festival invites the audience to an extraordinary recital at the National Philharmonic Hall. Serbian-born Edin Karamazov will give a recital Made in Silence, combining the lute and the electric guitar in the performance of picturesque Cuban soundscapes and the timeless music by Johann Sebastian Bach.
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The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra Goes on Tour to Japan
On June 3rd, the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (artistic director and principal conductor Juozas Domarkas), one of Lithuanian’s most experienced and reputable symphony orchestras, returns to Japan after eleven years for a monthly tour under the direction of internationally acclaimed young Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto.
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Brussels Jazz Orchestra’s Finest in Vilnius
On June 4th the Vilnius Festival presents its audience with an opportunity to listen to jazz arrangements and original compositions for big band performed by well-known masters of the jazz scene. At 7 pm, the National Philharmonic Hall welcomes the internationally acclaimed Brussels Jazz Orchestra.
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Legendary Pianist Grigory Sokolov in Recital: Reinventing the Piano
On June 3rd, at 7 pm, a remarkable piano recital is to take place at the National Philharmonic Hall. The legendary Russian pianist Grigory Sokolov returns to Vilnius where he has performed several decades ago. Having built a solid professional career of over 40 years, he is regarded today as one of the world’s most famous piano masters. At his recital in Vilnius, Sokolov is going to interpret the works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann.
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A Remarkable Return of Edgaras Montvidas
On June 2nd, at 7 pm, an exclusive chamber music concert is eagerly awaited at the National Philharmonic Hall: an internationally acclaimed Lithuanian tenor, Edgaras Montvidas, is to return to the Vilnius Festival and give a recital with his stage partner, pianist Simon Lepper. This programme presents an auspicious combination of both artists’ sophisticated tastes and musical talents, and will doubtless become one of the most memorable moments of the Vilnius Festival 2010.
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Every Note Is a Whole World
On 1 June, at 7pm, the second concert of the Vilnius festival is to take place at the National Philharmonic Hall. The Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra under its artistic director and conductor, violinist Sergej Krylov, will share the stage with one of today’s most acclaimed cellists, Alexander Kniazev.
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Women artists to open the Vilnius Festival
The opening concert of the Vilnius Festival brings together two distinguished personalities of the present-day musical world – Serbian pianist Tamara Stefanović and Japanese conductor Tomomi Nishimoto. Having reached the audiences far beyond the borders of their native countries, both musicians will present their art of musical performance at the National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius on 28 May, 7 pm.
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Closing of the orchestral music season to the rhythm of bolero
Boléro by Maurice Ravel, one of the most popular 20th century pieces for symphony orchestra, will close the orchestral music season at the National Philharmonic Hall on 8 May, at 7pm. It is a lasting tradition of the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (LNSO) under conductor Juozas Domarkas to round off the last concert of the season with this dynamic masterpiece that reveals colours of the orchestra in its full variety. The programme of this festive orchestral music concert will consist entirely of the 20th century music, including works by Antanas Rekašius, Albert Roussel and Jean Sibelius. Young and already internationally recognised Moldovan violinist Ilian Gârnet will join the orchestra in the performance of Sibelius Violin Concerto.
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Extravagant recitals and poetic orchestral music concerts at Vilnius Festival 2010
The Vilnius Festival 2010 will take place at the National Philharmonic Hall from 28 May to 6 June. It promises a concentrated and intense programme to be presented in ten days. The programme comprises seven events: three orchestral music concerts, three extravagant recitals and the appearance of the jazz big band.
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