Selected Performances


October 2007

2 Oslo (NO), ULTIMA, Lindemansalen NMH, Vykintas Baltakas, b(ell tree)*. Arditti Quartet

3 Klaipėda (LT), PERMAINŲ MUZIKA, Klaipėda Concert Hall, Jeronimas Kačinskas, String Quartets Nos. 3 and 4; Nonet; Reflections; Chamber fantasia. Vilnius String Quartet, Daumantas Kirilauskas (piano), Arnoldas Gurinavičius (double bass), Kristupas Quintet

6 Riga (LV), Small Guild, Raminta Šerkšnytė, Concerto for saxophone and orchestra. Riga Sinfonietta, Donatas Katkus (conductor), Oskars Petrauskis (saxophone)

8 Edinburgh (UK), The Reid Concert Hall (Edingburgh University), Vykintas Baltakas, Das Lied. Laurina Šablevičiūtė (piano)

11 Klaipėda (LT), PERMAINŲ MUZIKA, Klaipėda Concert Hall, Onutė Narbutaitė, Melody in the Garden of Olives, Osvaldas Balakauskas, Concerto for oboe, harpsichord and strings, Loreta Narvilaitė, Here Sings the Wind. Klaipėda Chamber Orchestra, Robertas Šervenikas (conductor), Robertas Beinaris (oboe), Igor Kramarev (trumpet), Gediminas Kviklys (harpsichord)

11 Klaipėda (LT), Art Exhibtions Hall. Šarūnas Nakas. The Gospel According to Blacksmith Ignotas. Multimedia installation for symphony orchestra and 7-channel video,October 11th–November 4th

14 Vilnius (LT), National Philharmonic Hall, Kristina Vasiliauskaitė, musical fairy-tale Eglė, Queen of the Grass Snakes. Jurgita Šurnaitė (director), Asta Urbonaitė (designer), Gražina Urbonaitė (actress), National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts String Orchestra, Pranas Stepanovas (conductor)

14 Vilnius (LT), Museum of Applied Art, Jeronimas Kačinskas’ Centennial: String Quartets Nos. 3 and 4; Nonet; Reflections; Chamber fantasia. Vilnius String Quartet, Daumantas Kirilauskas (piano), Arnoldas Gurinavičius (double bass), Kristupas Quintet

15 Los Angeles (US), Jazz Bakery, Vytautas Germanavičius, Ophiuchus*. Amstel Saxophone Quartet

16 Kaunas (LT), M. Žilinskas Art Gallery, Vidmantas Bartulis, tbc. Kaunas String Quartet

18 Klaipėda (LT), Klaipėda Concert Hall, Feliksas Bajoras, Evening Dreams. St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Donatas Katkus (conductor), Petras Vyšniauskas (saxophone)

18 Žiežmariai (LT), MUSIC AUTUMN, Arvydas Malcys, The Summer Night’s Gardens. Rokas and Sonata Zubovas (piano duo)

19 Vilnius (LT), GAIDA, Congress Hall, Ramūnas Motiekaitis, Equinoxes*, Onutė Narbutaitė, riva fiume sinfonia. Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, B Tommy Andersson (conductor)

20 Vilnius (LT), GAIDA, Contemporary Art Center, Martynas Bialobžeskis, Jonas Jurkūnas, Stella Hermetica*. Gaida Ensemble, Modestas Pitrėnas (conductor), Milky Lasers, Asmik Grigorian (soprano)

21 Vilnius (LT), Museum of Applied Art, Algimantas Kubiliūnas, Jolly and Sad Songs, vocal cycle; Vytautas Barkauskas, Three satirical pictures. Giedrius Prunskus (baritone), Lina Krėpštaitė (piano)

22 Vilnius (LT), GAIDA, Contemporary Art Center, Marius Baranauskas, At the Immortal Touch of Thy Hands*, Loreta Narvilaitė, In the World of Small Things the Detail is King*. Melos-Ethos Ensemble Bratislava, Marian Lejava (conductor), Silvia Adamikova (soprano)

23 Vilnius (LT), GAIDA, Contemporary Art Center, Ričardas Kabelis, Farce*, Egidija Medekšaitė, Sophismata*. Neue Vokalsolisten Stuttgart

24 Vilnius (LT), GAIDA, Contemporary Art Center, Žibuoklė Martinaitytė, Mosaic (In memoriam Charlie Chaplin)*. The Disobedient Ensemble, Rafailas Karpis (tenor)

24 Klaipėda (LT), PERMAINŲ MUZIKA, Klaipėda Concert Hall, Ričardas Kabelis, Farce, Egidija Medekšaitė, Sophismata. Neue Vokalsolisten Stuttgart

26 Edenkoben (DE), Herrenhaus Edenkoben, Anniversary weekend: Vykintas Baltakas, b(ell tree). Pellegrini-Quartett

27 Vilnius (LT), GAIDA, National Philharmonic Hall, Feliksas Bajoras, Promise*, Zita Bružaitė, Der feierliche March*. Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Robertas Šervenikas (conductor), Kaunas State Choir male group, Vida Miknevičiūtė (soprano), Raimondas Sviackevičius (accordion)

27 Saxmundham (UK), Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Raminta Šerkšnytė new work for actor, soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, flute, clarinet, cello and percussion*

28 Vilnius (LT), Museum of Applied Art, Jurgis Juozapaitis, ViCeNo* (new version, 2007); Teisutis Makačinas, Five Haiku* (new version, 2007). Vilniaus Arsenalas Ensemble, Julija Stupnianek (soprano)

28 Vilnius (LT), Evangelical Lutheran Church, Algirdas Martinaitis, Musical Offering. Musica Humana Ensemble, Mindaugas Zimkus (tenor), Justinas Mačys (flute), Robertas Beinaris (oboe), Algirdas Vizgirda (conductor)

30 Vilnius (LT), GAIDA, St. Catherine Church, Justė Janulytė, Aquarelle*. Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier (conductor)

31 Vilnius (LT), National Philharmonic Hall, Jonas Tamulionis, Perpetuum mobile. Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Robertas Šervenikas (conductor)

November 2007

2 Odense (DK), MUSIC HARVEST, Concert Hall of the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music, Vytautas Bacevičius, Septième mot, Op. 73, Bronius Kutavičius, Debate with a Stranger. Rūta and Zbignevas Ibelhauptas (piano duo)

6 Klaipėda (LT), Klaipėda Concert Hall, Kristina Vasiliauskaitė, musical fairy-tale Eglė, Queen of the Grass Snakes. Jurgita Šurnaitė (director), Asta Urbonaitė (designer), Gražina Urbonaitė (actress), National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Arts String Orchestra, Pranas Stepanovas (conductor)

7 Vilnius (LT), National Philharmonic Hall, Balys Dvarionas, three pieces from the Winter Sketches. Kasparas Uinskas (piano)

7 Klaipėda (LT), Klaipėda Concert Hall, Faustas Latėnas, Sonata for flute and piano, Sonata for cello and piano, Pasodoble, Sonata for violin and piano,  In Loving Memory (String Quartet No. 2), Samba lacrimarum. M. K. Čiurlionis String Quartet, Giedrius Gelgotas (flute), Indrė Baikštytė, Dalia Balsytė (piano), Rūta Lipinaitytė (violin), Gediminas Dačinskas (alto), Edmundas Kulikauskas (cello)

11 Vilnius (LT), National Philharmonic Hall, Stasys Šimkus, Silhouettes; Stasys Vainiūnas, Little Insect Suite; Vytautas Barkauskas, Mirror, Flashes, Op. 129*. Birutė Vainiūnaitė (piano)

13 Kaunas (LT), IŠ ARTI, Kaunas Culture Centre, Vladas Švedas, Kaunas*, Daiva Rokaitė, Heaven’s Stone*, Algirdas Martinaitis, Either Or*, Giedrius Kuprevičius, Tierce Symphony*. Kaunas State Symphony Orchestra

14 Kaunas (LT), IŠ ARTI, M. Žilinskas Art Gallery, Vytautas Germanavičius, Creation ‘Le désir’, Improvisatie. Duo Phoenix: Françoise Vanhecke (soprano), Stephan Vermeersch (clarinet)

15 Kaunas (LT), IŠ ARTI, M. Žilinskas Art Gallery, Algimantas Kubiliūnas, Music for trumpet and two string quartets*, Onutė Narbutaitė, Melody in the Garden of Olives. Kaunas and Chordos Quartet Alliance

15 Vilnius (LT), National Philharmonic Hall, Algimantas Bražinskas’ portrait concert: Little Fire; Evening Prayer; Two Waltzes; So I Will Bow to the Earth and the Sky; Three Serenades; Three romances; Two duets for soprano and baritone; Good Night, My Dear; A String of Songs About Our Towns; songs for mixed choir. St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Donatas Katkus (conductor), Kaunas State Choir, Petras Bingelis (conductor), Virgilijus Noreika (tenor), Asmik Grigorian (soprano), Algirdas Budrys (clarinet), Laimonas Pautienius (baritone)

16 Salzburg (AT), Airport Center, Justė Janulytė, Let’s Talk About Shadows. Alesiensemble

17 Kaunas (LT), IŠ ARTI, Kaunas Culture Centre, Algirdas Brilius, Symphony No. 3 Viaticum, Dalia Kairaitytė, When Birds Leave Their Home*, Vytautas Germanavičius, Angel Eyes*. Kaunas State Symphony Orchestra

18 Kaunas (LT), IŠ ARTI, M. Žilinskas Art Gallery, Tomas Juzeliūnas, Elegy, Vytautas Germanavičius, Pacific Bell*, Vidmantas Bartulis, I Like R. Schumann*, Algimantas Kubiliūnas, Sonata No. 2*, Algimantas Bražinskas, Sonata No. 3. Andrius Vasiliauskas (piano)

20 Klaipėda (LT), Klaipėda Concert Hall, Remigijus Šileika Melody of the Snowy World*, Jurgis Juozapaitis, ViCeNo (new version, 2007). Vilniaus Arsenalas Ensemble, Joana Gedmintaitė (soprano)

22 Vilnius (LT), St. Catherine Church, Raminta Šerkšnytė, Fairy-tale of the Little Prince*. St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Donatas Katkus (conductor), Camilla Hoitenga (flute)

23 Vienna (AT), WIEN MODERN, Semperdepot Wien, Vykintas Baltakas, (how does the silver cloud s)ou(nd?). Jonathan Ayerst (piano), Remix Ensemble Porto, Antoine Gindt (stage production), Bruno Deville (video)

25 Vilnius (LT), Museum of Applied Art, Vytautas Barkauskas, Concert Suite for cello and piano, Op. 98. Armonas-Uss Duo

28 Utena (LT), MUSIC AUTUMN, Arvydas Malcys, Land of the Disobedient. The Disobedient Ensemble

28 Vilnius (LT), National Philharmonic Hall, Osvaldas Balakauskas, Like the Touch of a Sea Wave, Faustas Latėnas, String Quartet No. 2 In Loving Memory. Giedrė Dirvanauskaitė (cello), Daumantas Kirilauskas (piano), Kremeratini Ensemble

29 Žiežmariai (LT), MUSIC AUTUMN, Arvydas Malcys, Land of the Disobedient. The Disobedient Ensemble

30 Hong Kong (CN), ISCM WORLD MUSIC DAYS. Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, Raminta Šerkšnytė, Mountains in the Mist. Orchestra of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts

30 Klaipėda (LT), Klaipėda Concert Hall, Zita Bružaitė, Sonnet VI, Giedrius Kuprevičius, Intrigues. The New Vilnius Trio

December 2007

3 Vilnius (LT), St. Catherine Church, Vidmantas Bartulis, Pas de deux, opera for 2 actors, 12 musicians, conductor and cook

5 Klaipėda (LT), SALVE MUSICA, Klaipėda Concert Hall, Linas Rimša, Intimacy. Vytautas Juozapaitis (baritone), Petras Geniušas (piano)

8 Malmö (SE), Malmö High Music School, Alvidas Remesa, The Fair, Nida Suite In Memoriam of the Last Curonian, Loreta Narvilaitė, Con variationi, Jurgis Juozapaitis, Suite. Vilnius Brass Quintet

8 Erevan (AM), PERSPECTIVES-XXI, Armenian National Philharmonic Hall, Arvydas Malcys, Impetus, Only Heaven Above Us. Armenian National Symphony Orchestra, David Geringas (conductor)

8 Vilnius (LT), National Philharmonic Hall, Osvaldas Balakauskas’ 70th anniversary celebration: Tetra*, Sonata of the Mountains, Symphony No. 4. Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Juozas Domarkas (conductor), Petras Geniušas (piano)

9 Vilnius (LT), Museum of Applied Art, Vidmantas Bartulis, Ophelia’s Song*. Kaunas String Quartet, Čiurlionis Quartet, Asta Krikščiūnaitė (soprano), Joana Daunytė (harp), Audronė Kisieliūtė (piano)

11 Munich (DE), Gasteig München, Vykintas Baltakas, Unvollendete. Carin Levine (flute), NN (trumpet), Hans-Christian Dellinger (saxophone)

15 Vilnius (LT), National Philharmonic Hall, Jonas Nabažas, Song of Sorrow and Joy. Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Modestas Pitrėnas (conductor)

20 Kėdainiai (LT), Arvydas Malcys, Four Reflections (String Quartet No. 2). Chordos Quartet

22 Toensberg (NO), Villa Moellebakhen, Arvydas Malcys, Scherzo for clarinet and chamber orchestra. Vestfold Sinfonietta, Arve Roger Vigulf (clarinet)

January 2008

31 Vilnius (LT), St. Catherine Church, Arvydas Malcys, Concerto for clarinet and chamber orchestra*. St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Donatas Katkus (conductor), Arve Roger Vigulf (clarinet)

February 2008

14 Stuttgart (DE), ECLAT, Vykintas Baltakas, new work*. Neue Vokalsolisten Stuttgart

* world premiere