UPCOMING CONCERTS
“Between East and West”: Tadas Girininkas (bass, Lithuania)
On 15 April, we invite everyone to listen to a great bass singer Tadas Girininkas. Together with pianist Justas Šervenikas, he will perform Brahms’ Four Serious Songs, Wolf’s song cycle, songs based on Shakespeare’s words and others.
Tadas Girininkas sings roles for the bass voice. His repertoire includes main bass roles such as Zuniga (Carmen), Sparafucile (Rigoletto), Zweiter Geharnischter (Zauberflöte), Johan (Werther), Don Alfonso (Cosi fan tutte), Escamillo (Carmen), Capuletti (Roméo et Juliette), Wagner (Faust), Raimondo (Lucia di Lammermoor), Attila (Attila), etc. He has worked with many conductors and orchestras. Girininkas was the Opera Soloist of the Year in 2013 in Lithuania and was twice awarded the Golden Stage Cross, the highest theater award in Lithuania.
Justas Šervenikas often partners with Girininkas on stage. He is an active performer that has worked together with many orchestras and artists, such as French violinist Philippe Graffine, Estonian pianist Johan Randvere.
Concert date: 2023-04-01 16:00
Performers: Tadas Girininkas (bass, Lithuania), Justas Šervenikas (piano, Lithuania)
Programme: J. Brahms, H. Wolf, V. Silvestrov, R. Quilter, G. Finzi
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April1
The Goldberg Variations: Dmitri Levkovich (piano, Ukraine / Canada)
On 2 April at Paliesius Manor: a highly awaited performance of Ukrainian-born Canadian pianist and composer Dmitri Levkovich, an artist praised for “artistic sophistication far above the ordinary” (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung) and “understanding of the music far beyond most young pianists” (American Record Guide).
Dmitri honed his skills on the piano under the guidance of Sergei Babayan for 11 years and in composition at the Curtis Institute of Music. He is the winner of more than 20 international piano competitions, including the China, Cleveland, German Piano Award, Gina Bachauer, Jose Iturbi and the Vendôme Prize. Dmitri has earned numerous ‘audience favorite’ awards and special prizes, notably for the best performance of Chopin’s works. As of now, he has performed over 30 different piano concertos, with orchestras that include the Cleveland Orchestra, China National, Dresden Philharmonic, Gulbenkian, Frankfurt HR Radio, Mariinsky, Slovak Philharmonic, and Utah Symphony Orchestra.
Performance date: 2023-04-02 15:00
Programme: F. Chopin, F. Schubert, A. Schulz-Evler / J. Strauss, J. S. Bach
Performers: Dmitri Levkovich (piano, Ukraine / Canada)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
April2
An Hour with Philip Glass v2.0: Jurgis Karnavičius (piano, Lithuania)
In February 2022, Paliesius’ audience listened to Philip Glass‘ Etudes, performed by Jurgis Karnavičius. However, only Book 1, the first 10 etudes, was played. And now we invite everyone to the continuation of the concert: Karnavičius will perform Book 2 of the Etudes (11-20): different, written after almost 20 years, “often bolder in finding new structures and fresh keyboard colours”.
Jurgis Karnavičius is one of the most famous Lithuanian pianists of the older generation. He is a laureate of several competitions, such as the International Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna, a professor at the LMTA Piano Department and a frequent member of evaluation committees at various international competitions. Karnavičius has performed with many Lithuanian chamber orchestras and his wife, soloist Sigutė Stonytė. But his concerts are rare: the pianist is strict with himself and spends a long time maturing his creative ideas so that he can form the richest range of emotions to evoke.
Performance date: 2023-04-15 16:00
Programme: Philip Glass – Etudes for Solo Piano. Book 2 (Nos. 11-20)
Performers: Jurgis Karnavičius (piano, Lithuania)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
April15
Trio NEDA / LABUTIS / BANYS: „Spiritus in Jazz“
This trio has celebrated its five-year anniversary. In the middle of 2017 Neda Malūnavičiūtė and Vytautas Labutis, two old stage partners, started teaming up with young and creative pianist Richardas Banys.
No wonder, since its first days in 1990 this tandem was always fuelled by experiments. During long years of partnership, Vytautas and Neda have developed an unprecedented telepathic sense of ensemble and way of communicating, which empowers them to realise any idea. Their improvisational vocabulary is inexhaustible.
Trio performs a programme of original compositions by Vytautas Labutis, Richardas Banys and Neda Malūnavičiūtė and several other authors.. With this line-up, the ensemble has already performed at Lithuanian Birštonas, Vilnius Mama Jazz, Kiev „Jednist“ jazz festivals, as well as at many Lithuanian locations.
Performance date: 2023-04-22 16:00
Performers: Neda Malūnavičiūtė (vocal, flute), Vytautas Labutis (saxes, bass clarinet), Richardas Banys (piano)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
April22
Tord Gustavsen Trio (Norway)
On 6 May 2023, world-renowned jazz pianist Tord Gustavsen and his trio are coming back to Paliesius manor to present their new album ‘Opening’. It is a rare chance to hear a legendary jazz trio live!
Tord Gustavsen has toured extensively with his trio, quartet and alternative line-ups in the USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany and his native Norway. He has appeared at major festivals in various other countries including Australia, Brazil, Japan, Korea, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Poland; and received many critical awards.
The trio has released many acclaimed albums. ‘Opening’, the addition of 2022, with the introduction of bassist Steinar Raknes, adds strong, sensuous musical foundations, as well as virtuous solo playing to the amalgam, and takes the trio to yet another level. London Jazz News called it “a quietly beguiling release… there’s an artistry to Gustavsen’s composition, a skill in their execution, and a warmth to their spirit that keeps the listener engaged”.
Performance date: 2023-05-06 19:00
Programme: Tord Gustavsen Trio: “Opening”
Performers: Tord Gustavsen (piano / electronics), Steinar Raknes (bass / electronics), Jarle Vespestad (drums)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
May6
Jausmė: Kanklės
Jausmė is a composer, singer, songstress, who is one of the not-so-many artists who decided to spread the word about the kanklės, a traditional Lithuanian zither-harp, beyond the borders of Lithuania. In her compositions, with the help of her voice, 29 strings, Lithuanian and English languages, she weaves the styles of folklore, soul, minimalism into a cosy blanket, decorated with elements of dub, jazz, post-rock, electronica and other genres she enjoys.
After half a decade of musical work (solo and other projects, documentary soundtrack in collaboration with BBC, electronic music collaborations, organising events) and life in Bristol, UK, the performer came back to the motherland in the summer of 2020. There, inspired by her roots, familiar forests, language, people’s stories and musicians such as Thom Yorke, Moses Sumney, The Cinematic Orchestra, Lianne La Havas etc., in March 2022, she released a solo album ‘Namolio’ about her journey back home and to her authenticity, through losses and discoveries, realisations and unlearning.
Performance date: 2023-05-13 16:00
Programme: Original works from Jausmė’s album Namolio
Performers: Jausmė Elena Stonkutė (kanklės, vocals, loop station), Gabrielius Rimeika (double bass, bass guitar) | Lithuania
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
May13
„Hommage à Brahms“
On 20 May, we invite all music lovers who enjoy classical and contemporary classical works to Paliesius Manor to pay tribute to the famous Romantic composer J. Brahms and the 20th-century composers G. Ligeti and M. Weinberg!
Violinist Barbora Valiukevičiūtė performs in solo and chamber ensembles, teaches, and actively curates musical events and various projects. She is the organiser of the annual summer music festival Music System Italy in Italy, the founder of Music Academy for Young Professionals.
Horn player Andrea Mancini from Italy is appreciated for his impeccable musical language and interpretation. He has played with Nürnberg Staatstheater, Bochumer Symphoniker and Würth Philharmoniker and Brussels Philharmonic orchestras.
Pianist Onutė Gražinytė is a laureate of ten national and international competitions. She is an active performer as a soloist and a member of chamber ensembles, has appeared in many festivals and prestigious venues.
Performance date: 2023-05-20 16:00
Programme: G. Ligeti, M. Weinberg, J. Brahms
Performers: Barbora Valiukevičiūtė (violin, Lithuania), Andrea Mancini (French horn, Italy), Onutė Gražinytė (piano, Lithuania)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
May20
Donato Ravini (tenor, Italy), Lina Giedraitytė (piano, Lithuania)
Donato Ravini is an Italian tenor who was introduced to the world of music and art by Salesian monks. He has been singing since school, where he attended a choir. Once he visited a music store to choose a guitar and started singing: the store clerk, an opera baritone, exclaimed that Ravini was a tenor and could sing opera. So Ravini found a singing teacher. He has learned tenor parts in many famous Italian operas, recorded CDs, and created solo programmes for Lithuanian and Italian audiences. From 2015 he is performing at concerts in Lithuania, together with many other musicians, orchestras and ensembles.
On 27 May, at Paliesius Manor, Donato Ravini will perform a repertoire of classic Italian songs and Neapolitan songs, accompanied by Lina Giedraitytė, concertmaster of the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre. Lina is a long-time partner of Virgilijus Noreika; she participates in various theatre productions, concerts and festivals.
Performance date: 2023-05-27 16:00
Programme: Classic Italian songs and Neapolitan songs
Performers: Donato Ravini (tenor, Italy), Lina Giedraitytė (piano, Lithuania)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
May27
Recital of Beethoven: Pierre Réach (piano, France)
Over the years, and in many corners of the world, Pierre Réach has acquired a reputation of an outstanding pianist performing many spectacular works.
His first prize at the Olivier Messiaen international competition announced him to the public. Mr. Réach was also a prize winner of the Pozzoli competition in Italy, Maria Canals, and Jaen in Spain, and more. He studied at the Paris Conservatory under Yvonne Lefébure and Yvonne Loriod, with Maria Curcio in London, and received regular advice from Arthur Rubinstein, Alexis Weissenberg, and Paul Badura-Skoda.
In his vast repertoire, which ranges from Bach to Olivier Messiaen, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann and Chopin, the works of Beethoven have always occupied a special place. For him nowadays, being able to play the 32 sonatas of this composer, with whom he has never ceased to engage with passion, represents a real achievement and a synthesis in a life of tenacious will, hard work, and ever higher demands for perfection.
Concert date: 2023-06-03 16:00
Performers: Pierre Réach (piano, France)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
June3
Viktoras Paukštelis (piano, Lithuania)
On 10 June, we invite all to a long-awaited concert: a solo recital by the talented pianist Viktoras Paukštelis!
Viktoras Paukštelis is often described as an artist of a unique nature, as he brings to the public a fusion of his two talents: painting and piano playing. For him, music and art are intertwined, complementary components: the unpolished impulsiveness of his paintings adds experimental boldness to his music on stage, while the visual work of colours in creating form becomes an aural experience which is transferred to the pianistic plane. This synthesis of the two arts has no parallel on the classical stage.
Viktoras Paukštelis performs in Lithuania, US, France, Germany, Scandinavia, Lithuania, France, Germany and Scandinavia, and participates in Lithuanian and international festivals. After a highly successful performance at New York’s Carnegie Hall, The New York Concert Review called Victor’s sense of rhythm “top-notch” and his playing “sincere, robust and stirring”.
Performance date: 2023-06-10 17:00
Programme: J. S. Bach, F. Chopin, S. Rachmaninoff
Performers: Viktoras Paukštelis (piano, Lithuania)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
June10
Justas Šervenikas (piano, Lithuania), Johan Randvere (piano, Estonia)
On 17 June, Paliesius manor awaits all fans of classical music and piano at a concert by the piano duo of Lithuanian pianist Justas Šervenikas and Estonian pianist Johan Randvere! The two pianists will perform works by Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Justas Šervenikas was born in 1987 and has been actively performing since 2006. He has given many concerts in various concert halls in Lithuania, including the National Philharmonic Hall, Klaipėda Concert Hall, Kaunas Philharmonic Hall, and many others. As a soloist or a member of a chamber ensemble, he has toured various European countries.
Johan Randvere, born in Tallinn in 1990, has successfully participated in numerous competitions, such as Competition “Klaviermusik” in Vilnius, Lithuania, 2008 (I prize and special prize), Competition for musicians in Catania, 2012 (I prize and a Grand Prix), Competition “Andrea Baldi”, 2014, in Bologna (I prize and a Grand Prix). He was selected to be the “Musician of the year 2014” of the Pille Lill Music Fund.
Performance date: 2023-06-17 16:00
Programme: Sergei Rachmaninoff
Performers: Justas Šervenikas (piano, Lithuania), Johan Randvere (piano, Estonia)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
June17
A Road to Dawn: Laureates of the Klaipėda Piano Masters at Paliesius manor
It is always a challenge to create a programme of highly contrasting works spanning several centuries of music. Especially when the performers are four personalities with diverse characters and strengths. The performers are Daria Sannikova, a sensitive music poet, Mariia Kurhuzova, a philosopher of profound depth, Yana Serbina, a true element of nature on stage, and Artem Tereshchenko, a cheerful showman. The programme, created together by the four KPM laureates from Ukraine, reveals their differences but unites them in one common goal: to reach the dawn and so a new day full of hope and light for their beloved country.
Klaipėda Piano Masters, founded in 2017 by pianist Gintaras Januševičius, is the largest piano academy in the Baltic States with an unprecedented programme. It organises annual recitals of its most talented pianists in Lithuania and Germany to showcase their creative ideas and test their knowledge, acquired at the academy.
Performance date: 2023-07-01 16:00
Programme: Frederic Chopin, Cesar Franck, Igor Stravinsky / Guido Agosti, Johann Sebastian Bach / Ferruccio Busoni, Nikolai Kapustin
Performers: Daria Sannikova (piano, Ukraine), Mariia Kurhuzova (piano, Ukraine / Lithuania), Yana Serbina (piano, Ukraine / Lithuania), Artem Tereshchenko (piano, Ukraine)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
July1
Kogan / Bankas Duo
Lithuanian-born violinist Atis Bankas is a long-time member of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the first violinist of the Gould String Quartet, member of the Potsdam Trio, leader of Ensemble CamerAtis, leader and artistic director of the Canadian Chamber Academy Orchestra, founder and artistic director of Music Niagara. In recognition of his musical contributions, Atis Bankas was inducted into the International Knightly Order of St. George.
Russian-born pianist Victoria Kogan has won the Stravinsky Piano Competition, Andorra Piano Competition, E-Piano Competition in Minneapolis and International Piano Competition in Korea, among others. She was praised as “an admirably gifted performer’’ by Yuri Temirkanov and as a “pianist of great talent, having extraordinary skills and boundless musicality” by Mikhail Pletnev.
The duo will perform classic compositions at Paliesius manor on 15 July. We invite you not to miss such extraordinary talents!
Performance date: 2023-07-15 16:00
Programme: J. S. Bach, F. Schubert, P. Hindemith, M. Weinberg, S. Vainiūnas, P. de Sarasate
Performers: Atis Bankas (violin, Lithuania / Canada), Victoria Kogan (piano, Canada)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
July15
An Afternoon with Guoda Gedvilaitė
On 23 July, there will be not one but two concerts at Paliesius Manor by the pianist Guoda Gedvilaitė: “Colourful Bach” at 12 PM and “Sentimental and Noble: Fauré & Ravel” at 4 PM.
Guoda Gedvilaitė’s solo concert programmes cover a treasure trove of music from baroque to jazz, from Bach to Bill Evans. Her programmes are always original and new, full of imagination and freedom of interpretation.
Guoda is happy to experiment and challenge the established rules of classical music. Her partners on stage are not only famous classical musicians but also actors, ballet dancers and jazz instrumentalists.
Now she is preparing to perform two monumental programmes in one day, challenging both herself as a performer and her listeners, who will have the unique opportunity to spend a Sunday at Paliesius Manor listening to piano masterpieces from two epochs: Baroque and Impressionism.
Performance date: 2023-07-23 12:00 & 2023-07-23 16:00
Programme: 12:00 | “Colourful Bach”: J. S. Bach, Ch. Gounod, B. Marcello, J. Pachelbel, D. Scarlatti, E. Petri, W. Kempff, A. Borovsky
16:00 | “Sentimental and Noble: Fauré & Ravel”: G. Fauré, M. Ravel
Performers: Guoda Gedvilaitė (piano, Lithuania)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
July23
Piano mystery “Stories of the Merchant of Venice”
The programme by pianist Gintaras Januševičius is a journey through Venice, a musical mystery based on the legends and images of this mysterious city. The audience, following the change of the musical pieces, will feel as if carried by gondolas through the portraits of Venetian inhabitants and the city’s paintings, able to intuitively touch the mysteries of the life of the olden time. Listeners will recognize such carnival characters as Pierrot and Harlequin, the treacherous Casanova, and enjoy the sounds inspired by Murano stained glass, silk, and the scent of orange blossom.
Gintaras Januševičius rose to fame in 2004, when he became the youngest finalist of the Montréal International Music Competition: his performances of Rachmaninoff’s Études-Tableaux Op. 39 were praised by many piano masters. As a soloist, he has appeared with more than 30 orchestras, and has presented solo and chamber programmes in many Lithuanian and German cities, as well as other cities abroad.
Performance date: 2023-08-06 14:00
Programme: works of A. Vivaldi, B. Marcello, B. Galuppi, C. Monteverdi, F. Chopin, E. Wolf-Ferrari, C. Debussy, N. Galiamova.
Performers: Gintaras Januševičius (piano, Lithuania / Germany)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
August6
Jean-Marc Luisada (piano, France), Talich Quartet (string quartet, the Czech Republic)
Are you a music lover? Then do not miss the performance of the piano poet Jean-Marc Luisada and the Talich quartet, one of the world´s finest string quartets and the embodiment of the great Czech musical tradition!
French pianist Jean-Marc Luisada is known for his outstanding grace and unexpected interpretations. He plays for the soul of the audience and likes making jokes on stage. He has won several prizes in international piano competitions, including the International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, and has performed in many countries with many orchestras, quartets, and instrumentalists.
The Talich Quartet has been evolving as part of a prestigious line of musicians for more than fifty years, representing Czech musical art throughout the world. The quartet is invited to prestigious chamber music festivals and visits such venues as New York’s Carnegie Hall, le Théâtre des Champs-Elysées and Salle Gaveau in Paris and London’s Wigmore Hall.
Performance date: 2023-08-12, 17:00
Performers: Jean-Marc Luisada (piano, France), Talich Quartet (string quartet, the Czech Republic)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
August12
Benjamin Grosvenor (piano, United Kingdom)
The UK piano sensation Benjamin Grosvenor is coming to Paliesius Manor on 19 August, for the first time in Lithuania!
British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor is internationally recognized for his sonorous lyricism and understated brilliance at the keyboard. His virtuosic interpretations are underpinned by a unique balance of technical mastery and intense musicality. Grosvenor has been heralded one of the most important pianists to emerge from the UK in several decades.
He is the youngest British musician ever, and the first British pianist in almost 60 years, to sign to Decca Classics. He has received countless awards and this season will perform in famous halls across five continents. Süddeutsche Zeitung praised his “astounding technical gifts, the freshness of his imagination, intense concentration, the absence of any kind of show, and the unmistakable sense of poetic immersion directed solely at the realisation of music”.
Performance date: 2023-08-19 14:00
Programme: F. Chopin, F. Liszt, M. Ravel, S. Prokofiev
Performers: Benjamin Grosvenor (piano, United Kingdom)
August19
After Čiurlionis. Improvisations based on Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis’ music
More than 100 years have passed since Čiurlionis’ death, but his work is still a source of inspiration for many artists. Now, two masters of jazz and improvised music, Dmitrij Golovanov and Jan Maksimovič, will reveal the beauty, fragility and grandeur of the genius’ music.
Dmitri Golovanov has been one of the most active participants in the jazz scene for two decades, and has an impressive list of achievements, festivals, creative projects and international collaborations. Last year he won the prestigious Grand Prix of the Birštonas Jazz Festival for his services to Lithuanian jazz and was also elected President of the Lithuanian Jazz Federation.
Jan Maksimovič is an outstanding specimen among Lithuanian jazz musicians of the middle generation. His rich sound, wide technical possibilities, bright and unexpected musical phrasing distinguish him from other saxophonists. Combined with his vast experience in improvisational music, the result is stunningly expressive playing.
Performance date: 2023-09-23 16:00
Programme: interpretation and improvisation of Čiurlionis’ works
Performers: Janas Maksimovičius (soprano saxophone, Lithuania), Dmitrijus Golovanovas (piano, Lithuania)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
September23
Edin Karamazov (classical guitar / lute, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
For the first time at Paliesius manor, a concert of Edin Karamazov, virtuoso of classical guitar and lute, a rare guest in Lithuania! Karamazov has mastered numerous old and modern stringed instruments, has released many CDs with various artists, and has received wonderful critical acclaim: such talent is a true privilege to hear.
Edin Karamazov, protegé of Sergiu Celibidache, began his musical career with the classical guitar and was awarded First Prizes at four guitar competitions. He has appeared at Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Wigmore Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin Konzerthaus, Konzerthaus Vienna, Herkulessaal Munich as well as at festivals such as Schleswig-Holstein, Rheingau, Mosel, Lower Saxony, Istanbul Bach, Espinho, among others. As a soloist, he has performed and recorded with leading international early music ensembles and artists including the Hilliard Ensemble, Hesperion XX, Andreas Scholl and Sting.
Performance date: 2023-10-14 18:00
Programme: Johann Sebastian Bach, Fernando Sor, Francisco Mignone, Leo Brouwer
Performers: Edin Karamazov (classical guitar / lute, Bosnia and Herzegovina)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
October14
Canto Ostinato | Simeon ten Holt: Judith Wegmann & Simon Bucher (piano duo, Switzerland)
On 28 October, we await all fans of contemporary classical music and improvisation. The duo of Swiss pianists Judith Wegmann and Simon Bucher will perform Canto Ostinato by the Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt, one of the most important works of minimal music written for the piano.
Canto Ostinato exhales vitality and energy. A meditative and at the same time deeply moving experience, the piece opens up an immense inner space and evokes the rhythm of the sea, waves crashing on the shore over and over again. It brings you into a trance-like state, heightening your perceptions.
Judith Wegmann performs regularly in many differing styles. She is able to crossover between different genres, which makes her projects unique and valued in Switzerland and abroad. She has won several sponsorship prizes and grants, and her albums were greatly praised.
Simon Bucher is a sought-after soloist, improviser, chamber musician and accompanist. His piano playing is applauded by the press and audiences alike.
Performance date: 2023-10-28 16:00
Programme: Simeon ten Holt
Performers: Judith Wegmann (piano, Switzerland), Simon Bucher (piano, Switzerland)
Performers: Judith Wegmann (piano, Switzerland), Simon Bucher (piano, Switzerland)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
October28
Duo Andersson: In the Present
Duo Andersson is composed of some of the brightest musicians of the younger generation in Lithuania: violinist Julija Ivanovaitė and pianist Paulius Andersson. The artists, winners of international competitions, are constantly promoting Lithuania’s name abroad and aim to present rarely performed classical and contemporary music to the public.
“We believe that there is a lot of interesting, enriching music that is less well known: all you have to do is look for it,” say the performers. For the audience of Paliesius Manor, the duo presents a programme of contemporary music “In the Present”, which reflects the most pressing issues of contemporary society.
Julija Ivanovaitė and Paulius Andersson have been performing together since 2014. In 2022, the duo was awarded a diploma and the Audience Prize at the International Stasys Vainiūnas Competition for Pianists and Chamber Ensembles.
Performance date: 2023-11-18 16:00
Programme: John Adams, Valentin Silvestrov, Vytautas Germanavičius, Fazil Say
Performers: Julija Ivanovaitė (violin), Paulius Andersson (piano)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
November18
New Ideas Chamber Orchestra NICO: The end is the beginning
It was back in 2006 when the 19-year-old Lithuanian composer Gediminas Gelgotas came up with an idea to bring together string players, who would perform his music and transmit his artistic visions into reality. Now, 16 years later, this embodiment of ‘one-artist-vision’, called the New Ideas Chamber Orchestra NICO, amazes the audience with their alluring, captivating, and original music performances and brings composer’s music to the leading classical and contemporary music venues.
While listening to NICO, you may want to turn inward and meditate, or just get up and dance – the effect is mesmerizing, and the result is inspiring to all ages. The uniqueness of the NICO concept is highly determined by Gelgotas’ musical language itself, in which the classical music idiom is mixed with light hints and influences of popular music.
Performance date: 2023-12-02 16:00
Programme: Gediminas Gelgotas and the New Ideas Chamber Orchestra NICO will perform the compositions of the most famous minimalists Arvo Pärt (Estonia), Max Richter (UK), Philip Glass (USA).
Performers: New Ideas Chamber Orchestra NICO: Augusta Jusionytė (violin), Dalia Kontutė (violin), Julija Ivanovaitė (violin), Agata Ursul (violin), Liudvikas Silickas (cello), Augustinas Sokalski (cello), Gediminas Gelgotas (piano, voice, conductor)
CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt
December2