A Bouquet of Melodies is a concert of both simplicity and diversity. The audience will hear classic pieces and jazz compositions, performed by violinist Gediminas Dalinkevičius and pianist Povilas Jaraminas. According to them, this kind of music does not pretend to be something extremely unique and new, but it has stood the test of time and life and is enjoyed by most.

Violinist Gediminas Dalinkevičius is an old friend of Paliesius manor. He played at its very first concerts and was one of the first artists to record CDs in the manor’s recording studio. Dalinkevičius was also the founder, art director and conductor of the Kaunas Chamber Orchestra, soloist and conductor of the international orchestra Solisti Baltia.

Pianist Povilas Jaraminas is one of the first jazz promoters in Lithuania, a great improviser and interpreter. He performed with many famous artists and is an expert concertmaster. Jaraminas has received an honourable Medal of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas.

Performance date: 2023-10-07 16:00

Performers: Gediminas Dalinkevičius (violin), Povilas Jaraminas (piano) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

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

Pianist Mūza Rubackytė, laureate of the Lithuanian National Prize for Culture and Art, and the winners of the Lisztofonija competition are coming to Paliesius Manor! Together with pianist Eglė Andrejevaitė, the author and curator of the competition idea, and Simonas Poška, the winner of the Lisztofonija-3 competition, they will present us with a concert for all that like classical music and Liszt.

The Lisztofonija Piano Competition, held for the first time in 2017, is a competition for Lithuanian pianists initiated by the Lithuanian Ferenc Liszt Association LiSZtuania, which aims to encourage Lithuanian pianists to perform, record, and deepen their knowledge of the works of Franz Liszt. This is the final concert of this year’s winners and a performance by the world-renowned expert on Liszt’s music, Prof. Mūza Rubackytė, who won the Grand Prize of the Liszt Records Competition in Budapest in 2020.

Performance date: 2023-10-21 16:00

Programme: Works for piano by Franz Liszt

Performers: Mūza Rubackytė (piano, Lithuania / France / Switzerland), Eglė Andrejevaitė (piano, Lithuania), Lisztofonija-4 competition laureates. Concert guest artist: Simonas Poška, winner of the Lisztofonija-3 competition (Lithuania / Germany)

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

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)

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

On 11 November we invite you to listen to a fun duet of two exceptionally creative personalities: accordionist Andrius Balachovičius and saxophonist Vytautas Labutis! In their programme, they combine their own experiences of jazz and accordion music into a new totality: a surprising, intriguing, and colourful programme of contrasts. The programme includes original works by these artists and original reworkings of classical, jazz, pop, rock, and accordion repertoire.

The duo was formed in 2018. They have given solo concerts at the Birštonas and Vilnius Accordion Festivals, Vilnius Mama Jazz Festival, Jazz Days in Tauragė, Classical Concert Hall in Gariūnai Business Centre, Piano.lt Hall, Church of St. Catherine in Vilnius. Both musicians are famous in the Lithuanian jazz scene, have won many national and international competitions, and participate in various musical projects.

Performance date: 2023-11-11 16:00

Programme: original works by the performers and original reworkings of classical, jazz, pop, rock and accordion repertoire.

Performers: Vytautas Labutis (saxophones, bass clarinet), Andrius Balachovičius (accordion) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

Duo Andersson is composed of some of the brightest musicians of the younger generation in Lithuania: violinist Julija Andersson 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 Andersson 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:Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms, Lera Auerbach

Performers: Julija Andersson (violin), Paulius Andersson (piano) | Lithuania

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In this concert, the oldest liturgical chants of the Catholic Church will be complemented by the subtle sound of the kanklės. This is an opportunity for the listeners to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life and immerse themselves in the distinctive, musical silence created by Gregorian chants and kanklės music.

Many of the hymns will be heard for the first time after many centuries. They were resurrected by musicologist Beata Baublinskienė, who has been researching the Bernardine Gregorian heritage and has initiated several Gregorian chant concerts in Lithuania.

The works will be performed by the Gregorian ensemble Schola Cantorum Assumptionis, which has been singing for more than ten years at the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Vilnius.

Aistė Bružaitė, one of the best-known performers of her instrument in Lithuania, will accompany the chants with kanklės and play several improvisations.

Performance date: 2023-11-25 16:00

Performers: Gregorian ensemble Schola Cantorum Assumptionis: Miglė Dikšaitienė, Gilma Giedraitė, Giedrė Gurevičienė, Roma Kazlauskaitė-Sausdravienė, Violeta Tumasonienė, Rimantas Andrikonis, Darius Andziulis. Artistic director: Beata Baublinskienė. Aistė Bružaitė (kánkles – Lithuanian stringed instrument) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

On 9 December 2023, 16:00 at Paliesius Manor: an inseparable stage duo Domantas Razauskas and Saulius Petreikis, both well-known and recognisable for their musical style and sound.

Each of their concerts is memorable and incomparable. Even old songs take on new and unexpected sounds every time they perform.

There will be no shortage of improvisations, lamentation songs and incantations at Paliesius Manor. The music performed by this shamanic duo touches every corner of the heart. They believe in what they do and make the audience believe in it, too. Hear only the most beautiful songs and poetry by Donatas, improvisations by Saulius, and feel the music flowing through the veins, all in one concert.

Performance date: 2023-12-09 16:00

Programme: songs by Domantas Razauskas and improvisations by Sauliaus Petreikis

Performers: Domantas Razauskas (guitar, vocals), Saulius Petreikis (instruments from all over the world) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

On 16 December, Andrius Žlabys, a pianist that lives in the USA but is always welcome in Lithuania, returns to the PASAGA Concert Hall!

Andrius Žlabys was nominated for the prestigious Grammy Award and is one of the most renowned contemporary Lithuanian pianists who has gained international recognition. He is praised for his seemingly effortless virtuosity, generous and all-encompassing sound, enchanting interpretations, and richness of musical perception. When Andrius Žlabys went to the USA to study piano, he was soon noticed as a “shining hope of pianists” (The New York Sun). He has subsequently performed with many of the world’s leading symphony orchestras, won numerous international competitions, has given concerts at world-renowned venues such as Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, the Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall, the Phillips Collection, and Wigmore Hall, among others. The musicians he has worked with include Yuri Bashmet, Hilary Hahn, Gidon Kremer, and many others.

Performance date: 2023-12-16 16:00

Performers: Andrius Žlabys (piano, USA / Lithuania)

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

On 17 December at Paliesius manor, the singer Eugenijus Chrebtovas will present to his loyal fans the programme “Golden Songs of America”. It will take listeners back several decades and allow them to sing, clap and sway to the rhythm of swing, to the sound of the music that everyone knows and recognises from the very first notes.

The well-known singer Eugenijus Chrebtovas has recently been focusing more on the presentation of different programmes, which he performs both in the big cities and small towns. His repertoire includes not only classical but also popular music. The singer, renowned for his professionalism and extraordinary charisma, surprises his listeners every time by performing well-known works in a new and unusual way. This evening’s concert is no exception: the audience’s favourite works by Presley, Sinatra and Martin will be given a new twist with piano accompaniment by Vitalij Neugasimov, a pianist, improviser and composer.

Performance date: 2023-12-17 14:00

Programme: works by Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin

Performers: Eugenijus Chrebtovas (vocals), Vitalij Neugasimov (piano) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

Celebrate Christmas at Paliesius Manor by travelling the world with two talented performers: violinist Ieva Pranskute and cellist Mislav Brajković. The journey will start in Austria with Mozart, then we will meet Litvak composer Anatolij Senderov and finally visit many countries with Igudesman’s pieces. The music will warm the hearts and create a celebration of beauty and sounds!

Ieva Pranskutė is one of the brightest Lithuanian violinists of the younger generation. She started violin lessons at the age of five and was already performing as a soloist with the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra by six. Ieva has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in many European countries, India, and China.

Mislav Brajković is a laureate of many international competitions such as CARSA, Lions Grand Prix, CIMA, and the Croatian National Competition. He has participated in world-renowned festivals such as the Amsterdam Cello Biennial, the Styrian Chamber Music Festival, the Osoro Music Evenings, etc.

Performance date: 2023-12-26 16:00

Programme: W. A. Mozart, A. Senderov, A. Igudesman

Performers: Ieva Pranskutė (violin, Lithuania / Austria), Mislav Brajković (cello, Croatia / Austria)

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

Legends say that when you look at an emerald, your heart becomes serene. When you touch it, pain and sadness melt away, and the heart starts beating to the rhythm of love. The whole being is filled with strength, and it seems you can overcome anything.

This power of an emerald also awaits at Paliesius Manor during New Year’s. First, it will touch your tongue as you take a glass of wine from the cellars or come to understand French wines deeper in a tasting. Then the magic will reach the ears with the help of pianist Petras Geniušas and the enchanting singing of Erica Jennings: together, they will open the way for listeners to unknown musical spaces, let them discover something new, inspire them to dream and ignite love – just like an emerald does. After the concert, we’ll invite you to a festive dinner that will please both your taste and smell receptors. Finally, magic will be able to fill the whole body with dancing. We will welcome the New Year with hearts full of emerald magic.

Performance date: 2023-12-31 17:30

Performers: Erica Jennings (vocals), Petras Geniušas (piano) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

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

Trio Grazioso began its concert activity in 1997 and now performs extensively in Lithuania. They have taken part in various concert series and festivals, such as the Pažaislis International Music Festival and the Music Festival of Northern Lithuania in Biržai 2004. The trio’s concerts have been acclaimed in Denmark, Germany, and Poland.

Joana Gedmintaitė has been a soloist at the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre since 2002, where she made her debut in the role of Donna Anna in W. A. Mozart’s opera Don Juan. The flutist Viktorija Marija Zabrodaitė is often seen on the posters of various festivals and concerts, such as “Alma mater musicalis”, “Paežeriai”, and the “Didysis muzikų paradas”. Pianist Šviesė Čepliauskaitė gives solo recitals, plays chamber music with various instrumentalists and singers, and has performed with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, the Kaunas City Symphony Orchestra, and the Tomsk Chamber Orchestra.

Performance date: 2024-01-27 16:00

Programme: the Romantic music programme includes works by French, Italian, Polish and other composers.

Performers: Joana Gedmintaitė (soprano), Viktorija Marija Zabrodaitė (flute), Šviesė Čepliauskaitė (piano), Irena Žilinskienė (concert hostess) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

Love is as passionate as tango and as intoxicating as waltz… And music is the most beautiful way to express love. With music, we can relive the giddiness of falling in love, the fire of passion, and the miracle of the closeness of hearts.

So, as Valentine’s Day approaches, we invite you to treat yourself and your loved one to a flight with the magic of sound, listening to the music of the tango genius, Piazzolla.

The pieces will be performed by talented Lithuanian artists. Donatas Bagurskas is known as the “bard of bass”, he teaches masterclasses and often takes part in juries of international competitions. Pianist Svetlana Maigienė is an active performer that has played with many orchestras. Andrius Balachovičius is the lead accordionist in the accordion quintet Modus, frequently invited to perform at the Presidential Palace and the Government Palace. Pianist Lina Giedraitytė is an active performer, and was a long-time stage partner of maestro Virgilijus Noreika.

Performance date: 2024-02-10 16:00

Programme: J. Strauss, J. Kosma, F. Kreisler, A. Piazzolla.

Performers: Donatas Bagurskas (double bass), Svetlana Maigienė (violin), Andrius Balachovičius (accordion), Lina Giedraitytė (piano) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

Pianist Gintaras Januševičius has been surprising his audiences with inventive programmes for ten years. Now he is taking on his biggest challenge yet. In this programme, Januševičius will be both a pianist and a storyteller, using the magic of musical sounds to give the legendary story of Antoine de Saint-Exupery a form never seen before. The philosophical text of the book will be enveloped by 27 French piano miniatures from the 19th and 20th centuries by both the well-known Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Georges Bizet, Camille Saint-Saëns, as well as the little-known Jehan Alain, Gabriel Grovlez, Jean-Henri Ravina or Cécile Chaminade. The concert can thus be called both a mono-spectacle and a kind of retrospective of French music.

The internationally renowned pianist rose to fame in 2004, when he became the youngest finalist in the Montreal International Piano Competition. As a soloist, he has appeared with more than 30 orchestras, presented solo and chamber programmes in many cities.

Performance date: 2024-03-09 16:00

Performers: Pianist and reader Gintaras Januševičius (Lithuania / Germany)

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

On 16 March at Paliesius Manor: exclusive event in memory of Maestro Virgilijus Noreika. Noreika’s students, opera soloists Jovita Vaškevičiūtė, Antanas Zakarauskas, and pianist Linas Dužinskas will perform the most beautiful opera arias and duets by G. Puccini, G. Verdi, G. Bizet, and other composers.

Mezzo-soprano Jovita Vaškevičiūtė’s most outstanding performances took place at the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. She was the third Lithuanian soloist to appear on this great stage: and the first Lithuanian to make his debut at the Teatro Colón was Maestro Noreika himself.

Antanas Zakarauskas is one of the most prominent dramatic tenors in the opera world today. He is the only opera soloist of Lithuanian origin to have been awarded the status of outstanding talent in Australia.

Linas Dužinskas, a wonderful pianist and accompanist, has been performing for many years with famous soloists. Currently, he is intensively preparing new programmes and giving concerts in Lithuania and Europe.

Performance date: 2024-03-16 16:00

Programme: C. Saint-Saëns, G. Verdi, G. Kancheli, G. Bizet, A. Raudonikis, V. di Chiara, S. Cardillo, E. Kálmán, A. Piazzolla, J. Strauss, J. Offenbach, F. Lehár

Performers: Jovita Vaškevičiūtė (mezzo-soprano), Antanas Zakarauskas (tenor), Linas Dužinskas (piano) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

On 6 April, one of the most important organ works of all time, the mystical and deeply theological cycle about the birth of Christ by the composer Olivier Messiaen, will be performed at Paliesius Manor. The performer is Dainius Sverdiolas, a talented organist who has studied Messiaen‘s work all his life.

Organist Dainius Sverdiolas (born in 1956) has given numerous organ recitals in Lithuanian concert halls and churches, has represented Lithuanian music culture at organ music festivals in Lithuania and abroad and has played the organs made by some of the most renowned masters of Western Europe. His artistic interests include monumental organ repertoire pieces from different epochs. The organist’s most notable achievement is the preparation of a 5 concert cycle that comprised all of Messiaen’s works.

La Nativité du Seigneur was created in 1935 and premiered on 27 February 1936 at La Trinité Church. Olivier Messiaen was only 26 when he composed this great masterpiece.

Performance date: 2024-04-06 16:00

Programme: Olivier Messiaen, The Nativity of the Lord (La Nativité du Seigneur)

Performers: Dainius Sverdiolas (organ, Lithuania)

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

Two violins and a piano is a combination rarely heard. So this newly formed trio ensemble of three ambitious, talented performers, who have joined forces for a musical project, is unique. And the instruments make great conversations among themselves!

Dainius Puodžiukas is a concertmaster of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra. He was awarded the title of laureate at the Young Virtuosos 2001 New York Festival Competition, which gave him the opportunity to perform as a soloist at the famous Carnegie Hall.

Ieva Puodžiukė is a Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra artist and teacher. She has toured many halls with Kremerata Baltica and has been performing chamber music for two violins together with her husband Dainius Puodžiukas since 2016.

Darius Mažintas’ piano playing is associated with expressiveness, subtlety and emotional presence. The pianist is known for musicality, unique interpretation, unexpected nuances and distinctive musical images.

Performance date: 2024-04-13 16:00

Programme: R. Clarke, L. Bernstein, M. Moszkowski

Performers: Dainius Puodžiukas (violin), Ieva Puodžiukė (violin), Darius Mažintas (piano) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

On April 20 at Paliesius manor, two professional artists will come together to create a fiery fiesta of Spanish music. Hear enchanting Spanish songs by Spain’s most beloved composers, tender melodies of love, sultry rhythms pulsating with passion… A warm, cosy meeting with the performers and even warmer music will make you feel like you’re on a sunny holiday.

Aistė Pilibavičiūtė is one of the brightest opera soloists of the younger generation, a laureate of international competitions. She actively performs in the most famous Lithuanian and foreign venues, and performs roles on the main opera stage of our country: the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre, where she was awarded the Opera Soloist of the Year award in 2019.

Pilibavičienė will be accompanied by pianist Nijolė Baranauskaitė. Her professional achievements have been recognised with numerous awards; she also often prepares solo programmes. In this concert, we will also hear several Spanish works for solo piano.

Performance date: 2024-04-20 16:00

Programme: Enrique Granados, Fernando J. Obradors, Miguel Sandoval, Manuel de Falla, José María Cano Andrés, Pablo Luna, Francisco Asenjo Barbieri, Agustín Lara

Performers: Aistė Pilibavičiūtė (soprano), Nijolė Baranauskaitė (piano) | Lithuania

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

Martín García García, one of the most talented contemporary pianists, returns to Paliesius manor! In autumn 2022, the performer first performed in Paliesius and Lithuania, enchanting the audience. Now he has a new programme, which he will present in the Paliesius Concert Hall on 4 May 2024.

Martín García García (born in Gijón, 1996) is considered, at 26 years old, one of the pianists with the greatest international projection.

The pianist has won first prizes in numerous international and national piano competitions, with his victory at the 2021 Cleveland International Piano Competition and his third place at the 2021 International Chopin Piano Competition being particularly noteworthy. In the latter competition, he also received a special award from the Warsaw Philharmonic National Orchestra for the best concerto performance.

Regardless of the venue’s size or the audience, he believes that there is profound content to offer to each person who has chosen to come and listen.

Performance date: 2024-05-04 18:00

Performers: Martín García García (piano, Spain)

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

On 18 May, pianist Hélène Papadopoulos and violinist Marie-Claudine Papadopoulos will perform Bach’s sonatas for keyboard and violin at Paliesius Manor!

Hélène and Marie-Claudine are sibling artists, renowned for their interpretation of Bach’s music. They share a close sensitivity and a similar vision of Bach’s music. Since they enrich their playing and nurture their reflection with the emotional, intellectual, and spiritual response of their audience, each concert becomes a different and extraordinary experience.

The six Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin BWV 1014-1017 stand as history’s very first modern duo sonatas, where the keyboard is not a mere accompanying instrument, but treated as equal to the violin. The Sonatas are unbelievably varied, each with its own distinctive features and character, alternating slow movements with incredibly beautiful melodious lines, with fast contrapuntal movements that demand a sharp virtuosity for the keyboard and the violin.

Performance date: 2024-05-18 16:00

Programme: J.S. BACH, Sonatas for Keyboard and Violin BWV 1014-1017

Performers: Hélène Papadopoulos (piano, France / USA), Marie-Claudine Papadopoulos (violin, France / Germany)

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

On 25 May, a special union awaits you at Paliesius Manor. You will hear the ensemble Jones Jones, composed of MARK DRESSER, LARRY OCHS, and VLADIMIR TARASOV. Together they have created genuinely touching, sometimes meditative and sometimes explosive sets of music.

The trio first performed as a unit in 2006 for one concert in the San Francisco Bay Area; that concert has set off 18 years of leaderless sound explorations among three musicians whose ability to listen and respond shines forth during every trio concert. Performing entirely improvised music, every Jones Jones musical performance adds up to something unique that could only have happened within this particular trio configuration.

“…really moving past any expectations we might have based on the individual players, as they make all these fantastic choices throughout – and find ways to really reach forward as a single unit, in a range of really wonderful sounds!” © 2019, Dusty Groove, Inc.

Performance date: 2024-05-25 18:00

Performers: Mark Dresser (double bass, USA), Larry Ochs (saxophone, USA), Vladimir Tarasov (percussion, Lithuania)

CONTACT US for tickets: Phone: +370 626 82 760, Email: info@paliesiausdvaras.lt

On June 8, we invite you to the first concert of the Lars Danielsson and Grégory Privat duet in the Baltic States!

Swedish bassist Lars Danielsson is a true Nordic jazz legend, and critics never fail to sing his praises. He plays double bass more melodically and lyrically than others, and is famous for his technical brilliance, a vivid and consistently fertile musical imagination, and an almost telepathic understanding with other musicians. At the Paliesius Manor, he will perform with jazz pianist Grégory Privat from Martinique, considered one of the most prominent musicians of the new jazz scene.

The duo will perform Liberetto, Danielsson’s most famous album and the quintessence of his diverse forms of expression. In the album, he found a new balance between jazz, classical music, pop and European folk music and thus opened up a new dimension of how compositional processes and dramaturgy could be used in jazz. And pianist Grégory Privat adds yet another different hue to this music.

Performance date: 2024-06-08 18:00

Performers: Lars Danielsson (double bass, Sweden), Grégory Privat (piano, France / Martinique)

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Pianist Irena Uss and cellist Rimantas Armonas are renowned promoters of Lithuanian contemporary music. They collaborate creatively with Lithuanian composers, often inspiring the creation of new works, and have prepared more than 50 world premieres of works by Lithuanian and foreign composers in various countries. Both musicians are also professors at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.

The ARMONAS-USS duo has been active since 1977. During 45 years of their creative activity, more than 800 concerts have been held in Lithuania and abroad. Composers have dedicated a number of works to this duo and the duo has been awarded the Lithuanian Government Culture and Art Prize for their contribution to Lithuanian culture and art. The duo has recorded about 150 works for Lithuanian and foreign radio funds, released audio cassettes, CDs and video recordings (DVD). The artists’ creative activity has been presented on LRT music programmes several times.

Performance date: 2024-06-15 16:00

Programme: Louis Caix d’Hervelois, Robert Schumann, Anatolijus Šenderovas, Claude Debussy, Enrique Granados, Ottorino Respighi, Joaquin Nin y Castellanos

Performers: ARMONAS USS DUO: Rimantas Armonas (cello), Irena Uss (piano) | Lithuania

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Gunta Ābele. She was born for the cello. A magnificent, powerful musician of great talent with a wide smile and a big heart. This queen of the cello and her husband, the virtuoso pianist Giovanni Fornasini, will create a playful and harmonious duo in an exclusive concert at the Paliesius Manor. The musicians have a precise sense of each other, and the complex passages are even more interesting to listen to because when one of them is playing very strongly and expressively, the other turns into a silent background – and vice versa. The music will include Spanish songs by Carlos Guastavino and compositions by Fauré, Dvorak, Mendelssohn, and Schumann. This summer programme will uplift, bring joy and fill the hearts of the audience with positive emotions.

Gunta Ābele has won many competitions. In 2013 and 2019, she was nominated for the Latvian Grand Music Awards. As a soloist and member of ensembles, she has performed in many European venues and participated in renowned festivals.

Performance date: 2024-07-20 16:00

Performers: Gunta Ābele (cello), Giovanni Fornasini (piano) | Switzerland

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We will end the summer season at Paliesius Manor with Trio Agora: three charismatic musicians, laureates of various prestigious international competitions that regularly perform in many European concert halls but do not forget Lithuania. They will present their latest album Hotel Tango, released in June 2023 with the German record label Accentus Music. The album is a kind of international tango manifestation.

Trio Agora is a dynamic ensemble that is rapidly establishing itself as a leader in its genre. It’s a favourite with audiences for its innovation and enthusiasm. The trio won the International Anton Rubinstein Competition for Chamber Music in Düsseldorf in 2018 and the Ton & Erklärung and Ysaÿe competitions in 2021. It regularly performs new works by contemporary composers that are dedicated to the ensemble, as well as its own transcriptions and arrangements of compositions, and presents classical and romantic repertoire in major European venues.

Performance date: 2024-08-31 16:00

Programme: A. Lauro, E. Lecuona, R. Galliano, M. Ravel, C. Gardel, R. Mendizábal, J. Hoffman, I. Stravinsky, Á. Piazzolla

Performers: Žilvinas Brazauskas (clarinets, vocals, Lithuania / Germany), Natania Hoffman (cello, Italy / USA / Belgium), Robertas Lozinskis (piano, Lithuania)

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‘Hershkovits dances on the keys with the elegance of Fred Astaire and the melancholic wit of Charlie Chaplin’ (Cem Akalin, General Anzeiger Bonn)

Pianist and composer Nitai Hershkovits has been described as a “Genuine prodigy” by BBC music. He is a charismatic performer with an incredibly strong voice and musical vision. His dynamic playing crosses boundaries and genres thanks to a light, elegant touch that conveys a full spectrum of deep emotions and contrasts.

Nitai is an exception as a musician having done the opposite of what most do: he studied jazz as a foundation and came into classical later. This unique combination emboldens his eclectic playing style. “Reminiscent of a silky-toned old piano swinger such as the late Hank Jones” (The Guardian), intertwining bliss and melancholy with skilful freedom.

Performance date: 2024-10-19 18:00

Performers: Nitai Hershkovits (piano, Israel)

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