1 October (Wednesday), 19.00

Vilnius Picture Gallery, Didžioji St. 4, Vilnius

PERFORMERS

Members of the Lithuanian Symphonic Wind Orchestra – Ernesta Vauraitė, flute, Aurimas Mintaučkis, oboe, Anrytis Petkus, clarinet/ bass clarinet, Stefano Berluti, horn, Ringailė Jagminienė, horn, Darius Stoskeliūnas, bassoon, Liucilė U. Vilimaitė, harp

PROGRAMME

Pieces by Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Gustav Holst, Carl Reinecke, and others

To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the famous Lithuanian composer and artist, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, members of the Lithuanian Symphonic Wind Orchestra have prepared a chamber programme to showcase Čiurlionis and some of his contemporaries. Like many symbolists of his time, Čiurlionis was striving for art synthesis. This idea inspired the orchestra to curate a programme of pieces created by different composers from a similar period, to reflect their related artistic ideas. Unexpected juxtapositions and arrangements will draw parallels between pieces by Čiurlionis, by Carl Reinecke, his teacher in the Leipzig Conservatory, by his contemporary, Gustav Holst, and others. This time lens will lend us a clearer view of the ways in which Čiurlionis is unique within European and global art history but was also similar to others from his era.