Friday, January 29, 6:30 PM Sounding europe I Dedicated to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU
Performers:
Kaunas city symphony orchestra Chief Conductor Constantine Orbelian (USA), Manager Algimantas Treikauskas Soloist
PEI-WEN CHEN (piano, USA) Conductor
ALEXANDER PALEY (USA-France-Lithuania)
Program:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Emperor") FELIX MENDELSSOHN-BARTHOLDY – Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 Project funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
Friday, March 5, 6:30 PM Guest performance – subcarpathian symphony orchestra
Performers: ARTUR MALAWSKI SUBCARPATHIAN PHILHARMONIC SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Rzeszów, Poland)
Soloists:
VESTARDS ŠIMKUS (piano, Latvia) Laureate of the 17th International Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition (violin) Conductor NORBERT TWORCZYNSKI (Poland)
Program:
HENRYK WIENIAWSKI – Violin Concerto No. 2 in D minor, Op. 22 FERENC LISZT – Piano Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, S. 125a ANTONÍN DVOŘÁK – Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70
Friday, March 19, 6:30 PM Sounding europe III Dedicated to the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU
Performers:
Kaunas city symphony orchestra Chief Conductor Constantine Orbelian (USA), Manager Algimantas Treikauskas Kaunas state choir
Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Robertas Šervenikas Soloists:
MARIJA ARUTIUNOVA (soprano) UGNĖ STRAŽNICKAITĖ (mezzo-soprano) TOMAS PAVILIONIS (tenor) Conductor ROBERTAS ŠERVENIKAS
Program:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN – "Missa solemnis" in D major, Op. 123 Project funded by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania
Thursday, April 15, 6:30 PM Irena milkevičiūtė jubilee concert
Performers:
Lithuanian state symphony orchestra Artistic Director and Chief Conductor Gintaras Rinkevičius Soloists:
IRENA MILKEVIČIŪTĖ (soprano) EMILĖ ELENA DAČINSKAITĖ (soprano) AUSTĖJA ZINKEVIČIŪTĖ (soprano) SKIRMANTĖ VAIČIŪTĖ (mezzo-soprano) NOJUS VYTIS GUTAUSKAS (tenor) KAROLIS KAŠIUBA (tenor) NERIJUS NOREIKA (tenor) MINDAUGAS TOMAS MIŠKINIS (baritone) GOPALAS MICHAILOVSKIS (baritone) Conductor GINTARAS RINKEVIČIUS
Sunday, April 18, 5:00 PM From rhapsody to tango
Performers: Lithuanian chamber orchestra Artistic Director and Conductor Sergej Krylov Soloist RADU RATOI (accordion, Moldova-Romania) Conductor ROBERTAS ŠERVENIKAS
Program: FRANZ WAXMAN–GEORGES BIZET – "Carmen Fantasie" (arr. R. Ratoi) JOAQUIN MALATS – "Serenata Española" ÁSTOR PIAZZOLLA – "Winter" and "Spring" from the cycle "The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires" ISAAC ALBENIZ – "Asturias" ÁSTOR PIAZZOLLA: "Oblivion" "Libertango" Faustas Latėnas – "Bolero" GEORGE ENESCU – Romanian Rhapsody No. 1 (arr. Stefan Diaconu, R. Ratoi)